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NEW Digital Book Release
Cantigas de Santa Maria
A Selection of Medieval Songs for Mountain Dulcimer

$12
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(Zip file including a PDF and midi folder)
(Total File Size: 10.1 MB)
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These twelve selections from the medieval Cantigas de Santa Maria will immerse you in the atmosphere of 13th century Spain. This music celebrates the mountain dulcimer's connection with earlier zithers as well as the delights and devotions of medieval times. Arrangements are mostly in D-A-D (with or without a capo), and some are in D-G-D. This digital download includes midi audios for all arrangements in this book.

For a sampling of what some of the Cantigas sound like, here is a playlist of recordings I have shared on YouTube:
Contents:

Cantiga 1- Des oge mais quér' éu trobar
Cantiga 1- Des oge mais quér' éu trobar (with Ornaments)
Cantiga 23- Como Déus fez vinno d'agua
Cantiga 26- Non é gran cousa
Cantiga 29- Nas mentes senpre teer
Cantiga 42- A Virgen mui grorïosa
Cantiga 42- A Virgen mui grorïosa (with Ornaments)
Cantiga 77- Da que deus mamou
Cantiga 119- Como somos per conssello do démo perdudos
Cantiga 166- Como poden per sas culpas
Cantiga 248- Sen muito ben que nos faze
Cantiga 282- Par Deus, muit’ á gran vertude
Cantiga 353- Quen a omagen
Cantiga 384- A que por mui gran fremosura (Corrected Flats)
Cantiga 384- A que por mui gran fremosura (Modal)
To access "Midis" folder:
  1. Insert disc into DVD drive on your computer.
  2. If DVD begins Autoplay, close the movie window.
  3. Go to My Computer or Finder.
  4. Find DVD drive on the left column where internal and external drive are listed.
  5. Click on the drive, and look at the data on the disc; you will find a folder called "Midis," which contains an audio file of every arrangement in the book.
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NOTES:
  • The DVD in this set is free from region coding (Region 0), so it can function in DVD players in all countries. However, it is in NTSC formatting, so make sure that this color standard will be compatible with your TV display. The disc will also play without restrictions in a computer's DVD drive. :-)
  • The DVD is packaged separately from the book in a bubble-wrapped clamshell case for safety during shipping; a clear sleeve is included inside the back cover of the book as an option for keeping the DVD along with the book.
Book and DVD Set
Mountain Dulcimer Wildflowers:
A Collection of Original Arrangements of Early Music
​and Traditional Songs for Appalachian Mountain Dulcimer
​​
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(Zip file including a PDF, midi folder, and WMV video)
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 Mountain Dulcimer Wildflowers presents
  • 22 songs that encourage mountain dulcimer players at all levels (basic, intermediate, and advanced)
  • The primary tuning is DAD (some songs are in C-G-C, a sister tuning that uses the same tab numbers; D-G-D; some songs require a capo)
  • Five video lessons with measure-by-measure, intermediate level instruction (South Wind, Suo Gan, Cantiga #1, Black is the Color, and Be Thou My Vision)
  • Midis for each song and at each level to support learning by listening
  • Written skill tutorials and video demos (e.g. for hammer-ons, pull-offs, and slides)
  • Bonus Video: "How to Play the Mountain Dulcimer" (featuring Dulce Melos Method)
  • Click on the image of the back cover to see more details about song selections.
Click above to see a trailer for "Songs of the Earthly Pilgrimage."
ALBUM:
Songs of the Earthly Pilgrimage:
Medieval and World Folk Music on the Appalachian Mountain Dulcimer
 $15
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​or to download a digital copy of my album.
An adventurous yet meditative acoustic pilgrimage on the mountain dulcimer that guides the listener on a unique yet universal journey, beginning with life’s sunrise and ending in paradise.

The one great story that unites all the songs on this album is the medieval vision of human life as an earthly pilgrimage from birth until death and into eternal life. On this journey, one will experience not only battles, internal and external, but also times of joy, and even profound encounters with the sublime. Each song, in its way, pays tribute to an aspect of this timeless journey through medieval and World folk expressions. All the songs are played entirely on the Appalachian mountain dulcimer, a traditional American instrument. Sharing these songs on the mountain dulcimer is meaningful to me not only because many of these pieces strike me as the kind of music that would have been played on the zither ancestors of the mountain dulcimer but also because these songs are deeply associated with stories I have loved throughout the years. My hope is that these songs from my journey might be as small beacons for you on your own pilgrimage… - Jessica Comeau  

Life is a pilgrimage... Here are songs for the journey.
Jessica’s Christmas Song Book
With Quiet Joy:
Christmas Carols and Hymns for Mountain Dulcimer
(D-A-D and D-G-D tuning)
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This collection pursues a contemplative approach to Christmas music that has led me to include many lesser-known carols of Europe as well as several medieval carols. Besides these, I have also reinterpreted some more familiar carols, striving to make them warm and accessible for solo performances or small ensembles. All songs are appropriate for either flatpicking or fingerpicking. Midi audios of all songs may be downloaded below. May these songs guide you at Christmas in seeking a balance between the collective celebrations of our larger communities and the renewal to be found in solitude. May they bring you peace and the quiet joy which is at the heart of Christmas...

​Click image of back cover to see the list of song selections.
With Quiet Joy-Christmas Midis.zip
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File Type: zip
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Wildflower Workshops for Mountain Dulcimer: Celtic Series
Down by the Salley Gardens, Carrickfergus, Now Westlin' Winds (Intermediate); Rights of Man (Advanced)
$5 discount offered to owners of 
Mountain Dulcimer Wildflowers​.
Send me an email to receive the discount, and provide me proof of purchase (e.g. a picture of you with your book and a reminder of where you purchased it) if you are not already in my online records.
These digital workshops allow you to set your own pace and choose your own place to learn arrangements from my book, Mountain Dulcimer Wildflowers​. The workshop set includes tablature of the songs, measure-by-measure instructional videos, and midi audio files to help you learn by listening (all in a 372.2 MB zip file). My teaching approach in these videos follows very closely the format I used to teach "The Water is Wide" in my video series "How to Play the Mountain Dulcimer" and is the same approach I used in the song tutorials included on the DVD for Mountain Dulcimer Wildflowers.
Hear song demos below...
NOTE: My recommended player for the videos in this set is the VLC Media Player, which you can download here: http://www.videolan.org (Make sure that you download the correct version of the player for your device or browser; note that this player is also available as "VLC for Mobile" in the Apple App Store if you need it for your iPad or iPhone.)
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