Sheet Music
Here you will find standard notation for a few of my tunes as well as arrangements of traditional tunes. These will change regularly with some being rotated out to make room for new ones. Some will be from my Tune Books, see the Books page. I will also include pieces that are too new to find in the books, and some are even written by my dulcimer classes.
Dancing on the Hill was written by my hammer dulcimer class at Common Ground On The Hill. It is a modal tune with a twist and is fun to play. It was a talented group!
Ramps And Redbuds is a new tune with an old time feel. Look for its syncopation, extra measures, ragtime pattern in measures 13-14, and an unresolved ending.
I had a dream in which Charlie Poole, Blind Alfred Reed, and Woody Guthrie were still alive and sitting around my living room commenting on modern advertising, greed, and political deception. Together they then made up the following song while I wrote it down!
Maddie in the Mountains was written by my 2010 Advanced Hammered Dulcimer Class at Spring Augusta and named in honor of Madeline MacNeil and her many years of service at Augusta.
West Virginia waltz is a traditional and popular jam session tune that I first heard from oldtime dulcimer player Russell Fluharty.
Bells of Darby was written by my class at 2008 Spring Augusta. Teaching creativity and composing is something I really enjoy and the group classes always come up with some real gems. Play Bells of Darby in a slow and stately manner.
