It finally happened...I bought a dulcimer on Saturday! It was the only one listed on Craigslist so I am convinced it was meant to be. The people were super nice and it was a screaming deal. A McSpadden dulcimer with a case and a book for only $149 when they normally retail for about $350-$400! (I might add I even had the money for this because Scott sold his mountain bike on Craigslist! Gotta love the Craigslist circle)
I was uber excited to get home and play except that it was out of tune and I didn't know how to tune it. Thankfully, my music teacher Karen said I could drop by this afternoon and she made it sing. She told me I had to name my dulcimer because all instruments had to have names. I decided on Delilah. I like the alliteration of the d's.
I hope Delilah can forgive me because even in tune I somehow find a way to make it sound not so pretty. I have so much to learn and it feels so overwhelming, but there will be 30 seconds where I play something well and its awesome! I had to break down and add the blue painter's tape under my frets so I could reinforce where each fret is located. Makes me feel so silly, but you do what you have to do to learn. I still do math on my fingers. Oh well!
My first song I am tackling is Pretty Betty Martin. I think its a sweet song and is pretty easy because it repeats a lot. Its amazing how a little less than an hour of playing and my fingers feel funny. I guess I will have to break them in but I have a feeling it will hit a painful period before everything becomes normal.
Welcome Delilah...its going to be a bumpy ride!
3 comments:
Happy for you! Practice makes perfect!
Practice definitely makes perfect! I hope my fingers can handle it. They still feel funny this morning. How do professional musicians do it? :)
She's super pretty! Congrats! :)
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