Christ Child Lullaby (Father Ranald Rankin (ca. 1855); The Hebrides)

This haunting beautiful piece gives us the opportunity to explore the power of the mixolydian mode. We could play the tune with just two chords but why stop there!? I present an arrangement that uses hand separation, and a second very manageable arpeggio fill arrangement that uses just a few chord patterns. Also included are the following: a phrase-by-phrase presentation of the melody; a discussion of the chord progression; an intro/outro; a backup that uses a rising and falling bass line; and practice tracks.

Here's What You Get:

$40 (Sheet music PLUS all video lessons)

Sheet music for Intro/Outro, Melody, Accompaniment, Hand Separation, Arrangement #1, and More Arranging Ideas. Ken talks through the tune, chord choices, hammering patterns, backups, embellishments, arranging, play-throughs, and more on his dulcimer (shot from above so that you can see what he's doing).

Video Lessons Included:

• Basic Tune
• Hammering
• Chord Discussion
• Intro/Outro
• Backup
• Backup Play-through
• Arrangement #1
• Arrangement #1 Play-through
• Hand Separation
• Hand Separation Play-through 
• Hand Separation Play-through (Faster)
• More Arranging Ideas
• More Arranging Ideas Play-through
• Play-through
• Practice Track

Approximate length: 75 minutes

***Videos can be streamed, downloaded, or viewed in the Gumroad App on mobile devices. Watch your email for instructions after purchase***

It's like having private mini-tutorials from Ken that you can watch over and over!

NOTE: Even if you already own the sheet music, your purchase ensures that you receive the latest updated versions, and future additions to new arranging ideas, backups and so forth as Ken experiments and develops his playing of the tune.

Thank you for your support - I hope you enjoy the tune! Please do not share your purchased music and videos.

Recorded at Fenchurch Music Studio, Baltimore MD for the Sandbridge Hammered Dulcimer Retreat