In the Bleak Midwinter (England)

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This piece has been a favorite at Helicon’s Winter Solstice Concerts for over three decades. This is an excellent tune for players of all levels to explore a wide variety of concepts and techniques: (1) chord substitutions with minor chords, a suspension, a few secondary dominants; (2) simple two note chords; (3) three note chords; (4) valley rolls; (5) arpeggio fills; (6) combining valley rolls and arpeggio fills; (7) melodic runs; (8) plucking in one hand and playing arpeggios in the other (9) using the full range of your instrument; and (10) variations.

Here's What You Get:

$38 (Sheet music PLUS video lessons)

Sheet music for melody and arrangement. 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).

Option 3: Unavailable

Video Lessons Included:

  • Basic Tune
  • Hammering
  • Three Note Chords and Harmonization
  • Two Note Chords, Valley Rolls and Upper Octave
  • Plucking
  • Fills
  • Arrangement #1
  • Arranging Ideas
  • Play-through

 Approximate length: 48 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 Summer 2017, Fenchurch Studios, Baltimore MD


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In the Bleak Midwinter (England)

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