Traditional mountain dulcimer BEGINNER#8 RE-TUNING to 4 modes

For beginners learning to play Appalachian mountain dulcimer in the old traditional style. A general overview showing how to tune back and forth easily between mixolydian, aeolian, ionian, and dorian modes. Using the key of D for my example, and starting in DAd tuning, I demonstrate how to tune from mixolydian DAd to aeolian DAC, then to ionian DAA, and finally to dorian DAG. Then I re-tune back through each made again until I'm back in DAd. It's easier than you might think. Watch and see! My cat Pearl makes her appearance in the beginning- she was going to demonstrate how to play Cluck Old Hen using an archaic claw-drone style...but she 'chickened' out at the last minute and so I had to do the video instead. This video is part of my traditional mountain dulcimer noter and drone playing BLOG for beginners: http://dulcimer-noter-drone.blogspot.... Come join us as well on Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer , an online dulcimer community where you can get help and support in learning to play in any style, make new dulcimer friends, and create your very own dulcimer homepage: http://fotmd.com/ It's friendly and welcoming, and all free...see you there! :) -Strumelia