The secret of playing separate melody and accompaniment is that you don’t have to strum all of the strings at the same time with your flatpick. Just as percussionists (and hammered dulcimer players) talk about hand independence, we can think of this as string independence. In this workshop, you’ll learn how to do it, and you’ll play some examples.
The secret of playing separate melody and accompaniment is that you don’t have to strum all of the strings at the same time with your flatpick. Just as percussionists (and hammered dulcimer players) talk about hand independence, we can think of this as string independence. In this workshop, you’ll learn how to do it, and you’ll play some examples.