Date of Award

Fall 12-1-1973

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Education (MEd)

Department

Education

First Advisor

Clifford Cunha

Second Advisor

A. Bert Christianson

Third Advisor

Dan A. Unruh

Abstract

The Appalachian Plucked Dulcimer is an instrument neglected by musicologists for several reasons: (1) its history has been clouded in time due to the lack of written information concerning it, and (2) the plucked dulcimer is often confused with that of the hammered dulcimer, one of the early ancestors of the piano. Very little information is available concerning its history, construction and playing techniques.

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