This book and accompanying audio offer an in-depth look at how to add accompaniment and embellishments to melodies on the hammered dulcimer. The material covered in this book illustrates how to enhance simple melodies to showcase their inherent musicality. Full of illustrations, examples, preparatory exercises and easy-to-play arrangements, this book is sure to bring new character to your playing. It begins by explaining, in simple terms, how and why harmony works and teaches the solutions to the common exceptions you will encounter. By the end, you will be able to apply the four most common methods dulcimer players use to add accompaniments to melodies. Note-for-note transcriptions of fully arranged songs from the author's own repertoire are also included. Contents are: Harmony Made Easy: Basic Music Theory Discovering Intervals Building Blocks of Harmony Parallel 3rds Tricks of the Trade Scale Boxes From Theory to Practice Instant Harmony: Parallel 3rds Instant Harmony: Parallel 3rds Using Your Ears When 3rds Do Not Work and Why Instant Harmony: Parallel 6ths Why Parallel 6ths Work Finding Parallel 6ths From Theory to Practice Parallel 6ths in the Key of D Parallel 6ths in the Key of G Parallel 6ths in the Key of C Parallel 6ths in the Key of A Parallel 6ths in the Key of (Treble) D Parallel 6ths in the Key of (Treble) G Parallel 6ths Harmony in Context Harmonizing with Parallel 3rds and 6ths Experimenting with 3rds and 6ths Shall We Gather at the River Adding Accompaniments to Melodies How Do You Know What Chords to Add and Where Rolled Chords Descending Arpeggio Style Down and Back Style Piano-Style Accompaniment From Theory to Practice Si’Bheag Si’Mhor Southwinds Home Sweet Home Amazing Grace Last Rose of Summer ‘Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus Warm-Up and Preparatory Exercises Warm-Up Ditties for Dulcimer in D Warm-Up Ditties for Dulcimer in G Basic Training Glossary