A great song!!! I played that song with accordion with notes, but used the zither sounds too as inbuild midi sounds like it is possible with a keyboard...but now started also to learn to play the real zither. The Third Man is just phantastic to hear it how others play it...

good luck! slow and steady does it.

Thank you for your comment. Are you a zither player?

Wonderful! Thank you for your support.

Hallo, wie unterscheidet sich dann der Klang bei der Zither? Wird bei Kunststoffseiten der Klang wärmer und klingt Gitarren artiger? Und gibt es auch Erfahrungen mit dem Mischen von Stahl und Kunststoffseiten auf dem Instrument?

Glad it helps and that you can also get face to face lessons. There are more instruction videos on my KZfaq channel, time to learn Silent Night for Xmas maybe?

Vera Alves Thankyou - Gracias

Good on you Dieter, keep on practicing. Will email you 2 pages from my "LET'S START" engl.language zither teaching book which goes with my KZfaq video 2.How to play chords on the open strings.Just a supplement to your German DVD. Open strings are not as easy as buttons on the accordion for accompaniment.

Sure! I practice almost each day! But satisfied with the Understanding and progress.

Thanks for nice comment, zither is not easy to play, but sounds easy.

Greetings from Germany. After seeing that instruction, i also started to learn the zither since few weeks ago and before i thought it seems to be impossible. I am also accordion player and it may help to understand it better with good instructions.

Did you start in the meantime??? I started a few weeks ago and it is joy to learn it slowly...step by step and much time to pracice it we need too, depends how and what you like to play...

Thanks.

@@zithergirl I also did a Covid19 parody of Grown-up Christmas list called "we will fight against covid19":kzfaq.info/get/bejne/lbJonpNomry6e3k.html

@@zithergirl You can also use Banjo picks on all 5 Fingers to strike the strings more cleanly & get a crisper sound/ So w/ those 3 notes I can play simple songs the 1st one being Mary Had A Little Lamb aka Merrily We Roll Along.

Thank you, you’re an excellent and kind teacher.

Thank you very much

on my website www.zither.com.au

Try this German String Manufacturer, they do speak English.Maybe send a photo of your instrument with your enquiry .Link on my website or try lenzner-strings.de

Sorry, I only saw your post today.The concert zither can play in any key (chromatic)The learning curve is probably similar to classical guitar. Zither virtuosi and the new young generation of players in Europe play classical,jazz and modern music. I prefer the alpine kind of music on the zither because I also play clarinet/bass cl. and chamber music in a group and that is mostly classical.. if you email me on ilseharris@optusnet.com.au I might give you some more advice on buying a zither. cheers Ilse

My book uses treble clef for melody, bass clef for accompaniment, same as piano, the modern standard notation and taught at all music schools. The zither has its origin in folk music. A lot of the old sheet music was written with the melody in treble clef and sometimes chord names above as letter( eg C,G,F) or the accompaniment written on a second stave below the melody but also in treble clef, which is NOT THE CORRECT PITCH . Broadly speaking, to make note reading easier, notes in the treble clef are for the higher melody notes, notes in the bass clef are for the lower register accompaniment notes.There is not enough space here to explain music theory, but look up google for a good definition Bass Clef/Treble Clef/Notation

Hello! You can order online at www.zither.com.au/products/. Thank you.

Hi Steve, only just saw your post. Where do you live? In Germany you can buy secondhand zithers from about EU 300-500. Otherwise you have to look on ebay . If you live in Australia I might know of a seller. New zithers in Germany probably cost from EU 1000 - 3000 depending on size.Zither is also popular in USA. Check links on my website or sent me an email with more details. cheers ilse

Hi Steve, long time ago since you wrote the comment. I am in Germany and also started now to play a zither as beginner...

Lee Griffiths It is essentially a lap harp, there are many different types. This is a German one, although there are German zithers without fretboards. There are also other European types as well as Middle Eastern and Chinese.

How long will it take to become a concert pianist? It depends on how much you can practice, what previous knowledge you have to build on (like playing another instrument and being used to discipline) and what standard you want to attain. With regular daily practice a year should be enough to play simple pieces and folksongs. I have been playing zither for over 40 years and will never reach the standard of some of the players I heard in Europe, but I enjoy my playing. I always try for the highest performance standard even for simple pieces. The zither is a hobby I love, but I teach clarinet and saxophone.

Mit der Zither begann ich vor einigen Wochen. Es gibt dazu sehr gut DVDs als Lern-Videos in Deutschland, die es wunderbar erklären bis hin zu Fortgeschrittenen-Musik. Diese Video hier auf English hat sehr geholfen die allerersten Einblicke in eine Zither zu bekommen. Dachte vorher als ich eine Zither sah: Unmöglich, dass ich das erlernen könnte im Alter...dann packte mich der Ehrgeiz...nun sind kleine Melodien auf der Melodiesaite schon möglich...der REst ist eine Sache der Geduld und des Übens!

Es gibt viele deutsche Zither Schulen und in Europa auch viele Zither Lehrer. Ich schrieb meine Schule speziell fuer Leute die nicht deutsch sprechen und wie ich in fernen Ländern leben und trotzdem Zither spielen möchten.

Thanks for watching❤

No problem!