Post by John H Maloney on Jan 11, 2010 8:28:24 GMT -5
From Wikipedia
"The kalimba is a musical instrument from southern Africa. Several reeds or tines are plucked with the thumb or fingers, and the reed vibrations are amplified by a hollow box resonator or a sounding board. The kalimba is a member of the Lamellophone family of musical instruments."
Playing a major scale on a kalimba is easy as long as you remember that notes that are adjacent to each other on the scale are on opposite sides of the tines. This also makes it easy to play chords by simply plucking three adjacent tines, but I'm getting ahead of myself. To play a major scale, simply pluck the tines in the order shown in this image.
Note: I'm not sure if tuning is standard on kalimba so I can only go by the one that I own. Your results may vary ... and if they do please feel free to post your own lesson. ;D
"The kalimba is a musical instrument from southern Africa. Several reeds or tines are plucked with the thumb or fingers, and the reed vibrations are amplified by a hollow box resonator or a sounding board. The kalimba is a member of the Lamellophone family of musical instruments."
Playing a major scale on a kalimba is easy as long as you remember that notes that are adjacent to each other on the scale are on opposite sides of the tines. This also makes it easy to play chords by simply plucking three adjacent tines, but I'm getting ahead of myself. To play a major scale, simply pluck the tines in the order shown in this image.
Note: I'm not sure if tuning is standard on kalimba so I can only go by the one that I own. Your results may vary ... and if they do please feel free to post your own lesson. ;D