Kalimba
Play the kalimba (thumb piano) by plucking tined metal keys into soft, music-box melodies.
~$32Cost to start
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~15 minTime / session
1 setup step, ~$32 all in. Nothing to buy until you say so.
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The path13 quests
ASetting up1 thing to sort, in any order$32
- Get a 17-key kalimba with a tuning hammer
Then the quests
- Pluck clean single notes
- Play a simple melody from tab
- Play a song you recognise
Learn it with a course
UdemyRecommended course
Kalimba Video Songbook: 30 Themen aus der klassischen Musik
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