I bought kalimba and searched out all the kalimba turotial ..honestly most of them play the music and make it beautiful but very few try to give tutorial giving the notes. It's difficult without proper tutorial that gives note for beigneer like me.
I agree I got a 10 string lyre too and was the same with that- couldn't find music sheets anywhere. I want books with the letters too and not just music notes - impossible to find too.
Hi. I know this is a year old but I think the best way to learn it is to understand basic music theory first, like how notes, tempo, etc works. I find having these knowledge helps with any instruments your going to play. ^^ since I know my music theory from playing the flute, getting on the kalimba was very easy!
Thank you sir! I asked my parents if I could buy a kalimba and they said yes😊 I already play the piano but I wanted to try some other instrument and the kalimba is so cute.
I just bought a Kalimba and was having a hard time finding any instructional information. I was so grateful to find your website and have downloaded several instruction and music books. Thanks so much!
I import Hugh Tracey kalimbas from Africa, Hokema Sansulas and Bothe 2B Kalimbas from Germany, and Goshen and Catania kalimbas are made in the US. THIS blond kalimba is an older Hugh Tracey kalimba that my son found for me on e-bay about 5 years ago. It took me 1 year to even like this kalimba, and another year for it to become my favorite kalimba - long story! -Mark
Thanks, this was much appreciated. I Just bought one of these. This helped out a bit, but with my useless talent i will also read up on the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics and how to possible access them just in case. I know there must be a Maestro Kalimba version of me in one of those infinite number of universes.
I am interested in playing the kalimba, but I have short nails and I won't be growing them. I thought about the Alaska picks, but they appear to go under the nail, which also won't be possible. Time to look for a different instrument, I guess. Lol
Is there any ways to make it easier to play the last two keys at each end of the Kalimba? Mine is to rigid and hard that it barely makes any sound when I tap on them. Did I buy a defective one maybe? Thanks I am new to kalimba and wanted to learn more about it please
That is the Hymn from Jupiter, Planets Suite, Gustave Holst (they play this outside of the Soaring Over California ride at the amusement park right south of Disney Land in California).
kalimbamagic after some research, this is indeed a great song, so epic so beautiful and so meaningful, please excuse my ignorantly, and how great is that to be performed in Kalimba, thx again
How do you do? When playing calimba, a plastic Alaska pick is used. How about a metal Alaska pick? Tain is hurt at a metal pick as expected, and wouldn't you like
Question about the Alaska pick: every time I have seen them, they are being worn by someone who already has long nails, and the seem to slide under the nail, to hold it in place. If you try using them with short nails, are they going to slide around/ come off?
Yes, about 10 % of players use their thumb pads. It hurts at first... don’t play more than about 10 or 15 minutes a day.... but over a few weeks you will develop calluses and the pain is gone, and you will be able to build up to hours of playing.
This was originally a Hugh Tracey Treble Kalimba in G, but with a low note of B. I wanted the KEY NOTE to also be the LOW NOTE, and going to Bb was the easiest way to get there. I then painted it like an ALTO (with 6 tines painted). This was the VERY FIRST of the Bb Treble Kalimba, and is still one of my favorites.
Ayra, there are some new 10 Note kalimbas from China that I think are great for beginners. I have created a lot of instructional material for them, and everything you learn on them is directly transferable to the 15-Note Alto Kalimba and 17-Note kalimba in C. www.kalimbamagic.com/shop/most-popular-kalimbas/km-10-note-kalimba
Karen - while my tablature does use common symbols for the various notes, it is actually much easier than learning to read music. And we give you resources that help - such as: kalimbamagic.com/tablature The "Fun and Games with the 10-Note Kalimba" starts out with a numbers-based system, and gently leads you through the tablature.
Maddie Black most Kalimbas are diatonic.... (no sharps or flats). You can retune a time by hand (see the videos on the Middle Eastern tuned Kalimba)... then there are Chromatic Kalimbas with flats and sharps on the back.
How do you make a flat note? I am trying to learn pipa language on April Yang's channel but some of her notes sounds different than my kalimba notes. I triple checked my kalimba is tuned
If there is just one note you want to make flat for a particular song, you can tap the top end of the tine for that note to pitch it down to where you want it. Use the hammer that came with your kalimba, or push it hard with the end of a pen or similar tool.
Justin Mielke I just finished learning pipa language, none of the notes are sharp or flat, try re tuning it in a quiet area, my tuner went all whack when the air conditioning came on and I couldn't tune my kalimba very well.
I got my kalimba from a friend, it's pretty old, and I was wondering why it doesn't have a sound hole, does anyone know why or what this kalimba is called?
You can retune your kalimba to make one or more tines flat --- search "Tune Kalimba". If you need both flats and non-flats, you need the "Chromatic Kalimba"
The Hymn from the Jupiter Movement of The Planets Suite by Gustav Holst... who, it just so happens, provided significant grant funding to Hugh Tracey to help him pay for his African musical expeditions.
The wood is the KIAAT African hard wood, but this one is made of the blonde sap wood. This is the first B flat Treble kalimba I modified from a 50 year old Hugh Tracey Treble Kalimba in G some 14 years ago, and I still play it almost every day.
Either works. If you have larger thumbs, there is actually more space between the 10 Note tines. If you have any anxiety over playing music, go for 10-Notes. If you are very confident, or have good fine motor skills, or you know about music and harmony already, for the 17-Notes.
Hanykah - it sounds like you need a music teacher, or you need to study a bit. Kalimba Magic's site has a lot of distributed (ie, not centralized) info on Chords - I suggest you go to the blog page and search for "chord" and start reading there. Chords tend to skip every other note of the scale.... so 1 - 3 - 5 or 2 - 4 - 6. I have written dozens of articles that refer to chords, so you should be able to find a lot. ALSO, tablature is a better system for doing chords on the kalimba. - Mark
Do you mean: how big are the tines? Every kalimba maker has the option to use different tines with different sizes. Hugh Tracey kalimbas have 5mm and 4mm width tines. Length is as required to make the note.
I make a kalimba 6 inch /10 inch. I not getting any type of strings or strings meterial. how i find string & please tell me strings size, string thickness, & string meterial name please tell me. 🙏
And Pentatonic. And more. Ya, the tuning (or scale) and note layout totally affect the music they play. The diversity of kalimba setups is only limited by imagination at this point. - Mark
I bought kalimba and searched out all the kalimba turotial ..honestly most of them play the music and make it beautiful but very few try to give tutorial giving the notes. It's difficult without proper tutorial that gives note for beigneer like me.
I agree I got a 10 string lyre too and was the same with that- couldn't find music sheets anywhere. I want books with the letters too and not just music notes - impossible to find too.
Hi. I know this is a year old but I think the best way to learn it is to understand basic music theory first, like how notes, tempo, etc works. I find having these knowledge helps with any instruments your going to play. ^^ since I know my music theory from playing the flute, getting on the kalimba was very easy!
Love mine. I got it today. I've played piano since age 9 and now I'm 60. It's so different than the piano but I absolutely love the sound!!
I kinda want a Kalimba now
It is also available on amazon ✌😎♥
GECKO OR MUGIG OR ETC
I have one
love your voice and thanks for the tips! my kalimba will arrive soon!
Yohw B how's your kalimba treating you?
Thank you sir! I asked my parents if I could buy a kalimba and they said yes😊 I already play the piano but I wanted to try some other instrument and the kalimba is so cute.
I just bought a Kalimba and was having a hard time finding any instructional information. I was so grateful to find your website and have downloaded several instruction and music books. Thanks so much!
Thanks Rene! - Mark
Thank you for speaking slowly and clearly!
You made it look so easy!
He sounds like seriar killer who altered his voice lol
JoDaF1N _ that’s not nice....he’s a really nice guy.
>_>
@@karenvaage6040 A lot of people just want to inhibit sarcasm. its annoying
Karen Vaage u must be fun at parties man
I import Hugh Tracey kalimbas from Africa, Hokema Sansulas and Bothe 2B Kalimbas from Germany, and Goshen and Catania kalimbas are made in the US.
THIS blond kalimba is an older Hugh Tracey kalimba that my son found for me on e-bay about 5 years ago. It took me 1 year to even like this kalimba, and another year for it to become my favorite kalimba - long story!
-Mark
Very informative video, 2022 , Keep it up, Thanks you for the Video🌸💙
Thanks for tips!!!
and 'I vow to thee my country'
This is sooooo beautiful!!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻✨✨✨
What a beautiful music your fingers get to make ❤💕❤💕❤💕
Thanks, this was much appreciated. I Just bought one of these. This helped out a bit, but with my useless talent i will also read up on the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics and how to possible access them just in case. I know there must be a Maestro Kalimba version of me in one of those infinite number of universes.
Thank you for this when I get one this will be a big help
It sounds like the music on Yoshi's Story.
this guy's voice feels harmonic
Oh it sounds so lovely! I want to try one now!
Great tips! Thanks so much 💕
0:29 the way you say that makes me very uncomfortable
sounded like a serial killer, ngl.
Kalimba ooh Kalimba...sings a message to you
I am interested in playing the kalimba, but I have short nails and I won't be growing them.
I thought about the Alaska picks, but they appear to go under the nail, which also won't be possible.
Time to look for a different instrument, I guess. Lol
Just visually seeing this guy play made me sound pro.
Is there any ways to make it easier to play the last two keys at each end of the Kalimba? Mine is to rigid and hard that it barely makes any sound when I tap on them. Did I buy a defective one maybe? Thanks I am new to kalimba and wanted to learn more about it please
That might be if you have a hollow kalimba.I recommend you to buy a flat board kalimba.Its easier to play on it.
Might be gettin one for Christmas, I'll be so happy if I do :D
can I know the music name at the ending? I really want to know, please and thank you anyone who knows
That is the Hymn from Jupiter, Planets Suite, Gustave Holst (they play this outside of the Soaring Over California ride at the amusement park right south of Disney Land in California).
kalimbamagic thank you very much，🙆
kalimbamagic after some research, this is indeed a great song, so epic so beautiful and so meaningful, please excuse my ignorantly, and how great is that to be performed in Kalimba, thx again
This song translates so beautifully on the kalimba! Do you have the tab available in your store?
How do you do? When playing calimba, a plastic Alaska pick is used. How about a metal Alaska pick? Tain is hurt at a metal pick as expected, and wouldn't you like
Wish Incould play like that where are these books of tablature you speak of. Please
kalimbamagic.com
you can go from the home page to
shop>instructional downloads
and find a book you want. Usually they are $10 USD each.
Question about the Alaska pick: every time I have seen them, they are being worn by someone who already has long nails, and the seem to slide under the nail, to hold it in place. If you try using them with short nails, are they going to slide around/ come off?
Is there any kind of kalimba that has a scale of a piano? Instead of the right-left one?
I couldn't decide on a profile pic so I chose this That would be a chromatic kalimba
My kalimba will arrive tomorrow 🥰🥰
Thank you for this video! Very useful! Have a good day sir!
What is the best tool or app you use to tune the kalimba
Which is much better? Kalimba solid wood or the one with sound hole?
The notes on my kalimba are ringing out really tight or not at all. Is there any way to fix this? The first few in the middle are fine.
You played Jupiter from Holst :)
Please help me where to find kalimba tablature.. I want to play more music
I have a question. I have no nails and wondering if possible to use the pad if your thumbs. I dont like things on my fingers as it sets off stims
Yes, about 10 % of players use their thumb pads. It hurts at first... don’t play more than about 10 or 15 minutes a day.... but over a few weeks you will develop calluses and the pain is gone, and you will be able to build up to hours of playing.
I just wonder is it normal that the two outer notes sound wirdish? I just bought a kalimba and the two outer ones just sound weird
3 nice tips and a blatant publicity!
I got a mbira / kalimba as a gift... What's the red and blue stickers for?
So my nails are short because i bite them so thanks for the tip
Why would you use tabs when standard music notation is available?
great video!!
where did you get your Kalimba and who much, if you don't mind?
Online $39.99 as a Christmas gift.
Is your kalimba in the key of Bb by default or did you tune this yourself? Sounds really great btw. And tips are very helpful! 🙂
This was originally a Hugh Tracey Treble Kalimba in G, but with a low note of B. I wanted the KEY NOTE to also be the LOW NOTE, and going to Bb was the easiest way to get there. I then painted it like an ALTO (with 6 tines painted). This was the VERY FIRST of the Bb Treble Kalimba, and is still one of my favorites.
Do you do instructions for a Mbira nyunga nyunga in A major?
Hello, fellow Kalimba players! 😍
Do you have any idea where to buy buzzers for Kalimba? I desperately want it for my next Kalimba cover. 😩 Thanks! 💖
Ahhh lodi😍
Ebay
How to get notes for kalimba for any song
I am just learning how to play the kalimba. What is the most suitable kind to be used as a beginner?
Ayra, there are some new 10 Note kalimbas from China that I think are great for beginners. I have created a lot of instructional material for them, and everything you learn on them is directly transferable to the 15-Note Alto Kalimba and 17-Note kalimba in C.
www.kalimbamagic.com/shop/most-popular-kalimbas/km-10-note-kalimba
Thank you for sharing.
Sir, what is the brand name of this kalimba?
Can these be used by someone who does not read music...do the instructions enable that??
Karen - while my tablature does use common symbols for the various notes, it is actually much easier than learning to read music. And we give you resources that help - such as:
kalimbamagic.com/tablature
The "Fun and Games with the 10-Note Kalimba" starts out with a numbers-based system, and gently leads you through the tablature.
I want to buy one exactly like the one you're showing in this video. What kind is it?
winter caleb pretty late answer but it's a Hugh Tracey
Can someone please explain to me how to play sharps and flats! I don’t know how and the internet has not given me an answer!!!
Maddie Black most Kalimbas are diatonic.... (no sharps or flats). You can retune a time by hand (see the videos on the Middle Eastern tuned Kalimba)... then there are Chromatic Kalimbas with flats and sharps on the back.
kalimbamagic thank you so so much!!!
Would a design over the hole of a Hollow Kalimba prevent me from doing vibrato
i believe vibrato is done using the holes at the back of the kalimba.
How do you make a flat note? I am trying to learn pipa language on April Yang's channel but some of her notes sounds different than my kalimba notes. I triple checked my kalimba is tuned
Justin Mielke kalimbas come in different keys, you could have a completely different key than April Yang (I love her channel) hope this helped :)
@@shadowsix963 my kalimba looks exactly like hers except green. Do I need to tune it differently?
If there is just one note you want to make flat for a particular song, you can tap the top end of the tine for that note to pitch it down to where you want it. Use the hammer that came with your kalimba, or push it hard with the end of a pen or similar tool.
Justin Mielke I just finished learning pipa language, none of the notes are sharp or flat, try re tuning it in a quiet area, my tuner went all whack when the air conditioning came on and I couldn't tune my kalimba very well.
@@shadowsix963 when I see April yangs kalimba when see plays, I see black dots on her keys. I'm wondering what they mean.
Why are the stickers on those keys?
They are PAINTED, rather than stickers. Learn why here:
www.kalimbamagic.com/blog/item/why-are-some-of-the-tines-colored
I was using my thumbs WITHout any nails because i just cut them yesterdY
what is this under voice im hearing
it gave me goosebumps ç.ç
Anyone can suggest me some good kalimba brands and which models ?
Francesco Cucchi Hugh Tracey
Francesco Cucchi Gecko
Where can KTabs be found?
I got my kalimba from a friend, it's pretty old, and I was wondering why it doesn't have a sound hole, does anyone know why or what this kalimba is called?
toddylindsey Try amazon, I got mine there and it's just like his. There's of different ones you can choose from too.
How can i make a flat sound with kalimba? I have a G major kalimba
You can retune your kalimba to make one or more tines flat --- search "Tune Kalimba". If you need both flats and non-flats, you need the "Chromatic Kalimba"
whats the song he played at the end?
The Hymn from the Jupiter Movement of The Planets Suite by Gustav Holst... who, it just so happens, provided significant grant funding to Hugh Tracey to help him pay for his African musical expeditions.
Tickling the ivories...
YOU SOUNDS LIKE DECEPTICON BRO , BUT THANKS FOR THE TIPS LORD MEGATRON
“Use your thumbnails”
Mom : *okay cut your nails day!*
Mines worst i bite my nails
I am born with no thumb nails.. It's hard and sad because I love music but yeah..I never give up..
What about now do you play kalimba now
Hi, what is the specs of this one? Wood type, etc?
The wood is the KIAAT African hard wood, but this one is made of the blonde sap wood. This is the first B flat Treble kalimba I modified from a 50 year old Hugh Tracey Treble Kalimba in G some 14 years ago, and I still play it almost every day.
I'm a beginer should i buy kalimba 10 keys or 17 keys?
Either works. If you have larger thumbs, there is actually more space between the 10 Note tines. If you have any anxiety over playing music, go for 10-Notes. If you are very confident, or have good fine motor skills, or you know about music and harmony already, for the 17-Notes.
Im a beginner and i dont know how to read the chords by number
Hanykah - it sounds like you need a music teacher, or you need to study a bit. Kalimba Magic's site has a lot of distributed (ie, not centralized) info on Chords - I suggest you go to the blog page and search for "chord" and start reading there. Chords tend to skip every other note of the scale.... so 1 - 3 - 5 or 2 - 4 - 6. I have written dozens of articles that refer to chords, so you should be able to find a lot. ALSO, tablature is a better system for doing chords on the kalimba. - Mark
@@kalimbamagic thank you so much for the reply ok will search for your blog
There is some weird distortion that makes it sound like you are emerging from a hell portal. But good video, demon!
Curse you TiM, you have discovered MY TRUE NATURE. ARGRGRG
Don't use super glue on your nails you can harm your nail bed , wear hardner
jupiter ❤❤
Any one tell me kalimba's per strings/key size.
Do you mean: how big are the tines? Every kalimba maker has the option to use different tines with different sizes. Hugh Tracey kalimbas have 5mm and 4mm width tines. Length is as required to make the note.
I make a kalimba 6 inch /10 inch. I not getting any type of strings or strings meterial. how i find string & please tell me strings size, string thickness, & string meterial name please tell me. 🙏
Which type wire or meterial use to make this string/ key
@@subhajitnaskar6100 - spring steel
@@kalimbamagic steel thickness & per strings size?
Is anyone else tryna learn it by themselves?
kool...
Lol his voice can be voiced for anime
Are there different types of kalimbas? Like diatonic and chromatic?
And Pentatonic. And more. Ya, the tuning (or scale) and note layout totally affect the music they play. The diversity of kalimba setups is only limited by imagination at this point. - Mark
@@kalimbamagic ooh ok, so i could just buy a 17 note kalimba, and tune it in different ways to do that, thank you!
Oh finger nails i knew im suppose to use that
His voice sounds like he’s possessed by a demon 😂😂😂 forgive me man, your vids are great but you should probably consider getting a new microphone...