resonance

The other instrument that was recently given to me as a gift is a singing bowl.  The singing bowl descends from the Chinese standing bell, which was made of bronze and struck with a mallet.  The name’s reference to the instrument’s ability to “sing” comes from the method of playing it which involves rotating a...

I recently added two new instruments to my collection, I would like to introduce them both to you in their own blog posts.  The first is the kalimba. The kalimba is a westernized descendent of a traditional African instrument.  It is sometimes also referred to as a thumb piano, due to the predominant use of...