THE KARIMBA
06/22/06:
Introduction to Karimba Tablature
06/29/06:
The Upper Row of Karimba Tines
07/06/06:
Arpeggios on the Karimba
07/13/06: Two Against Three
07/20/06: Student Karimbas
07/27/06: Right Hand Rhythm on the Karimba
08/03/06: What About Those Buzzers?
08/10/06:
Slides On the Karimba
08/17/06:
Scale on Lower Tines of the Karimba
08/24/06:
The New Karimba Book is Out and About
08/31/06: A Song From the Karimba Book
09/07/06: Last Karimba Tip!
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THE PENTATONIC KALIMBA
09/14/06: Preparing for the New Pentatonic Book
09/21/06:
Playing the Pentatonic Kalimba--Arpeggios in G Major Tuning
09/28/06: Playing the Pentatonic Kalimba--Arpeggios in G Minor Tuning
10/05/06: Playing the G Minor Pentatonic With the D Minor Tuned Treble
Kalimba
10/12/06:
Lesson 4 from the New Pentatonic Book
10/19/06: Lesson 38 from the New Pentatonic Book
10/26/06: KTabS Templates for the Pentatonic Kalimba
11/02/06:
Something Good Will Happen Somehow
11/09/06: The Amazing Box Pentatonic with Pickup
11/16/06: Extra Space Between the Pentatonic Tines
11/23/06: Tuning the Kalimba with the Native American Flute
11/30/06: Native American Flutes and the Pentatonic Kalimba
12/07/06: Retuning Your Pentatonic Kalimba in KTabS
12/14/06: Changing Tuning Makes the Same Pattern into a Different Song
12/21/06: The Best Pentatonic Kalimba
12/28/06: Experimental Microtonal Tunings With the Pentatonic Kalimba
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THE SANSULA AND THE TREBLITO
01/04/07: New Featured Kalimbas: The Sansula and its Buddy the Treblito
01/11/07: Welcome to the Treblito, A Partner for the Sansula
01/18/07: Sansula Tuning
01/25/07: Duet for the Sansula and Treblito: Gray Cat (tablature)
02/01/07: Duet for the Sansula and Treblito: Gray Cat (listen!)
02/08/07: How Do You Get a Treblito Anyway?
02/15/07: Be Open To the Possibilities
02/02/07: A New Tuning For the Sansula
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THE 8-NOTE KALIMBA
03/01/07: Featuring the 8-Note Kalimba!
03/22/07: ...and You Mix 'em All Together!
03/29/07: Building in Complexity
04/05/07:
How Much Can Be Done With So Little?
04/12/07: The Karimba-tuned 8-Note Kalimba: Put 'em All Together
04/19/07: The New 8-Note Kalimba Insert
04/26/07: More about Tunings for the 8-Note Kalimba
05/03/07: Go to the Tucson Folk Festival
05/10/07: Transplanting Tines to Create a Resonant Box Karimba
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THE SANSULA
05/17/07: The A Minor Chord on the Sansula
05/24/07: The Am9 Chord on the Sansula
05/31/07: The Am9+3 Chord on the Sansula
06/07/07: An Expanded A Minor +9 Chord
06/14/07: The F Triad on the Sansula
06/21/07:
The F Major 7 Chord on the Sansula
07/05/07: The C Chord on the Sansula
07/12/07: Sansula Octaves
07/19/07: Sansula Pulloffs
07/26/07: A Sansula Pivot
08/02/07: How to Use Chords in Sansula Music - The Idea of a Chord Progression
08/09/07: Making the Wah-Wah Sound on the Sansula
08/16/07: More on Sansula Pulloffs
08/23/07: Sansula Glissando
08/30/07: Sansula Picking Pattern 1
09/06/07: Sansula Picking Pattern 2
09/13/07: Sansula: More on the Pivot Notes
09/20/07: Sansula: Swing
09/27/07: Sansula: Two Against Three - 2
10/04/07: Sansula: Two Against Three - 3
10/11/07: Sansula: Double Thumbing
10/18/07: Sansula: Be Free, Explore Space
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THE SANSULA IN BEAUTIFUL E TUNING
11/01/07: Sansula: The Beautiful E Tuning
11/08/07: Sansula: The Beautiful E Tuning - the E Chord
11/15/07: Sansula: The Beautiful E Tuning - the A Chord
11/22/07: Sansula: The Beautiful E Tuning - the B Chord
11/29/07: Sansula: The Beautiful E Tuning - the C# Minor Chord
12/06/07: Sansula: The Beautiful E Tuning - The F# Minor Chord
12/13/07: Sansula: The Beautiful E Tuning - The G# Minor Chord
12/20/07: Sansula: The Beautiful E Tuning - Where Are We Now?
01/03/08: Sanula: The Beautiful E Tuning - The B7 Chord
01/10/08: Sansula: The Beautiful E Tuning - The C#m7 Chord
01/17/08: Sansula: The Beautiful E Tuning - The F#m7 Chord
01/24/08: Sansula: The Beautiful E Tuning - The Emajor7 Chord
01/31/08: Sansula: The Beautiful E Tuning - The C#m9 Chord
02/07/08: Sansula: The Beautiful E Tuning - The E2 Chord
02/14/08: Sansula: The Beautiful E Tuning - The A2 Chord
02/21/08: Sansula: The Beautiful E Tuning - The F#m2 Chord
02/28/08: Sansula: The Beautiful E Tuning - The Bsus4 Chord
03/06/08: Sansula: The Beautiful E Tuning - F#m2,4 Chord
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MODAL SCALES ON THE DIATONIC KALIMBA
03/13/08: Learning to Play in Different Modes
03/20/08: Diatonic Kalimbas That Can Be Used Modally
04/03/08: Modal Scales: The G Major Scale
04/10/08: Modal Scales: The A Dorian Mode
04/17/08: Modal Scales: The B Phrygian Scale
04/24/08: Modal Scales: The C Lydian Scale
05/01/08: Modal Scales: The D Mixolydian Scale
05/08/08: Modal Scales: The E Minor Scale
05/15/08: Modal Scales: Putting It All Together
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UNDERSTANDING MODES THROUGH INTERVALS ON THE DIATONIC KALIMBA
05/22/08: A Pitch Diagram
05/29/08: G Ionian Mode
06/05/08: C Lydian Mode
06/12/08: D Mixolydian Mode
06/19/08: A Dorian Mode
06/26/08: E Aeolian Mode
07/03/08: B Phrygian Mode
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THE CHROMATIC KALIMBA
07/10/08: One Note Among Many
07/17/08: The Chromatic Kalimba Tuning
07/24/08: Mark the Whole Note Tines that have Chromatics
07/31/08: Adjust the Back Side Tines
08/07/08: Practicing the Right Hand
08/14/08: Practicing the Left Hand
08/21/08: Practicing the Left and Right Hand Together
08/28/08: Practicing the Chromatic Scale
09/04/08: The Chromatic Scale Down an Octave
09/11/08: Major to Minor
09/18/08: The Star Spangled Banner—First Line
09/25/08: The Star Spangled Banner—Full Song
10/02/08: The Star Spangled Banner—First Line w/Harmony
10/09/08: The Star Spangled Banner—Full Song w/Harmony
10/16/08: A Chromatic Tuning that Works with the Alto Book
10/23/08: A Sousa March on the Chromatic Kalimba
10/30/08: Not an Easy Instrument
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THE G minor KARIMBA
11/06/08: Introduction
11/13/08: Using a "Deze"—or Resonating Gourd
11/20/08: Spending Hours with the G minor Karimba
11/27/08: First Song: Variation 1
12/04/08: First Song: Variation 2
12/11/08: First Song: Two Cascades
12/18/08: First Song: Part 2A
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12/25/08: Merry Christmas from Kalimba Magic
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(The Gm Karimba, cont'd)
01/01/09: First Song: Part 2B
01/08/09: First Song: Part 3
01/15/09: First Song: All in One Piece
01/22/09: Another Song
01/29/09: Three Original Songs for the G minor Karimba
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THE HOTSHOT-11 (DIATONIC 11-NOTE)
02/05/09: Intro and Comparison with Pentatonic
02/12/09: Comparison with the Alto
02/19/09: Listen to "Boulder Sunshine" on the HotShot-11
02/26/09: The G Major Scale on the HotShot-11
03/05/09: Music in the G Major Scale on the HotShot-11
03/12/09: The D Mixolydian Scale
03/19/09: Song Fragment in the D Mixolydian Scale
03/26/09: The A Dorian Scale
04/02/09: A Song That Uses the A Dorian Scale
04/09/09: The E minor Scale
04/16/09: Music Using the E minor Scale
04/23/09: 52 Exercises & Songs for the HotShot-11
04/30/09: Right Thumb Steady Riff 1
05/07/09: Right Thumb Steady Riff 2
05/14/09: Right Thumb Steady Riff 3
05/21/09: Right Thumb Steady Riff 4
05/28/09: Left Thumb Steady Riff 1
06/04/09: Left Thumb Steady Riff 2
06/11/09: HotShot-11 Series Conclusion
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THE 11-NOTE GOSHEN KALIMBA
07/09/09: Standard 11-Note Goshen Tuning
07/16/09: 11-Note Goshen in Alto Tuning
07/23/09: Goshen 11-Note in HotShot Tuning
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THE G CHROMATIC KALIMBA
08/06/09: Making Up the G Chromatic Kalimba
08/13/09: Keeping Your G Chromatic in Tune
08/20/09: Starry, Starry Night by Don McLean
09/27/09: Nowhere Man by Lennon/McCartney
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THE G AMADINDA
09/03/09: Introduction
09/10/09: Getting a Taste of the Amadinda
09/17/09: A Traditional Tune for the Amadinda
09/24/09: Another Traditional Tune for the Amadinda
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THE SANSULA
10/08/09: The New Sansula Instructional Book
10/15/09: Learning Sansula by Learning Chords
10/22/09: Learning Sansula by Playing with Backing Tracks
10/29/09: Different Tunings for the Sansula: the Moroccan E Tuning
11/05/09: New Book, Playing the Sansula, Now Available
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THE PENTATONIC BOX KALIMBA
11/12/09: Pentatonic Scales
11/19/09: The Pentatonic Pattern Book
11/26/09: Amazing Grace on the Pentatonic
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HARK THE HERALD ANGELS SING
12/10/09: First Line - Advanced
12/17/09: Second Line - Advanced
12/24/09: Third and Fourth Lines - Advanced
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THE PRIMAL KARIMBA
01/07/10: Intro
01/14/10: A Simple Piece
01/21/10: A Simple Piece - Doubled
01/28/10: A Simple Piece - with a Kutsinhira Variation
02/04/10: A Chemutangure Riff
02/18/10: Bunga Utete on Karimba
02/25/10: Alternative Tunings
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THE GOSHEN KALIMBA
03/04/10: Introduction
03/11/10: A Major Tuning for the Goshen Mate Kalimba
03/18/10: More about the Goshen Mate Kalimba
03/25/10: Instructional Material for the Goshen Mate Kalimba
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THE AMAZING 2B KALIMBA
06/17/10: The 2B 14-Note
06/24/10: The 2B 9-Note
07/01/10: 2B Kalimbas Available by Thursday July 8, 2010
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07/08/10: Using a ZOOM Recorder
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THE THOMAS BOTHE 2B KALIMBA
07/15/10: One of the First "2B Heads"
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07/22/10: African Musican vs. Western Music
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TUNINGS OF THE SANSULA
07/29/10: Standard Sansula Tuning
08/05/10: Beautiful E Tuning
08/12/10: Heavenly A Tuning
08/19/10: G Tuning
08/26/10: Inventing Sansula Tunings
09/02/10: Morocco E
09/09/10: Borrow Tunings for the 9-Note 2B Kalimba
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CATANIA 6-NOTE PENTATONIC KALIMBA
09/16/10: The New Catania 6-Note Pentatonic Kalimba
09/23/10: A Kalimba for Children & Adults Growing Younger
09/30/10: Using Our Emotions As Our Source of Inspiration
by Music Therapist Kathryn Rambo
10/07/10: Wimpy, wimpy pep-pers… NOT HOT!
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THE THOMAS BOTHE KALIMBA 2B/14L
10/14/10: The 2B/14L Bothe Kalimba is Great for Larger Hands
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THE KARIMBA
10/21/10: The Pentatonic Scale on the Left Side of the Karimba
11/04/10: The Right Hand Can Make Chords on the Karimba
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THE HUGH TRACEY STUDENT KARIMBA
11/11/10: Intro
11/18/10: African Music with Just 8 Notes
11/25/10: Mary Had a Little Lamb?
12/02/10: Wa Nchimishawa
12/09/10: A Book to Familiarize You with the Full Karimba's Core
12/16/10: An Instrument for Learning Traditional African Music
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12/23/10: A New Student Karimba from Goshen
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PLAYING WITH A DRUM MACHINE
12/30/10: Intro
01/06/11: The Drum Kit
01/13/11: Why and Why Not Play with a Drum Machine
01/27/11: Preset Patterns
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02/17/11: Kalimba Magic's New Postcard
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ALTO KALIMBA RIFFS
02/24/11: Alto Riff 1
03/03/11: Alto Riff 2
03/10/11: Alto Riff 2A
03/17/11: Alto Riff 3
04/21/11: Alto Riff 4: First Variation
04/28/11: Alto Riff 5: An Easy D - C Riff
05/05/11: Alto Riff 6: Chords and Melody Together
05/12/11: Alto Riff 4: Second Variation
05/19/11: Alto Riff 4: Third Variation
05/26/11: Alto Riff 4: Mbira Cycle, Variation 4
STUDENT KARIMBA RIFFS
06/09/11: 1: Easy Riff with Kushaura/Kutsinhira Parts
06/23/11: 2: A fast, short riff, variation 1
06/30/11: 2: A fast, short riff, variation 2
07/07/11: 2: A fast, short riff, variation 3
07/14/11: 2: A fast, short riff, variation 4
07/21/11: 2: A fast, short riff, variation 1a
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CHROMATIC KALIMBA RIFFS
08/04/11: When I'm 64 - 1
08/18/11: When I'm 64 - 2
08/25/11: When I'm 64 - 3
09/01/11: When I'm 64 - 4
09/08/11: When I'm 64 - Full Song
09/15/11: When I'm 64 - 5
09/22/11: When I'm 64 - 6
09/29/11: When I'm 64 - 7
10/13/11: When I'm 64 - 8
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10/27/11: TREBLE KALIMBA RIFF: The "Windshield Wiper Method" and Silent Night
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11/03/11: Glucosamine Pills for Thumb Joint Pain
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11/17/11:
"Zambezi" on the Hugh Tracey Alto Kalimba
11/24/11: Valanga Khoza
12/01/11: Avatar Safe Return
12/08/11: Yancarlos's Hit YouTube Kalimba Song: Kalimba Beatbox
12/15/11: Another Idea for Fixing Kalimba Tine Buzzes
01/05/12: Beneluxmusic's Youtube Video: "Kalimba Jamming" to "If I Ain't Got You"
01/12/12: 9-Note Hokema in Alternative Tuning
01/19/12: Electric Kalimba Demo
01/26/12: Yekermo Sew - An Ethiopian Song
02/02/12: Gm Karimba Piece
02/09/12: Dobet Gnahore
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