A type of African talking drum. Played in pairs, these drums provide the bass part in Adowa dance ensembles. These drums are also found in Fontomfrom ensembles. The atumpan is […]
The atumpan is played either with one’s bare hands or L-shaped sticks.
A simple string instrument used by a number of South African peoples, that consists of a flexible stick and strung end to end with a taut cord, usually metal. It […]
It can be played with the hands or a wooden stick or branch.
A simple string instrument used by a number of South African peoples, that consists of a flexible stick and strung end to end with a taut cord, usually metal. It […]
It can be played with the hands or a wooden stick or branch.
One of the earliest electric instruments, first demonstrated in 1920 by the Russian who invented it: Lev Temen, known in English as Leon Theremin. A Theremin player moves his or […]
A Theremin player moves his or her hands around the instrument instead of touching
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Pronunciation: Example: Accordion A musical instrument that is held between your hands
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Pronunciation: Example: Accordion A musical instrument that is held between your hands
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A Theremin player moves his or her hands around the instrument instead of touching
students use the basic beat pattern only (which can be done symmetrically using both hands
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L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Accordion This instrument is held between your hands
Schubert 3: Take Me to Your Lieder Franz Schubert 4: Music for Piano Four Hands
