Friday, April 24, 2020

Echoes in Rain

I really love this song! There are two parts running consecutively throughout the entire song, with the main melody phrase 3134 3532.

Click here for the recording, and here for the tutorial. This is the first kalimba tutorial I've done!










Monday, April 20, 2020

Swan Lake

I used to play this song on the piano. I hope you'll like this rendition of the song. Personally I like the 1-3-4-3 base.

Link to the recording: Swan Lake kalimba cover

Below is the number and standard notation for Swan Lake kalimba cover.



Thursday, April 16, 2020

Bella Ciao

I saw many people playing this song for the last few weeks, but only went to find out more about it yesterday. According to Oprah Magazine, the song is sung as a song of solidarity, in support of the Italian people who are in lockdown as they try to stop further spread of the Coronavirus. 

Please click here for a recording of the song. Bella Ciao kalimba cover



Saturday, April 4, 2020

The Beautiful Blue Danube

The Beautiful Blue Danube, by Johann Strauss II

Level: Beginners

Play just the upper part if you're very new to kalimba. Play both upper and lower parts if you're ready for harmony!

Look out for bars 18, 19, 30, and 31. The hands need to cross over to the other side

Click here for a recording of the song


Qué Sera Sera

Qué Sera Sera

Level: Beginners

Bars 2 to 8 might be slightly more challenging because of the broken chords in the second part. But it's just 'slightly more', still doable for beginners.

I like this arrangement because it incorporates three different types of accompaniement. The broken chords up till bar 9, the arpeggios from 10 to 15, followed by bom-cha-cha rhythm... I call it bom-cha-cha, I can't recall the proper name for this type of accompaniement 😅

Click here to view the recording of the song