Conny Sommer - The Great Textbook for Kalimba & Sansula Melody

Playing the kalimba is fun! Played on its own, it is a fine-sounding groove instrument that challenges the melodic-rhythmic play instinct. In an ensemble, it captivates with expressive melodies, sonorous arpeggios and rich-sounding chords. The kalimbas and sansulas in Hokema's 11-note Melody series combine these characteristics with simple, intuitive handling in an excellent way. The repertoire in this book, which is intended for both beginners and more advanced players, offers a cross-section of the world of music. 50 specially arranged themes at different levels of difficulty, set alone, with ensemble and/or vocals, are complemented by chord and rhythm exercises. Stylistically, they range from African-style groove pieces to classical melodies, folk and lullabies to world-famous evergreens of popular music.
All themes are presented in sheet music and tablature. The tablature makes it possible to locate the pitches even without knowing the notation. This book is supported by linked videos and the MP3 CD, on which almost every note printed in the book is played. All arrangements are available in a slow learning version and a band version that plays the piece at the original tempo. Playalongs with kalimba and band tracks invite you to practise the kalimba part to the playback.
Like many other instrumentalists, the modern kalimba player works with different tunings in order to make optimum use of his instrument's range. This book presents ten tunings, each of which is described in detail. As a rule, only 1-2 notes are changed from one chapter to the next.

The large instruction book for Kalimba & Sansula MELODY is a comprehensive instruction book for all kalimbas of the 11-tone Melody series from HOKEMA. It is suitable for beginners and advanced players. 50 themes specially arranged for this textbook provide a deep insight into the colorful world of kalimba playing. The repertoire ranges from African-style groove patterns to evergreens, Latin and pop pieces, folk songs and classical melodies. The presentation in notes and tablature makes it possible to localize the pitches without knowledge of musical notation.

The included MP3 CD contains almost every sequence of notes printed in the book as an audio sample. All arrangements are available in a slow learning version and in a band version, which plays the piece at the original tempo. Playalongs with kalimba and band tracks invite you to practise the kalimba part to the playback.

Like many other instrumentalists, the modern kalimba player also works with different tunings. This book presents ten tunings that are easy to follow thanks to detailed instructions and linked videos.

The big textbook for Kalimba & Sansula MELODY

• Comprehensive instruction book for all kalimbas of the 11-note Melody series from HOKEMA.
• Suitable for beginners and advanced players.
• 50 specially arranged themes, ranging in style from Afro patterns to Latin and pop music to folk songs and
• pop music to folk songs and classical melodies.
• Presented in sheet music and tablature.
• MP3 CD with audio samples of all the music sequences, band arrangements and playalongs presented in the book.
• arrangements and play-alongs.
• 10 different and precisely described tunings.
• Additional teaching material via numerous linked videos.

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