"Learning to play kalimba," says Andrew Tracey, son of Hugh Tracey, the man who made the first kalimbas that were sent around the world in the late 1950's, "is best done by learning from someone who knows how to play kalimba."
But what if you don't know anyone who plays kalimba well?
You can get KTabS, musical notation software just for the kalimba, and instructional books using KTabS, that are a lot like looking over someone's shoulder to learn in detail exactly what they are doing. (Only KTabS doesn't complain when you ask it to repeat a section over and over so you can learn it at your own speed!)
There are great resources for beginners and advanced players alike in the How to Play pages for Alto kalimba, Treble kalimba, 8-Note kalimba, Pentatonic kalimba, African Tuned Karimba, and for the exotic Sansula. You'll be coming back to learn from this material for weeks or months to come.
If you are an advanced player, you may be interested in learning about playing the electric kalimba. The inexpensive pickups that are an option for the Hugh Tracey kalimbas can help you at performances, and they can facilitate adding cool digital effects and help you with recording.
Fundamentals of the Kalimba
The Intuitive Approach
How to Read and Write Kalimba Tablature
KTabS, Kalimba Tablature Software
How to Tune the Kalimba
How to Care for Thumbnails
How to Play the Alto Kalimba
How to Play the Treble Kalimba
How to Play the African Karimba
How to Play the 8-Note Kalimba
How to Play the Pentatonic Kalimba
How to Play the Sansula
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