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Darbuka Drums – Complete Guide
Deep bass. Crisp finger strokes. One compact drum. The darbuka—also commonly called a doumbek—is a goblet-shaped hand drum heard across Middle East...
Tone Blocks – Complete Guide
A wooden tone block turns a simple strike into a crisp accent. From Buddhist wooden fish to classroom tone blocks and percussion setups, these inst...
Everything You Need to Know About Cymbals
From a delicate shimmer to a full orchestral crash, cymbals bring rhythm, colour and emphasis to music. This guide explains what makes a cymbal dif...
The Best Meditation Chimes for Beginners
The best meditation chime for a beginner is one whose sound you enjoy and can control comfortably. Choose a multi-note gamelan for gentle melodic e...
Every Type of Bell Instrument
Bells have been an integral part of human history, serving as communication, celebration, and warning instruments. The sounds they produce have res...
Popular Singing Bowls from Around the World
One gentle strike can reveal a low hum, a bright ring and several tones shimmering above it. That layered sound is what makes singing bowls so dist...
Everything You Need to Know About A Guiro
The güiro is a percussion instrument with a ridged surface that produces a rasping sound when scraped with a stick. Traditionally made from a hollo...
The Greatest Songs to Listen to Whilst Studying
These 20 songs and instrumental pieces span piano, ambient, lo-fi and electronic music, with details on their sound and origins. Start with Eno or ...
Sound Therapy – Complete Guide
Sound therapy uses instruments, voice and attentive listening as part of a wellbeing practice. This guide explains sound baths, how sound therapy d...
How to Play the Dual Tone Televi Whistle
The dual tone Televi whistle is a small wind instrument with a surprisingly expressive sound. It is simple to play, easy to hold, and capable of pr...
