Piyano yam'manja, yomwe imadziwikanso kuti kalimba, ndi chida chaching'ono chodulidwe chochokera ku Africa. Ndi mawu ake a ethereal komanso otonthoza, ndi osavuta kuphunzira ndipo atchuka padziko lonse lapansi m'zaka zaposachedwa. Pansipa pali tsatanetsatane wa piyano yam'manja.
1. Mapangidwe Oyambira
Resonator Box: Wopangidwa ndi matabwa kapena chitsulo kuti akweze mawu (makalimba ena a flat-board alibe chowunikira).
Zitsulo Zachitsulo (Makiyi): Kawirikawiri amapangidwa ndi zitsulo, kuyambira 5 mpaka 21 makiyi (17 makiyi kukhala ambiri). Kutalika kumatsimikizira kukwera kwake.
Mabowo Omveka: Mitundu ina imakhala ndi mabowo amawu kuti isinthe kamvekedwe kapena kupanga ma vibrato.
2. Mitundu Yodziwika
Traditional African Thumb Piano (Mbira): Imagwiritsa ntchito phazi kapena bolodi ngati chowunikira, chokhala ndi makiyi ochepa, omwe amagwiritsidwa ntchito pamwambo wa mafuko.
Modern Kalimba: Mtundu wowongoka wokhala ndi mitundu yotakata ya ma tonal ndi zida zoyengedwa bwino (monga mthethe, mahogany).
Electric Kalimba: Itha kulumikizidwa ndi okamba kapena mahedifoni, oyenera kuchitira pompopompo.
3. Range & ikukonzekera
Standard Tuning: Amasinthidwa kukhala C wamkulu (kuchokera ku "do" mpaka "mi"), koma amathanso kusinthidwa kukhala G, D, ndi zina.
Mtundu Wowonjezera: Ma Kalimba okhala ndi makiyi 17+ amatha kuphimba ma octave ambiri komanso kusewera masikelo achromatic (osinthidwa ndi nyundo yosinthira).
4. Njira Zosewerera
Maluso Oyambira: Dulani zingwezo ndi chala chachikulu kapena cholozera chala, ndikupangitsa dzanja lanu kukhala lomasuka.
Harmony & Melody: Sewerani nyimbo zoyimba podula zingwe zingapo nthawi imodzi kapena nyimbo ndi manotsi amodzi.
Zapadera:
Vibrato: Kuthyola chingwe chomwechi mwachangu.
Glissando: Gwirani chala pang’onopang’ono m’mbali mwa zitsulozo.
Phokoso la Percussive: Dinani thupi kuti mupange rhythmic zotsatira.
5. Oyenera
Oyamba: Palibe chiphunzitso cha nyimbo chofunikira; nyimbo zosavuta (mwachitsanzo, "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star," "Castle in the Sky") zitha kuphunziridwa mwachangu.
Okonda Nyimbo: Yonyamula kwambiri, yabwino kupanga, kusinkhasinkha, kapena kutsagana.
Maphunziro a Ana: Imathandiza kumveketsa kayimbidwe kake komanso kuzindikira kamvekedwe ka mawu.
6. Zida Zophunzirira
Mapulogalamu: Kalimba Real (tuning & sheet music), Simply Kalimba (tutorials).
Mabuku: "Beginner's Guide to Kalimba", "Kalimba Songbook".
7. Malangizo Osamalira
Pewani chinyezi ndi kuwala kwa dzuwa; yeretsani zitsulozo nthawi zonse ndi nsalu yofewa.
Masulani zingwe pamene simukugwiritsa ntchito kwa nthawi yayitali (kupewa kutopa kwachitsulo).
Gwiritsani ntchito nyundo yokonza pang'onopang'ono-peŵani mphamvu zambiri.
Chithumwa cha kalimba chagona mu kuphweka kwake ndi mawu ochiritsa, kupangitsa kuti ikhale yabwino pamasewera wamba komanso kuwonetseratu. Ngati mukufuna, yambani ndi mtundu woyamba wa makiyi 17!
