Lark In The Morning

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Rhythm bones are an instrument that stretch back millennia (ever since humans started playing with their food). Traditionally, the instrument consists of a pair of flattened animal bones, but many bones today are fashioned from wood.

A practice chanter such as this one is the best way to get started on learning to play Scottish bagpipes. It’s a relatively cheap instrument, being training wheels for the real thing, but can create beautiful melodies in its own right.

The kalimba (AKA mbira, finger harp, thumb piano, sanza) is classified by musicologists as a lamellaphone for its small metal tines. Kalimba-like instruments have existed in Africa for thousands of years.

We’re excited to announce the launch Lark Lessons a free online community for aspiring musicians & music teachers to find one another. We hope you’ll join & help us to make it into the best community it can be! Make an account today at lessons.larkinthemorning.com

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Happy October! This means that one of our favorite holidays is coming up... If you’re looking for instruments to make some spooky sound effects for Halloween, contact us and we’d be happy to help you find just the thing!

I have to sing, I have to play. The music, it’s not just in me, it is me. When life gets me down, I play my guitar. The rest of the world may follow the rules, but I must follow my heart.... Ernesto de la Cruz (from Pixar’s Coco) See more

The cümbü (Turkish for revelry) is an oud-like instrument resembling a banjo, & is typcially fretless. It was developed in 1930 by Zeynel Abidin Cümbü, who took his last name from the instrument, rather than naming the instrument after himself.

Time plays like an accordion in the way it can stretch out and compress itself in a thousand melodic ways. Months on end may pass blindingly in a quick series of chords, open-shut, together-apart; and then a single melancholy week may seem like a year’s pining, one long unfolding note. Julia Glass