Quick Start Kalimba: Play Easy Songs Immediately

We also call this series “I don’t read music” since we are targeting beginners of all ages: children, teens, parents, grandparents.

Folk music traditionally is not learned from sheet music or notes. Instead, it is learned by repetition and from being passed from generation to generation. We believe in this method of teaching, which is easier and more enjoyable.

Most songs have been simplified and transposed for one octave.

So the songbook is suitable even for a diatonic 8-note kalimba in C-scale, and 10- or 17-note as well.

Since this book is aimed at the absolute beginner without any knowledge of

reading music, we do not use here the classical music staff and do not

show the note duration. You can experiment with the duration on your own.

We recommend finding each of these songs on YouTube and listening

to the rhythm before beginning to play. Our sheet music is only a guide.

The most important thing is to listen and repeat the recordings.

If you are a beginner, playing by note can be difficult.

It is easier to follow number-coded circles in this songbook. By simply following

the numbers, you will sound like an experienced musician.