Dhol( musical instrument)

Nepali musical instrument Madal

Maadal (Nepali: मादल) is a popular folk musical instrument which originates in Nepal. It is made of wood or clay. Both heads are played, holding the Madal drum horizontally. It is the most popular and widely used hand drum in Nepal. It is made of leather

Musical Fossils

I came across this website: Musical Fossils It is a series of articles about adults learning to play piano, and the issues adults have as opposed to children learning. Very interesting reading indeed.

Dholak( musical instrument)

The Dholak is a North Indian, Pakistani and Nepalese double-headed hand-drum Madal. The name dholki may also refer to a slightly different instrument that uses high-pitch tabla style syahi masala on its treble skin. This instrument is also known as Naal

Nepali musical instrument Panche baja

Panche Baaja (Nepali: पञ्चे बाजा)is a set of five traditional Nepali musical instruments that are played during auspicious occasions. The jhyali, tyamko, or dholak (drums), damaha (kettledrum), narsiha (a long horn-like instrument), Shehnai (a pipe

Dhimay-Nepalese Musical Instrument

Dhimay is the most common musical instruments amongst the Newars. It is considered as the oldest musical instruments amongst the membranophones. Even though there is no evidence that Mahadeva invented this instruments (as legend says) but there is evidenc

Haegum (musical instrument)

Haegum also spelled haegeum or haekeum, two-stringed vertical fiddle used in many traditional Korean musical genres. A hardwood bow strung with horsehair is passed between the strings to create the sound. The soundbox is made of paulownia wood and is

Changgo (musical instrument)

Changgo also spelled changko or changgu, hourglass-shaped (waisted) drum used in much of Korea's traditional music. It is about 66 cm (26 inches) long and has two heads stretched over hoops; one of them is struck with a hand and the other with a stick.

Komungo (musical instrument)

Komungo also spelled geomungo , also called kum, Korean long board zither that originated in the 7th century. The kŏmungo is about 150 cm (5 feet) long and has three movable bridges and 16 convex frets supporting six silk strings. The front plate of the

Hichiriki (musical instrument)

Hichiriki Japanese short, double-reed wind instrument, similar to the oboe. The present Japanese form is about 18 cm (7 inches) long and has seven finger holes on the front of the instrument and two thumb holes on the back. It is made of internally

Taegum (musical instrument)

Taegum also spelled tayageum or taekeum , also called chotdae or cho, large transverse bamboo flute with a distinctive sound, widely used in Korean music. The taegǔm is about 84 cm (33 inches) long. It has a mouthpiece opening and six finger holes,

Embarrassing Musical Fads (Pre-metal)

What are some embarrassing musical trends you had that you'd rather forget, but I'm making you recall. Before metal, I was a nu-metal fan: Disturbed, KoRn, SOAD and the like with alot of altern and hard rock and a bit of punk thrown in. For

How do you feel if people say playing and learning bass is easier than the guitar?

I don't mean to start any ruckus about this question. I just want to know if you guys feel about it and what you guys do when you hear it. Many of my friends and people I know say "it's the easier instrument to play" and when I hear something like that I

Children's Musical Center Magic Microphone

From the Russian city of Krasnoyarsk I have known of this group of children singers for awhile now and now that I have seen several videos, I thought it might be an enjoyable thread for most here. I received a good quality video of this first one I am