How to play melodica: Best Melodica Books, includes instructions books on how to play the melodica, lessons books for beginners, easy songs and classical music for the melodica, and more.
How to Play the Melodica
To play the melodica piano, you play the keys with your right hand. It is a right-handed instrument; you hold it with the left hand and play the piano notes with your right hand.
You place your lips around the mouthpiece, ensuring that all sides are closed, and blow into it and simultaneously play the keys. You need to be careful not to blow it very hard as it may render the instrument out of alignment.
You can also use a tube to play the melodica and not just your mouthpiece. You can use a tube if you want to play with 2 hands or if you’re a beginner and you’re not used to playing the melodica. Before you can get the notes under your fingers, you may hold the tube in your mouth, and hold it further away from you so you can see what notes you’re playing.
As with most wind instruments, the two things that you need to address include:
- Hand technique
- Breath Control
Many find it easier to play, when in the standing position. There are several videos online that will show you how to play, but here are the basics:
- For smooth passages (legato) use the “breath mode”, similar to breathing air into the instrument
- For heavier passages, use the palate attack, which is more like whistling.
- The tongue can be used for short notes (staccato).
- Quickly vary your breath to create the tremolo effect (change in volume).
Check out this video to see how its played:
Why You Need Melodica Books
Here you will find a wide range of books – instruction books, song books – that will teach you how to play the melodica. You will also find a variety of books to increase your repertoire of songs.
If you’re a music teacher, you can even use these melodica books to teach beginners, either in class or for individual instructions.
Once you have these melodica books, make sure you spend time learning and practicing on the melodica. You will also learn better breath control over time.
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Top Melodica Books
Wir lernen Blas-Harmonica Band 1: Der spielend leichte Einfuhrungskurs fur Kinder By Hans Enzberg
Wir lernen Blas-Harmonica Band 2: Der spielend leichte Einfuhrungskurs fur Kinder By Hans Enzberg
Easy Classical Melodica Solos (by Javier Marz): For the beginnner and intermediate Melodica player. This collection features a selection of classical pieces by the world’s most renowned composers: Johann Sebastian Bach, Antonio Vivaldi, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart,Ludwig van Beethoven, Richard Wagner, Johannes Brahms, Johann Strauss, Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Giuseppe Verdi and Edward Elgar.
Easy Classical Melodica & Piano Duets
This book is suited for the beginnner Melodica & Piano player. Features a selection of classical pieces by the world’s most renowned composers: Bach, Handel, Pachelbel, Vivaldi, Mozart, Beethoven, Wagner, Brahms, Strauss, Tchaikovsky, Verdi, Edvard Grieg and Edward Elgar.
Melodica for Kids: Christmas Carols, Classical Music, Nursery Rhymes, Traditional & Folk Songs
Collection includes a selection of the greatest songs for kids. Includes nursery rhymes, Christmas carols, classical music, folk songs and traditional songs from all around the world! Also provides an introduction to reading and playing music.
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About the Melodica
Melodica is a comparatively easy to play music instrument and anybody can actually learn to play the Melodica, even if they’ve never played an instrument before.
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Easy Classical Melodica Solos: Easy Classical Masterworks for Melodica: Music of Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Handel, This is another good book of popular classics for playing on then melodica.