Iisentimitha ezili-12, amanqaku ali-11 entsimbi, ulwimi lwentsimbi, imilo yolwimi lwe-lotus

Sizisa idrama yethu entsha ye-12'' 11 notes steel tongue drum, isixhobo esikhethekileyo nesisebenziseka lula esifanelekileyo kuye nabani na ofuna ukuphonononga ihlabathi lomculo we-percussion. Yenziwe ngentsimbi yekhabhoni esemgangathweni ophezulu, le drama yentsimbi tongue inesikali se-D Major kwaye inoluhlu olubanzi lwelizwi, oluquka ii-octaves ezimbini, ezivumela ukuba idlale iingoma ezahlukeneyo.

Uyilo lolwimi lwe-lotus petal kunye nomngxuma osezantsi we-lotus alunakudlala indima yokuhombisa kuphela, kodwa lunokwenza isandi esincinci sedrama sande ngaphandle, ukuze kuthintelwe "isandi sentsimbi esingqongqozayo" esibangelwa sisandi esirhabaxa kakhulu kunye nesandi esingaqhelekanga kakhulu. Kwaye inoluhlu olubanzi lwelizwi, oluquka ii-octaves ezimbini, oluvumela ukuba idlale iingoma ezininzi. Olu yilo lukhethekileyo, ludibene nezinto zentsimbi yekhabhoni, luvelisa isandi esicacileyo ngakumbi esine-bass ende kancinci kunye ne-midrange sustain, amaza amafutshane aphantsi, kunye nevolumu ephezulu.

Nokuba ungumculi oqeqeshiweyo okanye usaqala, idrama yolwimi lwentsimbi longeza kakhulu kuyo nayiphi na ingqokelela yezixhobo zomculo. Ubungakanani bayo obuncinci kunye noyilo oluphathwayo kwenza kube lula ukuhamba nayo naphi na, okukuvumela ukuba udale umculo omnandi naphi na apho uya khona.

Ilungele ukwenziwa kwemidlalo yodwa, ukusebenzisana kwamaqela, ukucamngca, ukuphumla, nokunye okuninzi, idrama yolwimi lwentsimbi inika isandi esithomalalisayo nesinomtsalane esiqinisekileyo sokubamba abaphulaphuli kunye nabaphulaphuli ngokufanayo. Nokuba udlala epakini, kwikhonsathi, okanye ekhaya nje, le drum yolwimi lwentsimbi sisixhobo esiguquguqukayo nesivakalayo esifanelekileyo kuzo zonke izihlandlo.

Ngamafutshane, idrama yethu yentsimbi ye-12'' 11 notes sisixhobo esenziwe kakuhle esinikezela ngesandi esahlukileyo nesinomtsalane. Ngokwakhiwa kwayo okusemgangathweni ophezulu, uluhlu olubanzi lwelizwi, kunye noyilo olunomtsalane, lukhetho olufanelekileyo kuye nabani na ofuna ukuhlola ihlabathi lomculo we-percussion. Yongeza esi sixhobo sentsimbi yentsimbi esihle kwingqokelela yakho namhlanje kwaye uqale ukudala iingoma ezimnandi ngesandi saso esimangalisayo.