Here is a picture of the instrument:
There are actually 8 different frames resting on a holder. Each frame has three bamboo chimes on it, tuned in thirds. (That means that a "C" frame has C, E, and G chimes.)
It's really very fun to play and great in a group. You can give each person one or two frames and play it as a group would play handbells.
Here are some links to other photos of the instrument and some information about it.
Man making an angklung
Cool picture of a man playing a large angklung set.
Children playing brightly colored angklungs
Group of indonesians playing angklungs
Next time you are in the mood for a little funky music making, come on over! We'll have some fun with the anklung.
3 comments:
See, now, the kids you would think you are quite the fun aunt...if only they got to see you!
I wish I got to see them too! I'd love to be the fun aunt . . . and I think I'd be pretty good at it. And with all the wierd instruments I have we could start our own kids band!
I'd be the anything-goes aunt. When there are kids in large numbers, I just practice crowd control! (Large numbers is more than one added to what I've already got!) I'd serve lots of snacks, too, because eating kids are quiet kids.
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