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HAPI / Tongue Drum musical instrument

Foundations

Scale Layout

Understanding your tongue drum's scale and note map.

Beginner12 min70 BPM

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Key concepts

  • Tonic tongue
  • Pentatonic/Akebono layouts
  • Neighbouring intervals

Practice exercises

  1. 1Play the scale slowly, both ways
  2. 2Find the octave pairs

Today's challengeSame phrase, fingers then mallets Then play it again 3 BPM faster and keep it clean.

Practice tempo

70 BPM

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