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What Is a Melodica?

A melodica is a reed instrument much like a harmonica and the accordion and when you press a key it makes a sound. So when you press the key down it opens a hole allowing the air to pass over a reed. You hold the melodica in your left hand, there is a handle for you. You can hold it with your thumb in your hand. You play it, you play the keyboard with your right hand. You can also use a tube to play with the melodica and not just a mouth piece. You can use a tube if you want to play with 2 hands or if you are a beginner and you are not use to playing. Before you can get the notes under your fingers really you can hold the tube in your mouth and hold it further away from you so you can see what you are playing.

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