Musical Instruments Guides
Practical guides for musicians and beginners using browser-based virtual instruments. Learn piano, Indian classical music, percussion, woodwind, kalimba, handpan and more — all free, no download needed.
Music and Instrument Guides
What Is a Kalimba?
Learn the basics of kalimba layout, notes, and beginner practice.
What Is a Handpan?
Understand handpan scales, sound, and ways to play online.
Virtual Santoor Basics
Learn the santoor sound, layout, and beginner playing ideas.
Guide to Woodwind Instruments
Learn the history, differences, and play virtual flute, clarinet, and more.
Indian Classical Music for Beginners
Understand ragas, talas, drone practice, and beginner-friendly tools.
Online Tools for Indian Classical Music
Use tabla, tanpura, harmonium, and related tools for practice sessions.
How to Play Tabla Online
Learn basic tabla sounds and practice patterns in your browser.
Tanpura Drone for Raga Practice
Use a tanpura drone to support pitch, scale, and raga practice.
Guide to Percussion Instruments
Explore the percussion family, from membranophones to idiophones.
Marimba vs Xylophone vs Glockenspiel
Learn the differences between mallet percussion instruments and debunk the "X is for Xylophone" myth.
What is an Oud?
The Middle Eastern lute — history, fretless neck, maqam scales, and how it differs from a guitar.
What is an Erhu?
China's two-stringed fiddle — 1,000 years of history, its haunting sound, and how it compares to the violin.
What is a Koto?
Japan's national instrument — 13 strings, moveable bridges, and the tradition behind the sound.
How to Practice with a Harmonium
Posture, bellows technique, sargam scales, drone use, and a daily practice routine for Indian classical beginners.
What is a Stylophone?
The iconic pocket electronic instrument — its 1968 history, how it works, and its role in Space Oddity and beyond.
Air Gesture Instruments Explained
Play piano, guitar, drums, harp and more using only hand movements. How camera-based gesture music works.
Circle of Fifths Explained for Beginners
What it is, how to read key signatures, find chords in any key, and use it for songwriting — with an interactive tool.
How to Use a Metronome
What BPM means, how to practise with a click, the right tempo to start at, and common mistakes beginners make.
Ukulele for Beginners
Types of ukulele, GCEA tuning, your first 5 chords, basic strumming patterns, and how to practise from day one.
Guide to String Instruments
Violin, cello, and bass guitar compared — how they work, their history, tone, and which to learn first.
Guide to Brass Instruments
Trumpet, trombone and tuba explained — how lip-buzzing works, their history, and which suits you as a beginner.
Tuba vs Trumpet vs Trombone vs Saxophone
Side-by-side comparison of four famous wind instruments — family, size, pitch, sound, and which to learn. Includes why the sax is a woodwind.
Tala Guide for Beginners
Indian rhythm cycles explained — Teentaal, Keherwa, Rupak, and how to practise tala from scratch.
Beginner Ragas: Which Ragas to Learn First
Yaman, Bhairav, Bhimpalasi and more — the best starting ragas and how to practise them with drone and harmonium.