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Can you play piano music on melodica?
To play the melodica piano, you play the keys with your right hand. It is a right-handed instrument; you hold it with the left hand and play the piano notes with your right hand. ... You can also use a tube to play the melodica and not just your mouthpiece.
Is melodica a serious instrument?
The melodica was first used as a serious musical instrument in the 1960s by composers such as Steve Reich, in his piece titled Melodica (1966). Brazilian multi-instrumentalist Hermeto Pascoal developed a technique consisting of singing while playing the melodica, resulting in a wide tonal and harmonic palette.
