| Looking for a musical instrument to inspire you? | | | | Baby instruments are not toys. They have a |
| There are so many beautiful musical instruments | | | | tangy sound each of their own by nature of the |
| around for musicmakers. I have a soft spot for | | | | scale and materials used. I love the sweetness |
| baby instruments - beautifully crafted, easily | | | | and intimacy that these little babies evoke. It's the |
| stored and surprisingly cheap. | | | | musical version of 'oh she's so beautiful' usuually |
| These small scale instruments - often called travel | | | | bestowed on little animals and humans! |
| instruments, baby instruments or mini instruments | | | | Baby instruments help save songwriters and |
| - offer intimacy and easy handling to songwriters | | | | arrangers from 'Writer's Block' |
| and musicmakers at the day job, crooners on the | | | | For songwriters the perfect antedote to 'writer's |
| back porch and dreamers in small bedrooms! | | | | block' (we'll talk about that myth another time) is |
| The lower prices of baby instruments suit both | | | | to move between musical instruments to find a |
| professionals wanting a unique sound and | | | | new insight and to release the 'block'. So, widen |
| beginners wanting a small instrument to play often | | | | your soundscape - go into unexplored |
| How can it be that something smaller is cheaper? | | | | territory.Often playing an instrument you are NOT |
| From my experience of building model aeroplanes | | | | proficient at leads you to exciting new places in |
| as a kid, 'smaller' involves so much more effort. | | | | your musicmaking. And we all know how great a |
| (Or was it just the glue?) But much of the baby | | | | teacher a chord book can be in helping us |
| instrument range is priced low enough to warrant | | | | approximate ease and competence on our |
| building a little creche of 'babies'. And that way | | | | instruments! |
| they can play together when you're busy. | | | | Choose your baby musical instrument of choice |
| The size of these travel musical instruments | | | | and then something way out of your experience |
| make it possible to have several in your life | | | | from guitars, basses, ukeleles, accordians, banjos |
| without clutter | | | | and melodicas! Having a selection of beautiful baby |
| Baby instruments fit discreetly in the corner of | | | | instruments will keep you inspired for ages! And in |
| your workplace or studio allowing you to take a | | | | the digital age of 'small is beautiful' you'll get lots of |
| break and 'have a blow'. (Imagine lawyers, | | | | kudos for your socially relevant choice of a baby |
| truckies and childcare workers grabbing a moment | | | | instrument. Yeah that's right, you'll be the point of |
| to strum their baby mandos or strumsticks to | | | | interest wherever you go with your 'baby'. |
| ease tension and bring a little magic into the day!) | | | | |