What is the RECOMMENDED instrument minimum for the course?

The recommended instrument minimum for this course is as follows: 

  1. One 30” or larger gong made of either nickel silver or bronze. If choosing bronze, it should be a chau gong and not a wind gong. 
  2. Gong mallets - one large and two small or medium. Mallets should be fuzzy and meant for nickel silver gongs.
  3. Five crystal singing bowls. At least two must be in the third octave and the rest in the fourth octave. 
  4. Bowl mallets - mallets that allow playing on the rim and the side (you may need two different mallets).
  5. One of the following complementary instruments: 
    • Bead drum (also called ocean or wave drum)
    • Percussion tube
    • Standalone rainmaker