Fun Fact, Melodicas are toys

Well, until about 40 years ago when Phil Moore Jr. used one on his album Right On, giving the melodica a legitimate spot in music.

The Melodica Ghost

BEWARE!!!

Melodica by Frost

Not really my cup of tea (I didn't actually hear a melodica in their samples) but here's an album named Melodica by the band Frost, give it a listen!

http://www.ilike.com/artist/Frost/album/Melodica

 

Types of Melodicas

There are four different types of melodicas.

"Melodicas are classified primarily by the range of the instrument. Melodicas with different ranges have slightly different shapes.

• Soprano and alto melodicas are higher-pitched and thinner sounding than tenors. Some are designed to be played with both hands at once; the left hand plays the black keys, and the right hand plays the white keys. Others are played like the tenor melodica.
• Tenor melodicas are a lower-pitched type of melodica. The left hand holds a handle on the bottom, and the right hand plays the keyboard. Tenor melodicas can be played with two hands by inserting a tube into the mouthpiece hole and placing the melodica on a flat surface.
• Bass melodicas (lower-pitched than the tenor type) also exist, but are less common than other types.
• The accordina uses the same mechanism, but with accordion-like buttons instead of keys."

from wikipedia.org

Gotta catch 'em all!

 

Melodica Playing Skaters?

If yes, then you should be here.