A child’s xylophone has got to be the most musically abused instrument around. So why do they make xylophones for children so very high pitched?
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A child’s xylophone has got to be the most musically abused instrument around. So why do they make xylophones for children so very high pitched?
Behind the Willows 
That’s a good question.
Because the pitch is so high, it has a ‘tinny’ quality which doesn’t sound very pleasant and so it does not contribute towards enhancing a child’s musical ear.
Writer In Transit
Nope, or the moms either. The girls got to play a real xylophone at the library this week- what a world of difference!