Qhathanisa umculo waseMpumalanga Ephakathi nowaseNtshonalanga
Uma uke walalela umculo waseNtshonalanga kuphela, lapho uqala ukuzwa ingoma yaseMpumalanga Ephakathi ingase izwakale ihluke kakhulu futhi ingajwayelekile. Ngokuvamile izingoma zomculo waseMpumalanga Ephakathi zinde, azinakuzwana, futhi zinezinga elingajwayelekile.  Ngokuvamile umculo waseMpumalanga Ephakathi uzwakala sengathi unomsindo owodwa, okusho ukuthi usekelwe kuphela esenzweni esisodwa noma eziningana ezidlalela umculo owodwa ngokuhlukahluka okuhlukile. Ngokuvamile umculo waseNtshonalanga uzwakala unamazwi amaningi, okusho ukuthi kudlalwa izingoma ezingaphezu kweyodwa ngesikhathi esisodwa.  Umculo waseNtshonalanga unamanothi ayishumi nambili nge-octave ngayinye ehlanganisa amanothi ayisikhombisa aphelele namanothi ayisihlanu. Nokho umculo waseMpumalanga Ephakathi usekelwe ezimisweni ezahlukene zesikali. Inamanothi angu-quarter ngaphezu kwalokho futhi izifunda ezihlukahlukene zinamanani ahlukahlukene amanothi ohlelweni lwazo lwe-octave.  Umculo waseNtshonalanga unokuzwana (okungukuthi. imishayo) kuyilapho umculo waseMpumalanga Ephakathi ungenayo. Emculweni waseMpumalanga Ephakathi, kunomugqa owodwa kuphela womculo onokuphakama nokuwa. Ngakho ubumsulwa bomugqa womculo nobunkimbinkimbi besigqi yikho okwenza izingoma ezimbili ezihlukene zihluke. Ngokuphambene, umculo waseNtshonalanga unesakhiwo esinesiqalo, esiphakathi nesiphetho.