You are now used to seeing somewhat serious posts about live and recorded music here - so I will warn you now, this will be quite the opposite. I thought I’d throw a little bit of random to everyone, because we all need that now and then.
I recently took up the Glockenspiel (“glock“) - due primarily to people’s advice that the violin was just to hard to learn. Here I will share my thoughts, pics and commentary on this intriguing instrument.
Glock Definition
Wikipedia says:
German, "set of bells" or "play-[of-]bells", also known as orchestra bells and, in its portable form, bell lira or bell lyre. Part of the percussion family.
Lindsay says:
Metallic heaven.
Learning the scales on this sucker was certainly much easier then the violin. It’s always in tune! Imagine that. For a beginner to playing music, this sure is a good introduction. To date I have jammed with one of the members of Polyester Heart - Dave Marcotte (much to his dismay), AND played my first tune live along side the talented Ryan Partridge. All of this in just a few months. So this is where I start, where I will end? Who knows…
Glock on Location
Some locations of my cross Ontario tour:
Fun with the Glock
Some other ways to ’Rock the Glock‘:
Relevant Glock information
A few kickass bands that have glock(s):
Architecture in Helsinki
DeVotchka
Los Campesinos!
Im From Barcelona
Olenka and the Autumn Lovers
The Boy Least Likely To