A Beginner’s Guide with Step-by-Step Instruction for Glockenspiel

The Hal Leonard Glockenspiel Method is designed for anyone just learning to play the glockenspiel. This easy-to-use guide provides step-by-step lessons and meticulously graded music by leading percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie. Video tutorials, demonstration audio, and accompaniment backing tracks are also included, making this book ideal for individual or group learning.

Concepts include: Music reading skills

The geography of the glockenspiel

Positioning, posture, and holding mallets

Striking the bars

Sticking

Playing melodies: steps and skips

Dynamics

Mallet technique

Double stops

Hand independence

Hand dampening

Sound effects

Original compositions by Evelyn Glennie

Video tutorials, demonstration audio, and accompaniment backing tracks