practice carillon keyboard

[ownerfate]

it may be a practice carillon, but sounds like the real thing. 

[ourDC888]

Nice! Thanks!

[Kilfio]

I'm sorry, you just said you were "really a beginner", but that stuff didn't sound like beginner to me.

Funny story: the Western Kentucky University (where I go right now) bell tower has a bunch of bells on the top and plays carillon tunes most every hour...from hidden speakers up there. The bells never toll when the bells toll. It's kind of funny, actually.

[mickyhikes]

Very nicely played, and thank you for the informative explanation in the beginning. Keep at it!

[wljmrbill]

I think you do quite well. DO NOT GIVE UP I think you have a natural talent. I amk an organist.

[churchwhistles]

Please, if you get a chance to read this-don't let this talent just go by default! Surely you want to continue it! You must find a way. What you were doing was so inspiring. Keep up the good work!

[TURBOKNIGHTRIDER]

played barefoot?

[Cheesetubes]

Techniques for dampening the bells? That doesn't exist, i think. It has been tried but never been sucessful

[THBerkman]

Hi,

Where did you get that practice carillon?

I want a practice carillon too!!

I like playing carillons

[Kcirtap189]

holts maul und fang an!

[Creole333]

You did a beautiful job! Carillons are powerful instruments. I wonder what it's like to play one.

[paulbrockenhagen]

just where is the 4th largest carillon. very nice by the way

[fenny1]

Naperville.

[funkymonkey11]

this was the first song i played on the real one too! that's awesome, sounds great!

[tockoriusoschael]

Hello! It's a good thing to study this instrument. Has it bowl chimes? I have a great interest about it is made. Could you write me about, please?

Thank you, very much.

[Cheesetubes]

Bowl chimes? Eh?

[tockoriusoschael]

I talk about these round chimes because the instrument is not linked to a tower conical chimes. The sound source can be tubular chimes, also, but the bowl shaped spend less space. Sorry for my english, can be that I not can to explain me well.

[tockoriusoschael]

Bowl shaped chimes, Mr. Cheesetubes. I talk about these round chimes like bowls because them spend less space than the conical tower chimes and the tubular chimes.

[Cheesetubes]

Ah! No problem i understand now. They are generally metal bars with tubes above or below them, which are struck with metal hammers. The action is a little like a grand piano.

[Cheesetubes]

The very old ones are quite scary. And noisy. Yes..

[tockoriusoschael]

Thank You, very much for your explanation, Mr. Cheesetubes!

[organbuilder32]

No. You are not terrible. Keep up the good work. I am a published composer for carillon...if you want some new carillon music email me

[thaumata]

oh, how awesome. actually, i don't live in the area anymore and don't have access to a carillon or teacher anymore. but this is really great. if you email me, though, i can put you in touch with the man i used to take lessons from.  he's really involved in the national guild and would probably enjoy talking with you.

[organbuilder32]

THanks for the reply. Sorry you are not involved with the carillon, but they are a little hard to find... I willl email you now, if I can find your email address...I am not proficient in navigating around youtubs...

[carol9821]

couldnt see your footwork

[ilovehs]

this is a pretty cool instrument...i want to learn...yea i should probably finish learning the guitar and keyboard

[cwecub]

i want one for my livingroom! LOL!!!!!!!!

[egraves]

fantastic =)

[mattd28]

you are so talented, thanks for posting that video

[Astal4352]

It's so inspiring to discover that young people such as me continue to show lots of interest in what I could call ihabitual or "dead" instruments such as organ, carillon, marimba, harpsichord or recorders.

Continue your great work! Wonderful explanations too!

Hope we could meet someday, so I could hear live an instrument I love too!

[octave4]

Fortunately the Pipe Organ is not dead, nor sying. The others are a bit obscure though delightful. It seems unfortunate that this young lady has ceased study. She is quite enthusiastic and should have continued studied

[ThrasherAleX]

yes very!

[blueathena]

hey! I live in Berea, and there's a visiting carollon series here in the summer most times. Pretty neat. :)

[badon20]

I played the Carillon in Berea last year. I perform with a french group out of Lafayette, Louisiana and was performed for the Berea Folk Festival!

[blueathena]

oh thats awesome! :)

[10ball]

Thanx this I normaly wakup with all days.I live next to a church.

[KrisShred]

very nice play :)

[daretohearafool]

I just watched your video of the dandelion fountain and now that I've watched this one I think I can safely say I know where you live...or used to I guess. (I live there too.)

[gobin56]

Very cool...loved it!

[ginger29tears]

it sounds realy nice. the only song i recognized twinkle twinkle little star

[leebee76]

interesting, thanks for sharing

[wstoner]

This is very beautiful. I have never seen this instrument before. Most of the churches around here are electronic. Thanks for shareing this with us.

[purdon]

Hi, I'm wondering where the "4th largest carillon" is - I've been fortunate enough to see the carillon in the National Cathedral in Washington DC be played - quite impressive, I think the instrument was about 4 stories tall, in a tower that was absolutely tremendous. They also had a practice instrument like the one you played...

Jim

[ddrive]

I've never known anything about the carillon. Freaking rad. I'm very, very impressed. I must at least attempt that someday.

[glerkin]

When I lived in Europe I saw a few guys playing the bells live. WhiWhen I lived in Europe I saw a few guys playing the bells live. I even had a chance to talk with a man who played. He was saying he had just returned from Canada and the US where he was doing a bit of a tour. He played the carillon in the Parliament Buildings in Ottawa. I thought it was pretty cool. Anyway, you sound good, looks like your picking it up well.

[sasukekun22]

wow thats soo cool

[tunyfish]

that was just cool. i want one of those.

[Ericg]

hmmm very interesting. I have never even heard of a Carillon before, although I have heard one I just didn't know it. Of all your videos this was the first time I watched this one. I was in the Mormon Tabernacle once. The Organ in there is pretty impressive. (I think it's an organ anyway)

[monwoof11]

This is beautiful! I have never seen a church beller. I always hear the bells at St. John's every thursday in the spring and summer. It's neat to know what the instrument looks like. I always thought it was a monk ringing that huge bell.

[eamon1916]

I always thought it was funny when people played like the Beatles on these...

[blippo]

That's neat, it is the first time I've ever seen anything like this.

[Kasia75]

Wow...that was absolutely amazing. You joke, but you truly have talent for this, in my opinion.

Everything you played was just so...hmmm, hard to word...'wow' I think is the closest word. I especially enjoyed the last piece you played - with the pedals.

Good on you, and keep up the great work...I look forward to watching more :)

Katherine

[crankyk99]

keep practicing, you are a natural!

[nychotboy123]

this girl ROCKSS!!!

[torch1721]

That is just simply amazing! Ive never seen anything like it !! You did a great job !!!!!!! How long have you been practicing on the carillon??? god bless keep on playing! Scott

[jodawi]

Hm... a little like gamelan, where one hand strikes the bronze keys with a thingy and the other hand follows it damping it just as the next key gets struck.

[thaumata]

i've played piano for 22 years. it was the next logical step, especially since i have this thing in my town and wouldn't probably have a chance to play otherwise. the plan is to get inducted into the guild and then travel to europe to perform. it usually only takes a couple of years or so. :)

[ThePeterFilesBlog]

Wow! You "Rock"! Talk about "Quad" sound. LOL. I haven't checked whether you got the upstairs video done yet, but in the meanwhile I found a link to a website with 3 Carillon audio files so those interested could hear what a full sized Carillon sounds like. Note: each Carillon is a custom made one of a kind instrument so these files may not sound exactly the same as the big one you talk about here. <href="http://rockefeller.uchi­cago.edu/listen.html">Carillon­"</a>

[dearcrissy]

wow that was really pretty mesmerizing... how did you get into it?