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Can They Hear You?
There may be a member of the choir that never seems to know what measure the choir is ringing; has to ask again just after the explanation has been given what technique is to be used in a particular measure; and more often then not ...More

new volunteers: handbells and the mentally impaired
Mentally handicapped persons playing handbells? Why not? It is certainly not unusual. Many pioneering directors, such as Rev. Stanley Willaims1, Letha McGrew2, and now Cathy Taylor (just to name a very few) have had remarkable successes ...More

music made in heaven
Ask a dozen or so handbell ringers why they ring, and you’re likely to get a dozen or so answers—anything from the unique qualities of the instrument, to a favor owed to the director, to the sheer joy of making music. But ask the ten ringers ...More