My Dobrinski Introduction to Handbells

by J.R. Smith While writing the feature article in this issue remembering the life and music of Cynthia Dobrinski, I fondly remembered my first ever experience discovering and playing handbells. J.R. SmithPublications Director Always Looking for New Content...

You Don’t Want to Miss Symposium

by J.R. Smith The last time International Handbell Symposium came to the United States was 2008, when it was held in Orlando, Florida. I had only been on the staff of what was then the American Guild of English Handbell Ringers a little over three years.  J.R....

Coming in the New Year

by J.R. Smith The past nearly two years has certainly changed the world—in many ways negatively, but positively in others. HMA and the handbell community have certainly seen a good deal of change. Some things will likely return to what we are used to, but many...

Normalcy is on its Way

by J.R. Smith As I write this, close to 50% of the United States population has been vaccinated against COVID-19 and sthings are slowly starting to look a little more normal. In many states, those who have been vaccinated are free to be in public places without face...

Music, HMA, and You: More Important then Ever

by J.R. Smith As I write this, we are nearly a full year into shelter-in-place orders, shut downs, and restrictions on our normal lives due to the COVID-19 pandemic. With vaccines beginning to roll out, there is hopefully some light in sight, but we are still possibly...