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...

2020: A Year of Accomplishments

by J.R. Smith While 2020 has been a year of challenges, tragedy, and devastating loss in so many ways due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it has also been a year of accomplishments not only within the organization itself, but among the handbell community at large. J.R....

It’s a Virtual World, After All

by J.R. Smith Who in January would have thought that in a very short time they would be spending so much time working, playing, visiting, learning, and shopping online. Granted, we’ve been doing a good deal of that online for some time now, but online activities seem...

Changes All Around

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