I hope you are enjoying the new online version of Overtones as well as the rest of the members-only resources on our website. By the time you read this, you will have (or will receive soon) your e-mail with links to online-exclusive Overtones content. It contains at...
One of the biggest obstacles in performing music, I think, is the music itself. And I don’t mean what the composer created—the melodies, harmonies, and rhythms. I’m talking about that piece of paper with all the black spots on it, which not only serves to communicate...
Music and entertainment have been an important part of my life for as long as I can remember. From the time when I was still in school and I played Christopher Columbus and received “fan mail” from an elementary school girl, I knew the special feeling of speaking to...
In our various columns over the last year, as well as in E-Notes, on Facebook, and at events, we’ve been telling you that now is a great time to be a member of the Guild. With new member resources in recent years, such as Handbell Musician Certification, MemberNotes,...
Ever since sustaining an injury five years ago, I have had a particular kind of neck pain flare up anytime I would drive a long distance, sit in a side section of a theater where I would have to look to one side for a period of time, or ring handbells. I attributed it...
