Lighting Up Your Brain with Music

by Linda Onorevole   When playing handbells, you may not be thinking of the many ways your brain is lighting up, but it is! One of the ways researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine have studied the effects of playing music on the brain is by having musicians...

Being an Enthusiast

by Linda Onorevole Linda OnorevoleExecutive Director You may have noticed that Handbell Musicians of America uses the term “Handbell Enthusiast” in our publications, on our website, and in presentations. Perhaps you have wondered who we are referring to when using...

Reaching Out With Livestreams

by Linda Onorevole For nearly three generations my maternal family lived close to each other in one town in Northern New Jersey – Nutley. And when I say “close” I mean really close – mostly on the same street! Linda OnorevoleExecutive Director...

Music: My Buddy, My Pal, My Rock

by Linda Onorevole Back in 2017, after completing a workshop at the Center for Public Interest Communications at the University of Florida, I wrote an article that was published in Florida Weekly as part of a series written by nonprofit administrators. Linda Onorevole...

We’re Like a Quilt

by Linda Onorevole A quilt is comprised of layers of textiles in assorted colors and patterns. When making a quilt, there may be doubt at first glance that the various squares will be cohesive because of their differences. However, once connected via stitches of...