Clearing Things Up

Helping ringers with Irlen Syndrome by Margaret L. Harris Margaret Harris has been ringing handbells and teaching for 35 years. She earned her BA from Concordia College (now University) in St. Paul, MN. She has taught everything from kindergarten to twelfth grade,...

A Joyful Day

“A Joyful Day” is the final product of Kathleen Wissinger’s 6th grade composition project at Redeemer Classical School See article A Composition with “Class” A Joyful Day “Edadafad” by RCS 6th Grade (Ellie, Declan, Anna,...

A Composition with “Class”

Writing a simple arrangement as an elementary class project by Kathleen Wissinger Kath Wissinger has been ringing since the early ’70s and composing just as long: first for a folk duo in high school, then with the college duo “Nightengael.” She has written and led...

I Love Thursdays

One high school handbell choir has students loving Thursdays by Shannon Hardiek Shannon Hardiek is the handbell choir director for the Homestead High School Handbell Choir in Fort Wayne, Indiana. By day, she is a partner at Phillips Financial where she provides...

Bells Save the Day

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