Better Together

Planning a concert collectively Instilling leadership skills in students is an important value at Forest Ridge School of the Sacred Heart in Bellevue, Washington. During my ten years there teaching handbells, I’ve looked for ways to incorporate this value into the...

What is Change?

What comes to mind when you hear the word “change”? Is it the amount and value of the coins in your pocket? Is it the new paint color you are considering for the walls? Perhaps it’s a change from your usual vacation destination this time of year. For myself, and...

Why Handbells?

In April, a member of a Facebook group posted about her church handbells. She said that, while her church used to have three different bell choirs in the 1990s, they now have one group that has recently dwindled to a quartet. As a result, the pastor posed the question...

Re-Introducing the Sub-Membership; Now Offering More Benefits!

Our sub-membership has been an option for several years. This membership option is for the musicians in a choir or ensemble that already has a full membership. For just $10 a year (less than 3¢ a day!), it provides these musicians with their own user ID giving them...

Don’t Overlook Level 2 Music

While interviewing david weck on the eve of his retirement, a discussion about handbell music levels came up. After we talked about that, I got to thinking about similar discussions I’ve had doing interviews with David Davidson and Don Allured, as well as in casual...