Your Church Choirs

To Festival or Not to Festival by Martin Morley Martin Morley has enjoyed a multifaceted career as a pianist, church musician, music therapist, teacher, handbell clinician, and massed ringing conductor. As a pianist, he has performed in twenty-six states and Canada...

Syncopation Safari

Helping Your Ringers Tackle Syncopated Rhythms by Kathleen Wissinger Known for her clear directing, methodical teaching style, positive interactions with ringers, and engaging compositions, Kath teaches and directs at conferences, festivals, National Seminars, and...

A Big Deal

by Kim Braswell The military life has allowed me to experience cultures in many different corners of this great country. Thanks to a very good friend I realized that no matter where you are or what you are doing, you can always grow where you are planted. This means...

Transitions and Farewells

by Jennifer Cauhorn Over the past several months, the national office has gone through some transition impacting staff and the programs we offer. Most of these have been announced to you, our members, through various communication methods: E-Notes, targeted email...

Why Handbells in Education?

by P.L. Grove Last summer I focused my article around the question of why handbells? My answer was centered around church handbell choirs. But I’ve had a concern about the need for music in our schools for quite some time now, and handbells are the perfect medium....