Musicians all over the world share one thing for certain right now: that nothing is certain during this time of the COVID-19 pandemic. One day we were happily playing and singing together, hugging, breathing the same air, and offering our music to congregations and...
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...
How National Seminar went virtual amid COVID-19 pandemic by J.R. Smith Click the photo above to see the virtual Zoom group photo of National Seminar Online participants. By all accounts, 2020 started off normally, including for Handbell Musicians of America and the...
by Derek Nance After shifting both the Tintabulations Spring Ring and the Area 12 Conference to a virtual platform, I have had a lot of people ask for assistance in taking their events virtual. If you are considering this, here are some tips and tools to help you in...
Keeping music IN and COVID OUT of the classroom by Kathleen Wissinger Kath Wissinger is starting her 17th year teaching handbells to 5th-8th graders at Redeemer Classical School in Harrisonburg, Virginia. She taught nine weeks of online classes last spring using...
