Rehearsal Stretches

A resource to accompany Rob’s article on Safe Ringing in the Classroom Click on image to download PDF by Rob Meyer-Kukan NOTE: Permission granted to make copies of Tips & Tools materials for choir or classroom use. Must be a current member of Handbell...

C Scale Exercise

Here’s an exercise to build your ringers’ rhythmic skills.  It’s deceptively tricky because each note moves over one subdivision each time the pattern moves higher. Click on image to download full music. John Behnke NOTE: Permission to make copies of Tips & Tools...

Treble Ostinato Pattern

A repeating figure used as an obligato in the upper range. The most effective range is C5-C8 Click on image to download full music. From The Creative Use of Handbells in Worship by Hal Hopson NOTE: Permission granted by Hope Publishing Company to make copies of Tips...

Genius Handbell Hacks

Our subject for this month is Share Your Favorite Genius Handbell Hack. Have you come up with a clever way of making life easier for you and your group? Storage ideas for accessories like pencils and gloves; great folder ideas; storing and moving equipment; setup...

Holy Week

Handbell opportunities between Palm Sunday and Easter The eight days of Palm Sunday through Easter are full of drama and musical opportunity. The week begins and ends with festivity and passes through meditation. Because bells are a percussion instrument, people who...