Keeping Your Group’s Money Safe It is a beautiful winter day—snow is falling, fireplaces are crackling, the air is crisp and clean, and someone is embezzling your group’s money. You could not possibly blame the treasurer who volunteers all their time to keep...
Stretching tips to keep young ringers healthy How do you balance class size, time management, and curriculum/performance expectations while incorporating practices that help to keep your students’ bodies healthy for a “lifetime of ringing?” Part One: A call to action...
A Different Take on the Handbell Event Model Stop me if you have heard this one… “Let’s get a bunch of ringers together from the area, pick some great music, add a great clinician to learn from through a mass ring experience, and give a concert”. This is a successful...
One of the best and most powerful resources we have available to us is information. Our member database stores information about those who interact with Handbell Musicians of America. This includes membership history, national event attendance, online store purchases,...
On the outskirts of Rochester, New York, Melissa Davis directs a bell choir. Not just any bell choir—her 30 ringers are part of the Arc of Monroe County, which offers services for adults with intellectual and other developmental disabilities. Melissa faces...
