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Festival Conference 2025!

Worcester State University
June 26-29, 2025

[Area 1’s event was] the best festival I’ve been a part of…it really had a National Seminar feel, but was much more personal and so professionally done! Thanks for making me feel at home and for taking such good care of me while I was there! I’m now an Area 1 fan!!
— Brian Childers, F/C2022 Massed & Tins Clinician

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HMA Area 1 COVID-19 Policy Updated (9/11/2022)

Sep 11, 2022 |

This policy is intended to cover all Area 1 Sponsored events.  It does not affect endorsed events.  Policy as follows:HMA AREA 1 COVID-19 VACCINATION POLICY (Updated 9/11/2022) PARTICIPANTS To ensure that Area 1 sponsored events are as safe as possible from the...

The Power of Self-Confidence

May 30, 2022 |

by Steve Mazeau While we like to describe handbell workshops as "skill building", I feel the real culprit, hiding in the shadows, is a lack of self-confidence. I see this in people who sit in the pews and say how nice the bells sound, and they want to try it, but...