Western Mass Ringing Skills Workshop
Contacts
Audrey Pierce
Western Massachusetts Chair
Handbell Musicians of America, Area 1
[email protected]
413-564-4803
Registration
Please fill out this form to sign up and create your specialized workshop today.
If it’s not on the menu, please ask… we can make it happen.
Event Details
This fall, Western Mass will be trying something new… a “Traveling Clinic”. We use your bells, your schedule, answer your questions, at a time that works for you. Do your ringers need a little one-on-one help but can’t make it to a skills workshop? Maybe you want to kick off the season with a boost for the restart? Take a look at typical offerings below and select what might fit your group. Maybe you don’t know what you need… we can do an assessment for you. Any day (except Tuesday evenings), anytime, anywhere west of Worcester.
Whether you need to brush up on basic techniques, marking music or weaving, create any combination for your session. You will work with our clinicians and make your own personalized workshop (up to 90 minutes) and we will bring it to you. This is a limited time offer during September, October and November and FREE for the first 3 groups that sign up. Don’t delay, sign up now!
Class Offerings
Class Offering – Free trial* (Create any combination up to a 90-minute session) |
Estimated Time to teach |
Handbell Group Assessment |
30 minutes |
Handbell Techniques |
40 minutes |
Handbell Techniques – Refresher |
20 minutes |
Stopped Sounds |
40 minutes |
Stopped Sounds – Refresher |
20 minutes |
Weaving Fundamentals |
40 minutes |
Intro to Treble Techniques |
40 minutes |
All about the Bass – Ringing Safely |
20 minutes |
All about the Bass – Strategies |
40 minutes |
Marking your Music |
20 minutes |
Music Basics |
20 minutes |
Score Study |
20 minutes |
*Free to first 3 groups that sign up
Director Coaching
Area 1 Handbell Musicians of America has also been given funding specifically for Director Coaching! Director coaching one-on-one with one of our qualified top clinicians is priceless. This would be offered free for HMA members and $100 (for a 90-minute session) for non-HMA members (if you sign up for a Handbell Musicians of America membership after the clinic, you will get a 50% discount on the clinic fee.)
Director Coaching – Free for HMA Members** (Create any combination up to a 90-minute session) |
Estimated Time to teach |
Rehearsal Techniques |
30 minutes |
Assigning Positions |
30 minutes |
Handbell Artistry – Teaching Beginners |
30 minutes |
Rhythm Exploration – Teaching Beginners |
30 minutes |
You tell us what you need – Let’s explore together |
30 minutes |
**Free to first 3 directors that sign up