Western Mass Ringing Skills Workshop
Contacts
Audrey Pierce
Western Massachusetts Chair
Handbell Musicians of America, Area 1
westernma.area1@handbellmusicians.org
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 once again be offering the “Traveling Clinic”. Each of these would be offered for $50 per evening/group for HMA members and $100 for non-HMA members (if you sign up for a Handbell Musicians of America membership after the clinic, you will get a 50% discount off the clinic fee.)
Ringer Skills
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 help 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 (Tuesday evenings will need more advanced notice), 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. Don’t delay, sign up now!
Class Offerings
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Class Offering – (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 |
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 year we are pleased to have Andy Wallace be your coach! So don’t delay, sign up to be able to ask the experts one-on-one.
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Director Coaching – (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 |