Workshop sessions

Here are some of the workshop sessions we are offering on October 16:

Read and ring
Basic ringing techniques
Bass bell techniques
Multiple bell techniques
Solo ringing
Change ringing
Handbell tricks and techniques
Weird handbell stuff (??!!!!!!)
Movin' and groovin' with handbells
Jazz improvisation with handbells
How to be a "bell hog"
Tours of BMPC's Carillon

There are sessions for ALL abilities, beginners, intermediate and advanced. And, it will include snacks, lunch, 2 mini concerts, workshop store (shopping!), handbell "games", and whatever else we can conger up! Mark your calendars. Registration information, including the cost (we promise to keep it as low as we can) will be coming soon. We hope to see you there!

Workshop Clinicians Announced!

We are thrilled to announce that the featured Handbell Ensemble for our first Handbell Extravaganza at Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church will be
The Main Line Ringers, directed by Martha Alford. Not only will they present a mini concert for y'all, but they will be the featured clinicians for the workshop sessions. You can visit their website www.mainlineringers.com for more information about this exceptional group of ringers. I know first hand of their talent and expertise in the art of handbell ringing. I also know that they are wonderfully crazy people...fun to be around! And their director, Martha, is tops in my book. So you won't want to miss this workshop on Saturday October 16. Stay tuned for some of the workshop sessions we are offering. It's gonna be an awesome day of ringing, seeing old friends and meeting new ones.

It's coming in October

OK...this is going to be an incredible handbell event that you won't want to miss. Mark your ringing calendars for Saturday October 16, 9:00 a.m to 3:30 p.m. It's our first "Handbell Extravaganza", a workshop for ringers of all ages. Watch our blog for details about this exciting workshop!