WRITERS, CLINICIANS, AND LEADERS

Arnold Sherman
Your artistry grows and you’re learnin',
With heart and true feeling determined.
You're on a glad quest -
Music at its best -
The best of the best - Arnold Sherman.


FAMOUS HANDBELL PIECES

The Green Blade
For Christmastime I would advise it.
For Eastertime you can reprise it.
My group in the past
Has had a real blast;
Have fun with Now the Green Blade Riseth.


TECHNIQUES

Attend To Technique
For confidence and skill to peak
And best artistry, don't you sneak
Past the basics you need
For music to succeed.
Be sure that you know your technique.


RINGERS, DIRECTORS, AND THE HANDBELL PROGRAM

Bell Hogs
An experienced ringer can bring
Many assets to music we ring,
But we don’t keep score
And see who rings more.
To be a “bell hog’s” not the thing!


RESOURCES

Festivals/Workshops
It's worth the price of admission
To work with a handbell clinician
Who knows how to teach
And new heights to reach
And make you a better musician.


PEOPLE

People
The bells in themselves may be elegant.
You ring amidst laughter and merriment.
The very best part
Of bells is the heart -
The PEOPLE are really the instrument!


SPIRIT

Music Nearest Heaven
If you've rung for one year or seven,
Eight, nine, or more than eleven,
You know as you ring
The music you bring
Is the music that's nearest to heaven.