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Choristers Guild

This delightful compilation of mostly originals by Sandra Eithun, Linda Lamb, Kevin McChesney, and Anna Laura Page will be a terrific resource for handchime and handbell ringers in schools, community groups, and churches. The pieces range in difficulty, with the easiest titles incorporating only half and whole notes. A wonderful find for developing ringers and for their teachers and directors! Contents: Evening Light; Prelude to Sunrise; Processional Celebration; Processional Jubilee; Soliloquy; Song of Triumph (Fanfare) and Tranquil Chimings.

Chime Time

2-3 Octave Collection

Pachelbel's Canon is one of the most recognizable and enduring pieces of classical music and has become a staple at weddings, concerts, and in popular culture. This simplified setting will be a great resource for beginning handbell ensembles as well as for more developed groups when rehearsal time is limited. Reprinted from the collection Starting Point, Vol. 2.

The Timeless Canon

2-3 Octave Handbells

Jeffers Handbell Supply, Inc

Handbells rung in chordal texture with lots of spicy techniques thrown in are only part of the overall sound ensemble of this tune originally written by T. Susato. Keyboard, percussion, and brass contribute as well in the joyful mood. Brass ensemble is two trumpets, French horn, trombone, tuba, and timpani. Measures total 72.

Danza

Ensemble

Hope Publishing Company

The 23 pieces in this collection take the beginning ringer on a journey starting with simplistic, straightforward ringing and gradually introducing the basic techniques used in ringing handbells. Written in the treble clef (D5–C7), each exercise introduces one new objective for the developing ringer to learn and master, and each piece can be rung with seven ringers. Contents include general sacred, spirituals, Christmas and Easter hymn titles.

Ring with Less for Beginners

Handbells Ensemble Collection

Copyright Year

Through folk, classical, sacred, and original titles, this new and exciting reproducible collection offers simple music for beginning ringers that will foster success and provide the building blocks to future ringing experiences. Useful for school or church, contents include At Dawn; Excerpt from Alleluia; Finlandia (Be Still, My Soul); Gavotte; The Journey Begins; The Lone, Wild Bird; Sharing the Joy!; Shenandoah and Wildwood Flower.

Let's Begin!

This fully reproducible collection features a variety of arrangements for use throughout the church year. Curated from the popular Ring Together series, these are versatile, easy-to-learn settings that are ideal for both beginning choirs and more experienced groups with limited rehearsal time. Titles include Jesus Christ Is Risen Today; We Three Kings; Like a River Glorious; Goin' Home; O God, Our Help in Ages Past; America the Beautiful; O Waly Waly; For the Beauty of the Earth; Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee.

Best of Ring Together

This collection contains 30 pieces arranged separately for two-octave and three-octave bell or chime choirs. There are familiar and not-so-familiar pieces which include secular, sacred, patriotic, Christmas, and classics. The entire collection is reproducible, making it a bargain for your choirs! Contents include: America the Beautiful; Angels We Have Heard on High; An Austrian Went Yodeling; Dona Nobis Pacem; Minuet (Bach) and many more.

Learn to Ring, Vol. 2

MorningStar Music Publishers

The purpose of this collection is to provide materials for initial handbell/handchime experiences by ringing chordal accompaniments for familiar songs. The collection provides materials to help identify and read space and line notes, ring chord warm ups in major and minor tonalities, and ring chord accompaniments for well-known melodies. Melodies include: DONA NOBIS PACEM; Jesus Loves Me; Jesus Walked This Lonesome Valley; Many and Great; Wade in the Water; We Are Climbing Jacob's Ladder.

Sing 'n' Ring: Reproducible Materials for the Beginning Handbell/Handchime Choir

2-3 Octave Collection Reproducble with unison choir

Created with the beginning choir in mind, these are readily accessible arrangements of eight Christmas favorites. Full, dynamic chords characterize the settings of these familiar carols. A blend of sacred and secular titles provides ideal repertoire considerations for less experienced ensembles needing to prepare yuletide selections with limited preparation time. Titles: Angels from the Realms of Glory; Deck the Halls; Good Christian Friends, Rejoice; Infant Holy, Infant Lowly; Jingle Bells; O Christmas Tree; The First Noel and We Wish You a Merry Christmas.

Keep It Simple No. 5

2 Octave Collection

Grassy Meadow Music

This fun original tune is perfect for the beginning ensemble. Numerous techniques are featured alongside full chords and a memorable melody, making this piece a joy to ring and to hear!

Song of Hope

As with joy, handbells can take on many colors. This arrangement brings out those different colors through the variety of techniques used to express all the sounds of the instrument. Easily learned, ringers and listeners are sure to enjoy the many "colors of joy" heard throughout the piece.

Colors of Joy

This reproducible collection of familiar classics includes works mostly from the Baroque through Romatic periods but some contemporary tunes as well. You’ll find compositions by Mozart, Beethoven, Bach, Haydn, Verdi, Brahms, Schubert, Chopin, Bizet, and more. As you work your way through the 37 titles, the arrangements get progressively more advanced, moving from Level 1 to 2. Tips for teaching rhythms are included throughout. This resource is reproducible, making it a great value.

Classic Rings II

3 Octave Collection

Written in the style of a toccata, this arrangement features long, sustained melodic notes over a busy accompaniment. After a brief chordal section the piece concludes with a joyous pealing of the bells. While it can be played by beginning groups, more advanced ringers can be challenged by using a faster tempo. If desired, another instrument could also double the melody. The editions are compatible, making this a great choice for festivals and other massed ringing events.

O Morning Star, How Fair and Bright

Jubilate Music Group

This simple but profound arrangement combines the Karen Lafferty hymn text with Pachelbel's Canon. An easy setting for beginners, it is also useful as a quick learn for more experienced groups. Optional ringing techniques and optional use of handchimes allow you to tailor this arrangement to fit your ringers' skills.

Seek Ye First

2 Octave Handbells

The Starting Point collection offers simple music to beginners to foster their success. The nine arrangements strategically employ repetition, limited techniques, and zero page turns to provide a foundation for future ringing experiences.  Difficulty ranges from level 1- through 1+, and styles include folk, classical, sacred, and original repertoire. Ideal for use in school, sacred, or festival settings! Titles: Reverie; Quietude; Trumpet Voluntary (Clark); Down to the River to Pray; Scarborough Fair; We Shall Overcome; Waltz in C and Nocturne and Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini.

Starting Point, Vol 1

Lorenz Corporation

This trio of selections will highlight any Level 1 ensemble. Written for 2-3 octave handbells or handchimes, it includes three treasured hymns: All Creatures of Our God and King; Beautiful Savior/Fairest Lord Jesus and Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee. Encourage your congregation to praise and adore God with this awe-inspiring piece!

Three Hyms of Adoration

This collection offers music that teaches a specific musical element (in this volume, Articulations) to encourage success and foster growth in musicianship. These pieces have been carefully written or selected from folk, classical and sacred repertoire in order to spotlight particular techniques and articulations that are unique to handbells. All pieces in the collection are appropriate for church, school or festival settings. As an additional benefit for beginning ensembles, all of the selections have no page turns, with the exception of Berceuse. The ten pieces in this collection range in difficulty from level 1 through 2.

Pathways to Musical Ringing, Vol. 1 - Articulations

2-3 Octave Collection Vol. 1

Ring True

What fun! Three Blind Mice; The Itsy Bitsy Spider and This Old Man are cleverly arranged for eight, nine, or ten bells for a light moment in a concert or to lead a singalong. Multiple options are provided for different keys, ranges of bells, and ringers. No tables needed!

8-10 Bells For Kids' Songs #1

Handbells Ensemble

The AGEHR, Inc.

This revolutionary approach to teaching music literacy with handbells or handchimes takes the ringer from rote and chord playing to reading part scores and the full grand staff! Written as a sequential music education method, Read 'n' Ring contains arrangements with separate two- and three-octave settings alongside classroom-tested exercises to develop note-reading skills and reinforce basic musical concepts. Teaching titles include: Debbie's Song; A Spring Carol; "New World" Symphony, Movement 2 (Dvorak); "Surprise" Symphony No. 94, Movement 2 (Haydn); Simple Gifts; Eine kleine Nachtmusik; Movement 2 (Mozart), and Symphony No. 7, Movement 2 (Beethoven).

Read 'n' Ring

Themes & Variations

A follow-up to Exploring Handbells Book 1, this book proceeds to the next level of techniques that ringers will encounter in handbell music: echo, ring touch, hand damp, table land damp, martellato lift, mallet roll, suspended mallet, gyro, weaving, and singing bell. The music incorporates techniques from Book 1 as well as these new ones and features all original compositions other than the Huron Carol, which is an arrangement. The music may be played on either handbells or handchimes, though not all techniques are applicable to handchimes.

Exploring Handbells, Book 2

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