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Lorenz Corporation

Beginning ringers will enjoy this procession-like piece appropriate for worship, concert, or festival. An alternative title also makes it practical for use in school settings. Thumb damps and shakes are included, and the lack of bell changes and subdivision of beat increase the accessibility. A compatible arrangement for 3-5 octaves is also available.

Come into God's Courts with Praise / Rondo in C

2-3 Octave Handbells

Editors Choice Year

Grassy Meadow Music

This bold original tune is sure to engage your ringers and audiences! With no bell changes or notes shorter than quarter notes, it's a perfect choice for either the beginning ensemble or the more advanced ensemble short on rehearsal time. Creative harmonies and shaken chords abound, adding to the celebratory atmosphere! The shakes can be omitted, and the entire piece played on hand chimes, if desired. Purchase of this PDF grants permission to broadcast or live stream performances.

Festival Fanfare

2-3 Octave Handbells Reproducible

THIS ITEM IS NOT REPRODUCIBLE. Please purchase as many copies as needed for your ensemble. Let your bells ring out in praise in thanksgiving in this approachable arrangement of the hymntune KREMSER. Featuring simplified rhythms and full chords, it's an ideal piece for any beginning group of ringers, whether they're playing handbells or handchimes. It's a fantastic addition to any concert or church service! Purchase grants permission to broadcast or live stream performances.

We Gather Together

Hal Leonard Corporation

Whether you're an experienced musician or a nonreader, this step-by-step guide teaches the basic skills and techniques needed for ringing in a handbell or handchime choir. Instructions include ringing and damping, basic music reading, practice and performance pieces, staccato techniques, dynamics, stretches and warm-ups, and more! A helpful director's guide is included, offering insights and rehearsal suggestions for several pieces in the book. Instructional material is demonstrated clearly with photos and illustrations throughout.

Hal Leonard Handbell Method

3 Octave Book

Shawnee Press

A step-by-step approach to the art of handbell or handchime ringing for the non-reader or experienced musician.  The basics of music and bell ringing are explained, then followed through with practical application in exercises and short, varied pieces designed for quick success, and confidence and skill building.

Ringing Basics

3 Octave Handbells

Hope Publishing Company

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

"Lyrical" and "flowing" are two words that aptly describe this original work which vividly depicts water flowing in a stream. A Level 1 piece, yet very musical, beginning groups will have the opportunity to work on legato ringing and to increase their understanding of LV patterns. For handbells or handchimes, this selection will enhance any worship service or concert.

Where Waters Flow

Beckenhorst Press

"Interesting yet simple" is the best way to describe this excellent collection by Jason Krug. The arrangements included are: O Come, All Ye Faithful; Sing We Now of Christmas and Still, Still, Still. Appropriate for handbells or handchimes.

A Simple Christmas

2-3 Octave Collection

This bold, modal original tune is ideal for the beginning ensemble.  The full chords found throughout will
  instill even novice ringers with confidence. 
  The piece is playable by either handbells or handchimes, which can
  omit the many shakes in their performance.

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Reproducible

MorningStar Music Publishers

Ringing Throughout the Year, Vol 2

3 Octave Collection

This up-beat work will introduce beginning ringers to techniques including martellato, echo, martellato lift, and LV. In keeping with the level-one rating, there are no bell changes in this piece. Both editions of this work are compatible, making it an excellent choice for festivals.

A Jubilant Peal

Choristers Guild

This simple yet musically powerful arrangement of PERSONENT HODIE for handbells or handchimes employs recurring rhythmic patters and full chords. The option of doubling the bass bells and chimes on the refrain provides rich added color. Useful and well crafted.

On This Day Earth Shall Ring

Beginning with all ringers on mallets, this is an ideal piece to teach mallet technique. The developing ringer will enjoy the variety of other techniques, including mallet rolls, used to enliven this buoyant and enticing Christmas treasure. At Level 1+, ringers will be capable of mastering this delightful setting quickly.

Good King Wenceslas

3-5 Octave Handbells

The AGEHR, Inc.

A sequel to the best-selling Tunes That Teach, this collection features seventeen handbell selections with separate two-octave and three-octave arrangements. Tanzanian, Israeli, Afro-American, Brazilian, Swahili, Argentine, Hasidic, Cuban, Chinese, Bohemian and Latin American tunes are all represented in this reproducible collection which moves pedagogically from Level 1 to Level 2.

Multicultural Tunes That Teach

2-3 Octave Collection Reproducible

If you've ever wanted to take your ensembles into repertoire that goes beyond simple meters, this collection will remove the fear and allow your ringers to feel more at ease when encountering music that incorporates compound or complex meters. Following in the success of their previous volumes in the Pathways series, Sandra Eithun and Michael Joy continue with Volume 3, offering music that teaches specific musical elements (in this volume, meter), encourages success, and fosters growth in musicianship. These songs are short and offer repetitive patterns to ingrain the "feel" of the meter being highlighted. The pieces have been carefully written and/or arranged from folk, classical and sacred repertoire in order to approach the teaching of meter sequentially. Reproducible.

Pathways to Musical Ringing, Vol. 3 - Meters

2-3 Octave Collection Vol 3, Reproducible

Jubilate Music Group

Here is a wonderful collection of five individual carol settings including O Come, All Ye Faithful, Away in A Manger, On This Day Earth Shall Ring, Silent Night, Holy Night, and God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen. Each setting offers opportunities for teaching beginning ringers to achieve excellence in ringing with precision and musicianship. The carols may be played with handbells or handchimes.

Five Carols for Beginning Ringers

This valuable teaching tool is built on the premise that every ringer should learn each new skill that is presented in the rehearsal setting. �In each lesson, a new rhythmic pattern or time signature is practiced, first in unpitched notation, then in unison exercises, and finally in a short musical example in which all ringers play the newly learned element. �In addition, you'll find arrangements of folk songs, hymns, spirituals and classical literature that can be used outside the rehearsal environment for live presentations.

Basic Training 2: Rhythm Training for Ringers

2-5 Octave Collection

Flagstaff Handbells

The Teacher's Manual is broken into five sections that guide music leaders through the steps of using handbells or handchimes to teach basic musical concepts. They are 1) Preparing to use bells/chimes 2) Teaching the basics of music with bells/chimes 3) Starting to ring exercises 4) Establishing ringing positions and 5) Helpful handbell hints. Four arrangements (Aura Lee; Home on the Range; Land of the Silver Birch; and Canoe Song) are included as well as a suggested additional repertoire listing. The Director Package includes the Teacher Manual plus six copies each of the four titles.

School Bells

Handbells Full Score

Your Song Press

This series is designed to help young people read melodies and hear their particular pitches within the context of that melody. This is NOT like any other series for young people. The bells play the single-note melody line, while a piano and C instrument complement the melody. Handchimes, Belleplates, and the 8 - 20 note colored bell sets will also work well.  This collection is a great way to showcase a beginner choir in a concert.

Beginning Handbells For Children - Story Songs

2 Octave Collection w/piano, C instrument, opt. chimes

These pieces have been carefully written or selected from folk, classical and sacred repertoire in order to approach the teaching of rhythms sequentially. In addition to being excellent teaching pieces, they are intended to be flexible for use in a variety of school, festival and sacred settings. As an additional benefit for developing ensembles, there are no page turns for any of the selections. Contents include: A Brahms Waltz; Homage to Pachelbel; Londonderry Air; and more.

Pathways to Musical Ringing, Vol. 2 - Rhythms

2-3 Octave Collection Vol. 2, Reproducible

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