Bell-Tones Ring - Handbell Choir (8 copies)

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It can also be useful for playing four bells as an alternative to weaving, particularly during fast-moving passages of music. In particular, there is less pressure on the joints of the index and middle fingers, because only the narrower part of the bell handle is between those fingers.

Some people prefer this style because the arm movements are more economical, and feel more natural and comfortable for them. Please note that we usually wear gloves when we play four-in-hand, mainly to protect our hands.

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This is a matter of personal choice, and many handbell musicians choose not to wear gloves. Decide on your bell order. However, some people prefer to play in thirds — for example, G and B in the left hand and A and C in the right. Having said that, if you ever need to play a trill with two bells, holding them in the same hand can make it fun and stress-free! Consider the weight of the bells too; some people prefer to have the heavier bell of each pair in the primary position between thumb and index finger. Place your secondary bells in consecutive order, these would be G and B if you have bells G — C, and D and F if you have bells D — G on the table — with the handles sideways, so that you can see the table through the handles.

The bells should be turned inwards so that the sides of the handles that would usually face you when ringing should be facing each other — so, if your bell handles have pictures on, the pictures on the two bells should face each other. Pick up the bells! Costs associated with handbell music typically result from shipping many scores are only published in hard-copy and dissemination; as most scores do not permit duplication and must be purchased individually for each ringer.

The coordination of the ringers requires a different approach than other ensembles. All the ringers read from a score. This score is similar to a piano score, but with an additional convention: This formatting is not always the convention for solo and small-ensemble music.

Handbell music is written one octave lower than the sound the bells make, so a middle C bell is playing the note C 5. Due to handbells' relative rarity outside of the confines of church services—although less so now than in the s and early s—the majority of pieces last approximately four minutes. A few composers and arrangers write longer and more intricate works; generally these pieces use handbells in combination with other instruments. To ring a handbell, the ringer moves it in such a way that the clapper strikes the inside surface of the bell, usually holding it against his or her shoulder, bell upwards, and then swinging the bell through an elliptical shape to cause the clapper to strike the casting.

The tone of the bell will continue to resonate, decaying naturally until it stops completely or the ringer stops it by damping the bell with a hand or on the body or a padded surface. Handbell techniques have changed very much over the years. Donald Allured, founding director of Westminster Concert Bell Choir , is credited with fully realizing an American off-the-table style of ringing that includes many non-ringing sound effects including stopped techniques such as plucking the clapper with the bell on the table. He is also credited for promoting precise damping or stopping of the sound by touching the bell to a soft surface, in the service of more musical results.

Normal ringing technique only allows a ringer to ring two bells at a time, one in each hand.

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Depending on the number of bells needed for a particular piece and the number of ringers, it may be necessary for each ringer to ring more than two bells at a time or in short succession four-in-hand There are also many techniques that change the sound of the bell as it is rung. In the four-in-hand technique, the ringer hold two bells in one hand with the clappers at right angles to each other.

This allows the ringer to either move the hand normally "ring" — primary bell or ring knuckles-first "knock" — secondary bell to ring two bells independently with the same hand for a total of four bells when ringing with both hands.

In large ensembles, four-in-hand is typically used to ring multiple positions or pick up accidentals. Shelley ringing is similar, except that the clappers are each orientated in the same direction, so that the two bells normally ring simultaneously with one movement. Shelley is typically used to ring notes in octaves, but can also be used to ring two notes separately by striking the primary bell sideways and the secondary bell forward in an action like tapping the fingers. As to the relative merits of the two techniques, some believe that Shelley ringing is rendered obsolete when four-in-hand is perfected, while others believe that the motion of the clappers in the same plane makes certain techniques more feasible, particularly shaking, martellato and vibrato.

There are several ways to play six bells at a time i. One way is to pick two bells up as if one were Shelley ringing, then pick the third up between one's little and ring fingers a 'triple Shelley'. All three bells ring together when ringing in a knocking motion.

A second way is to pick up the third bell sideways so the clapper swings outward. Ringers with good control can then ring the first bell without ringing the third, allowing him or her to play three notes in one hand. Weaving is the technique of playing a succession of bells by changing which bell is in each hand as required. This is used by bass and solo or small-ensemble ringers.

The large size and weight of bass bells makes four-in-hand ringing impractical and impossible, and often a solo or small-ensemble ringer will need to move up and down a range of bells, possibly sharing them with others.

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This technique means more than two bells can be rung in short succession, using the table to damp and free the hand to pick up the next bell. If the ringing sequence requires bells to be rung in tonal order, this technique often results in a weaving pattern as the ringer must often reach across his or her body for the next bell. By combining the ability to hold two bells in each hand with the ability to quickly drop and pick up the secondary bell of a four-in-hand, a ringer has quick access to several bells.

There are other ways to play music besides traditional ringing. Other techniques include plucking, shaking or trilling , table damping or martellato , and malleting bells on the table or suspended. Echo technique adds a brief pulse of increased volume to a sustained note.

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This is accomplished by gently touching the rim of a vibrating bell to the table. Gyro is a technique that involves holding the bell in a vertical position, then rotating it clockwise or counterclockwise slowly to create a small vibrating sound; this can also be done horizontally to push the sound outwards. Malleting involves using one of several types of rubber, plastic, or yarn-wrapped mallet to strike the casting of the bell. This can create a staccato tone when the casting is pressed into padding, a normal tone when the bell is suspended, or even a drum-roll effect when multiple mallets are used or multiple hits on the bell are played.

Suspended malleting can be employed to create a bell tree which allows many bells to be played by one ringer.