Three Octaves-The Hal Leonard Handbell Method is designed for anyone just learning to ring Handbells. Whether you're an experienced musician or you don't read music at all yet this step-by-step guide will teach you the basic skills and techniques you need for ringing in a Handbell or Handchime choir.Instructions include:Ringing & DampingBasic Music ReadingPractice & Performance PiecesStaccato TechniquesDynamicsStretches & Warm-Ups and more! A helpful Director's Guide is also included offering insights and rehearsal suggestions for several pieces in the book.Instructional material is demonstrated clearly with photos and illustrations throughout.

This 60-page collection includes nine of our best-selling arrangements of recent years all for 3-5 octaves Level 2+. These solid traditional settings come from an array of composers and arrangers represent a wide range of styles and are useful throughout the church year. Single copies of these titles exceed the cost of one book which you can then reproduce for all your ringers! This 60-page collection includes nine of our best-selling arrangements of recent years all for 3-5 octaves Level 2+. These solid traditional settings come from an array of composers and arrangers represent a wide range of styles and are useful throughout the church year. Single copies of these titles exceed the cost of one book which you can then reproduce for all your ringers!

This title is a collection of two-octave handbell arrangements. All of the titles are on treble clef. These titles are for a mixture of Lent Palm Sunday and Easter; and they are mostly fairly short not more than a few lines.They would be excellent for spicing up hymns in congregational singing. Titles in the collection include: Ah Dearest Jesus ? Beneath the Cross of Jesus ? O Sacred Head Now Wounded.? All Glory Laud and Honor ?Hosanna Loud Hosanna ? Were You There ? Alleluia the Strife Is O'er ? and Jesus Christ Is Risen Today and more.

Commissioned for the 2020 Handbell Musicians of America Area 5 Spring Festival_x000D_ in Louisville, Kentucky, this piece starts open and stately before launching with_x000D_ rhythmic energy into a Bluegrass-infused toe-tapper. It brilliantly pairs the_x000D_ Freeman Lewis hymn tune BOURBON (?I Take My Refuge in the Lord?) with a_x000D_ Daniel Teasley hymn of similar assurance. Marts, mallets, plucks, ring-touches_x000D_ and more are sure to excite your concert audiences and congregations alike; and_x000D_ the optional band (fiddle, tambourine, bass, and guitar/mandolin/banjo) may be_x000D_ added in any combination for extra charm!

This collection includes seven top-selling settings of popular contemporary hymns and songs all for 3-5 octaves Levels 2+ to 3+. The arrangements come from a variety of composers and arrangers and offer a range of styles to enliven your worship. Seven great pieces for less than the cost of three makes this a real bargain! This collection includes seven top-selling settings of popular contemporary hymns and songs all for 3-5 octaves Levels 2+ to 3+. The arrangements come from a variety of composers and arrangers and offer a range of styles to enliven your worship. Seven great pieces for less than the cost of three makes this a real bargain!

Sure to create a wonderful thought-provoking moment during Lent this setting provides a reflective backdrop for contemplating Christ's suffering and death on the cross. While rhythmically simple the haunting text is fully expressed through dynamics the inclusion of handchimes and incidental changes in tempo. Beginning and developing ensembles will have no trouble polishing this Level 1+ piece in limited rehearsal time. Sure to create a wonderful thought-provoking moment during Lent this setting provides a reflective backdrop for contemplating Christ's suffering and death on the cross. While rhythmically simple the haunting text is fully expressed through dynamics the inclusion of handchimes and incidental changes in tempo. Beginning and developing ensembles will have no trouble polishing this Level 1+ piece in limited rehearsal time.