In an attempt to attract more ringers, a second X-treme Ring! was held on Saturday, October 7, 2017, at St. James United Methodist Church in Little Rock. The attempt worked, as we had 47 ringers registered!! Clinician Mary Ibis worked her magic again, and the program at the end of the day featured 5 pieces by the whole group and two by the advanced ringers. (Those ringers who opted for the advanced track rehearsed all day, choosing to rehears rather than go to the games offered. Dedicated kids!) It was a very successful and productive day, and we thank Mary Ibis of Second Presbyterian Church in Little Rock for agreeing to direct it for the third time. Talk about dedicated!
August 5, 2017, the Arkansas Handbell Musicians of America were pleased to have clinician Joel Raney direct the Summer Seminar at the First United Methodist Church in North Little Rock. Forty+ ringers gathered to take classes and sightread Festival music and generally have fun. We all enjoyed Joel's leadership and musicality, and are looking forward to his being with us again on February 24th for Festival.
Saturday, February 25, 2017, 13 choirs and over 125 ringers gathered at the First United Methodist Church in Benton, AR, for State Festival. After many requests from attendees in past years, Tammy Waldrop returned to be our clinician. The ringers and Tammy worked hard through four hours of rehearsals, and then presented the traditional program at 3 p.m. The ringers loved Tammy, and all said they learned a lot from her. The board wishes to thank her and Dr. Ron Hall of the church for making it a very successful festival.
August 5, 2017, the Arkansas Handbell Musicians of America were pleased to have clinician Joel Raney direct the Summer Seminar at the First United Methodist Church in North Little Rock. Forty+ ringers gathered to take classes and sightread Festival music and generally have fun. We all enjoyed Joel's leadership and musicality, and are looking forward to his being with us again on February 24th for Festival.
Saturday, February 25, 2017, 13 choirs and over 125 ringers gathered at the First United Methodist Church in Benton, AR, for State Festival. After many requests from attendees in past years, Tammy Waldrop returned to be our clinician. The ringers and Tammy worked hard through four hours of rehearsals, and then presented the traditional program at 3 p.m. The ringers loved Tammy, and all said they learned a lot from her. The board wishes to thank her and Dr. Ron Hall of the church for making it a very successful festival.
-January 28, 2017, was the first Xtreme Ring! in Arkansas! This event was for grades 3-8, and challenged the ringers, because they had never seen the music before! Clinician Mary Ibis of Second Presbyterian Church had several pieces of music marked and ready to go, and was able to teach the children how to read and ring it in just a few minutes. Well, the reading part took a few minutes--the ringing part took a little longer, but was accomplished in time for the 2:45 "sharing session." The kids also were introduced to percussion instruments and Orff instruments, and several of the ringers chose to work even harder on an advanced bell piece they played accompanied by the piano. All in all, it was a wonderful day, and we thank Mary Ibis for her very hard work and the Second Presbyterian Church for the use of their lovely facilities.
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