{"id":438,"date":"2018-05-25T14:41:04","date_gmt":"2018-05-25T14:41:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chimeworks.com\/blog\/?p=438"},"modified":"2018-05-25T14:41:04","modified_gmt":"2018-05-25T14:41:04","slug":"taking-top-technique","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.chimeworks.com\/blog\/taking-top-technique\/","title":{"rendered":"Taking it to the Top with Technique"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Ringing technique is everything!\u00a0 As directors, we spend countless hours in rehearsal.\u00a0 We are not only there for teaching music skills, mastering a score and readying for a performance. \u00a0We may also be creating community, fostering social skills, motivating and ministering.\u00a0It\u2019s hard to believe that we do this all in an hour or two each week.<\/p>\n

For many, the largest portion of our time is dedicated to teaching notes and coaching eye-hand coordination.\u00a0 However, the underlying component to having our ringing ensemble work as one unit or instrument and achieving the highest musical results is proper ringing technique.<\/p>\n

Taking the time in the beginning to introduce and reinforce good technique to ringers will lead to quicker musical results in the end.\u00a0 \u201cBeginning\u201d may have different meanings depending on your situation \u2013 new ringers, new program year or each new rehearsal.<\/p>\n

Here are some things to consider and focus upon for your fresh start:<\/p>\n

Ringing<\/strong> \u2013 The flick of the wrist is just the beginning of the tone. How we move the instrument determines the musicality of the tone.\u00a0 Where we hold the instrument while we ring it \u2013 low or high in the plane \u2013 reinforces its identity as melody or harmonic support.<\/p>\n

Damping<\/strong> \u2013 In music, a rest can be more important than the notes played.\u00a0 Be sure that your ringers are damping properly so that the note is cleanly damped exactly when it should be.<\/p>\n

Arm extension<\/strong> \u2013 Before ringing, the arm extension should match the duration of the note so that the instrument may be brought back to the shoulder for damping with the tempo of the music.\u00a0 For example, in a moderate tempo, a whole note is equivalent to extending the whole arm; a half note is equivalent to extending at the elbow, etc.<\/p>\n

Precision ringing<\/strong> \u2013 Be sure your ringersbreathe together before playing a chord so that all instruments strike at once.<\/p>\n

Learn more about ringing techniques on handchimes here<\/a>.\u00a0 Musicality tips may be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

With the foundation of good ringing technique, your musical success will be easily built.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

  Ringing technique is everything!\u00a0 As directors, we spend countless hours in rehearsal.\u00a0 We are not only there for teaching music skills, mastering a score and readying for a performance. \u00a0We may also be creating community, fostering social skills, motivating and ministering.\u00a0It\u2019s hard to believe that we do this all in an hour or two … Continue reading Taking it to the Top with Technique<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3,40],"tags":[36,37,18,34,30],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.chimeworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/438"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.chimeworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.chimeworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.chimeworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.chimeworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=438"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.chimeworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/438\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":442,"href":"http:\/\/www.chimeworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/438\/revisions\/442"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.chimeworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=438"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.chimeworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=438"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.chimeworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=438"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}