{"id":110,"date":"2017-06-23T13:34:58","date_gmt":"2017-06-23T13:34:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chimeworks.com\/blog\/?p=110"},"modified":"2017-06-23T13:34:58","modified_gmt":"2017-06-23T13:34:58","slug":"summer-ringing-options-fewer-ringers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chimeworks.com\/blog\/summer-ringing-options-fewer-ringers\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer: Ringing Options with Fewer Ringers"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"It\u2019s finally summer and the program year has come to a rest; however some may be busy preparing special music for Sunday services, teaching a summer music class or maybe you ring and just can\u2019t get enough! Don\u2019t disregard ringing over the summer just because rehearsals have ended and your musicians have scattered in different directions. \u00a0There are resources available for fewer ringers and some of them won\u2019t even require a lot of rehearsal!\u00a0 Consider the readily available options below on the ChimeWorks<\/a> website under Handchime Ensembles<\/a>, each title is available for immediate purchase with digital download.<\/p>\n

For lower intermediate ringers, consider twelve bell music.\u00a0 The resources that we are recommending require you to own a three octave set of handchimes or handbells and the 12 note range is from F5<\/sub> to C7<\/sub>.\u00a0 The arrangements themselves have no chime or bell changes and can be rung without tables.\u00a0 These collections lend themselves to little rehearsal and can be put together quickly for a summer occasion.<\/p>\n

All Praise to Thee, Vol 1<\/a><\/p>\n

All Praise to Thee, Vol 2<\/a><\/p>\n

Classical Favorites for Twelve Bells<\/a><\/p>\n

Spirituals for Twelve Bells<\/a><\/p>\n

Hymns for Twelve Bells<\/a><\/p>\n

Five Hymns for Twelve Bells<\/a><\/p>\n

With most ringing ensembles, there are varied skills within a group.\u00a0 Summertime is a great time to challenge the more advanced ringers that you have by offering them pieces arranged for 5, 6, or 7 ringers.\u00a0 In the arrangements below, a minimum of two octaves (G4<\/sub> \u2013 G6<\/sub>) of instruments are needed and arranged for a minimum of five ringers.\u00a0 \u00a0Depending on the skills of your ringers, these arrangements can be put together quickly or they are a summer project with results being shared on Rally Sunday.<\/p>\n

Foundation<\/a><\/p>\n

Land of Rest<\/a><\/p>\n

Holy Manna<\/a><\/p>\n

When Morning Gilds the Skies<\/a><\/p>\n

One more option would be solo ringing.\u00a0 Maybe you love to ring and can\u2019t get others together to ring in an ensemble.\u00a0 Consider covering the melody yourself and ask your favorite accompanist to join you.\u00a0 Cathy Moklebust has adapted several of her most popular works for use by the handbell soloist.\u00a0 These solos are easily adapted to handchimes. \u00a0Her husband David has created keyboard accompaniments, which are also available electronically for use in either practice or performance. \u00a0The seven solos in this first collection are very accessible, and encompass various seasons of the church year. \u00a0A pull-out soloist’s book is included.<\/p>\n

Easy Favorites for the Handbell Soloist<\/a> is a collection of solos that will take your ringing to the next level and keep you busy during these longer days of summer.\u00a0 You\u2019ll feel great in the fall when you reflect on all you\u2019ve accomplished and being lazy was not how you spent your days!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s finally summer and the program year has come to a rest; however some may be busy preparing special music for Sunday services, teaching a summer music class or maybe you ring and just can\u2019t get enough! Don\u2019t disregard ringing over the summer just because rehearsals have ended and your musicians have scattered in different … Continue reading Summer: Ringing Options with Fewer Ringers<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3,31],"tags":[32],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chimeworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chimeworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chimeworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chimeworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chimeworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=110"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.chimeworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":115,"href":"https:\/\/www.chimeworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110\/revisions\/115"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chimeworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=110"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chimeworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=110"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chimeworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=110"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}