Class Schedule

Some class sessions will also be available virtually as well as in-person. Look for the following icons:
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Both in-person and virtual attendees may view recordings of virtual classes they do not attend live any time throughout the event and until
July 25.

Pre-registration is required for all classes. Class descriptions are available here.

ALL TIMES ARE MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME (MST).

Session 1	Session 2	Session 3	Session 4
9:00 AM – 10:15 AM	10:30 AM – 11:45 AM	1:45 PM – 3:00 PM	3:15 PM – 4:30 PM
Advanced Ringing Track Session 1 of 6 Beth Judd	4 on the Floor: Getting Started with Handbell Quartets and Ensembles Mark Arnold	4 on the Floor: Getting Started with Handbell Quartets and Ensembles Mark Arnold	50 Shades of Damping Michèle Sharik
Audition Skills for Ringers Sharon Schmidt	50 Shades of Damping Michèle Sharik	All Star Choir Session 1 of 7 Joel Raney & Sondra Tucker	All Star Choir Session 2 of 7 Joel Raney & Sondra Tucker
Beginning Conducting Brian Childers	Advanced Ringing Track Session 2 of 6 Beth Judd	Certification Level 2: Music Theory Session 2 of 4 Trinity Martin	Balls! Stevie Berryman
Certification Level 2: Arranging and Composing 1 Session 1 of 3 Sondra Tucker	Balls! Stevie Berryman	Coordination Conundrums Michèle Sharik	Bell Tree Beginnings: Where Do I Start? Karen Van Wert
Coordination Conundrums Michèle Sharik	Certification Level 2: Music Theory Session 1 of 4 Trinity Martin	Vendor’s Showcase: From the Top: New Releases 2021 From the Top Music	Certification Level 2: Music Theory Session 3 of 4 Trinity Martin
If You Can Sing It, You Can Play It Jon Snyder	*How Can I Legally Arrange THAT* Song?** Nick Hanson, Brian Seemann, Greg Urban	Getting on the Path to Musicianship with Ringing Assignments Kathy Shaw	*How Can I Legally Arrange THAT* Song?** Nick Hanson, Brian Seemann, Greg Urban
Integrating New Ringers Michael Joy	How to Mark Handbell Music Brian Childers	Integrating New Ringers Michael Joy	Intermediate Ringing Track Session 2 of 6 Cathy Moklebust
PPADDLE Your Way to a Musical Performance Kathy Shaw	Motion and Meter: Ensemble Rhythm Warm-ups Christian Guebert	Intermediate Ringing Track Session 1 of 6 Cathy Moklebust	Making and Using Singing Bell Batons and Bell Tree Staffs Danny Lyons
Refreshing and New Teambuilding Activities Greg Urban	Playing the Classics for Free Jon Snyder	Making and Using Singing Bell Batons and Bell Tree Staffs Danny Lyons	Our Church Handbell Choir Has an Outside Gig Beth Ann Edwards
		Musical Analysis of Repertoire “Greats” Christian Guebert	Playing the Classics for Free Jon Snyder
Shtick Happens Stevie Berryman	The Business Behind the Music Sharon Schmidt	Our Church Handbell Choir Has an Outside Gig Beth Ann Edwards	The Business Behind the Music Sharon Schmidt
Yes, You Can Take The H.E.A.T. Bob Avant	The Care and Maintenance of Malmark Instruments Kathy Shaw	Ring ’til You’re 100 Libbie Randels	The Handbell and Handchime Timbre Dictionary: All the Sounds! Christian Guebert
	Vendor’s Showcase: There’s Always Hope Hope Publishing Brenda Austin and Joel Raney	Roundtable: Finding Your Inner Ally Kendall Ladd	Weaving Made Easy Libbie Randels
	Weaving Made Easy Libbie Randels		Young Choirs: Ringing for Today and Building for the Future Mark Arnold
	Yes, You Can Take the H.E.A.T Bob Avant		Vendor’s Showcase: Performing Abroad After the Pandemic Witte Performance Tours Keith Cole & Deborah Rice

Virtual Only International Classes:

4:00 PM – Nurturing Youth Ensembles: It’s Not Just About the Music presented by Ali O’Connell

7:00 PM – “Paper-Free” Performance?! It’s Possible presented by Emily Li

Session 5	Session 6	Session 7	Session 8
9:00 AM – 10:15 AM	10:30 AM – 11:45 AM	1:45 PM – 3:00 PM	3:15 PM – 4:30 PM
All Star Choir Session 3 of 7 Joel Raney & Sondra Tucker	All Star Choir Session 4 of 7 Joel Raney & Sondra Tucker	Advanced Ringing Track Session 3 of 6 Beth Judd	Advanced Ringing Track Session 4 of 6 Beth Judd
Bell Tree Beginnings: Where Do I Start? Karen Van Wert	Beginning Conducting Brian Childers	Audition Skills for Ringers Sharon Schmidt	Certification Level 2: Arranging and Composing 1 Session 2 of 3 Sondra Tucker
Certification Level 2: Music Theory Session 4 of 4 (Test) Trinity Martin	Bell Tree Creativity: Hymn Embellishments Made Easy! Karen Van Wert	Bell Tree Creativity: Hymn Embellishments Made Easy! Karen Van Wert	Extending Your Reach: Creating a Culture of Handbells in Your Church or School Mark Arnold
Intermediate Ringing Track Session 3 of 6 Cathy Moklebust	Certification Level 2: Handbell Techniques Session 1 of 4 Michèle Sharik	Certification Level 2: Conducting Session 1 of 4 Lee Afdahl	How to Mark Handbell Music Brian Childers
It’s Not Always a Nail Elizabeth Mays	Getting on the Path to Musicianship with Ringing Assignments Kathy Shaw	Concept to Encore: Program Your Concert with Confidence Beth Ann Edwards	If You Can Sing It, You Can Play It Jon Snyder
Jeopardy! Session 1 of 3 Mitchell Eithun	Intermediate Ringing Track Session 4 of 6 Cathy Moklebust	Extending Your Reach: Creating a Culture of Handbells in Your Church or School Mark Arnold	Manipulating the Information Michael Joy
Keeping Up Handbell Skills, Bells not Necessary Brian Seemann, Nick Hanson	Making the Most of Every Gesture Jon Snyder	First Look: How to Introduce New Music Stevie Berryman	Orff, Eurhythmics, and Handbells Kaethe Grabenhofer
Making the Most of Every Gesture Jon Snyder	Vendor’s Showcase: No Tables, No Pads, No Fuss: It’s a Mammoth Good Time The Great Christmas Ring Neesa Hart	Hamilton for Handbells Jason Krug	Ringin’ Relay Kendall Ladd
Start Succeeding at Stopped Sounds Greg Urban	Recording All Parts Yourself Christian Guebert	Handbells in Elementary and Intermediate General Music Kaethe Grabenhofer	Take it to the Streets! Christine Anderson
The Handbell and Handchime Timbre Dictionary: All the Sounds! Christian Guebert	Ring ’til You’re 100 Libbie Randels	Musical Analysis of Repertoire “Greats” Christian Guebert	Taming the Buckets Leslie Lewis
Vendor’s Showcase: The Versatility of Cymbells Malmark Bellcraftsmen Hyosang Park and Kathy Shaw	Schulmerich Maintenance Bethan Neely	Vendor’s Showcase: New Releases Reading Session Jeffers Handbell Supply	Vendor’s Showcase: Which Mallets Should I Use? Schulmerich Bells Greig Ashurst
Weaving Made Easy Libbie Randels	Shtick Happens Stevie Berryman	PPADDLE Your Way to a Musical Performance Kathy Shaw
Writing Quality Music for the Small Ensemble Jason Krug	What’s Up With Those Black Dots? Elizabeth Mays	Ringing the Buckets Doesn’t Take Superpowers Leslie Lewis	Writing Quality Music for the Small Ensemble Jason Krug
Yes, You Can Take The H.E.A.T. Bob Avant	Young Choirs: Ringing for Today and Building for the Future Mark Arnold	What’s Up With Those Black Dots? Elizabeth Mays

Virtual Only International Classes:

9:00 AM – English Change Ringing for Tune Ringers presented by Sandra Winter

4:00 PM – Musical Expression Using Japanese Music presented by Miki Nakao

7:00 PM – Building Skills for Ensembles presented by Emily Li

Session 9	Session 10	Session 11	Session 12
9:00 AM – 10:15 AM	10:30 AM – 11:45 PM	1:45 PM – 3:00PM	3:15 PM – 4:30 PM
A Bell Choir is as Good as Its Director Kathy Shaw	Bell Trees Plus Choir: Extending BT Skills Karen Van Wert	All Star Choir Session 5 of 7 Joel Raney & Sondra Tucker	A Bell Choir is as Good as Its Director Kathy Shaw
Advanced Ringing Track Session 5 of 6 Beth Judd	Certification Level 2: Handbell Techniques Session 3 of 4 Michèle Sharik	Bell Trees Plus Choir: Extending BT Skills Karen Van Wert	All Star Choir Session 6 of 7 Joel Raney & Sondra Tucker
Audio Recording (or Audio for Livestreaming) for Handbell Ensembles Bob Avant	Hamilton for Handbells Jason Krug		Boomwhacking Your Way to Social-Emotional Learning Greg Urban
Certification Level 2: Handbell Techniques Session 2 of 4 Michèle Sharik	Handbells on Social Media Bruna Marinho	Certification Level 2: Conducting Session 2 of 4 Lee Afdahl
Concert Creation Elizabeth Mays	Intermediate Ringing Track Session 5 of 6 Cathy Moklebust	Concert Creation Elizabeth Mays	Certification Level 2: Conducting Session 3 of 4 Lee Afdahl
Handbells in Elementary and Intermediate General Music Kaethe Grabenhofer	Keeping Up Handbell Skills, Bells not Necessary Brian Seemann, Nick Hanson	First Look: How to Introduce New Music Stevie Berryman	Developing Spiritual Community through Handbells Mitchell Eithun
How to Cheat at Handbells Brian Seemann	Vendor’s Showcase: AGEHR’s Hidden Gems Brian Childers	Pop/Rock Music Track Session 1 of 3 Nick Hanson	Mallet Like a Percussionist Cathy Moklebust
Motion and Meter: Ensemble Rhythm Warm-ups Christian Guebert	Orff, Eurhythmics, and Handbells Kaethe Grabenhofer	Recording All Parts Yourself Christian Guebert	Manipulating the Information Michael Joy
Start Succeeding at Stopped Sounds Greg Urban	Start Succeeding at Stopped Sounds Greg Urban	Schulmerich Maintenance Bethan Neely	Vendor’s Showcase: Crimes Against Handbells – Truly Horrible Things Paul & Stevie Berryman
Suzuki Solo Ringing Christine Anderson	Take it to the Streets! Christine Anderson	The General Theory of Creativity Jason Krug	Pop/Rock Music Track Session 2 of 3 Nick Hanson
Vendor’s Showcase: Yes, You Can! Music For All Occasions from Alfred Handbell Sondra Tucker	The Care and Maintenance of Malmark Instruments Kathy Shaw	Tricks of the Treble Trade Michèle Sharik	Signing Your Life Away: A Chat on Clinicians, Commissions, and Contracts Michael Glasgow
	Manipulating the Information Michael Joy	Worship Alive! Creative Use of Bells in Traditional Worship Beth Judd	Suzuki Solo Ringing Christine Anderson
		Vendor’s Showcase: Chorister’s Guild Showcase Kathy Lowrie, Cathy Moklebust, & Mitchell Eithun	The General Theory of Creativity Jason Krug
			Tricks of the Treble Trade Michèle Sharik

Virtual Only International Classes:

9:00 AM – Whitechapel Maintenance presented by Kathryn Hughes

4:00 PM – Having Fun With Handbells at Home presented by Tanimoto Tomoko

7:00 PM – Handbells Connected Thru Fusion: East Meets West presented by Damien Lim and the Ministry of Bellz

Session 13	Session 14	Session 15
9:00 AM – 10:15 AM	1:30 PM – 2:45 PM	3:00 PM – 4:15 PM
American Handbell Change Ringing Danny Lyons	Advanced and Intermediate Ringing Track Concert Session 6 of 6 Beth Judd & Cathy Moklebust	Arranging for non-Arrangers Travis Maslen
Arranging for non-Arrangers Travis Maslen	American Handbell Change Ringing Danny Lyons
Basic Training for Beginning Handbell Musicians Kaethe Grabenhofer	Audio Recording (or Audio for Livestreaming) for Handbell Ensembles Bob Avant	How to Cheat at Handbells Brian Seemann
Boomwhacking Your Way to Social-Emotional Learning Greg Urban	Basic Training for Beginning Handbell Musicians Kaethe Grabenhofer	It’s Not Always a Nail Elizabeth Mays
Certification Level 2: Conducting Session 4 of 4 (Test) Lee Afdahl	Certification Level 2: Arranging and Composing 1 Session 3 of 3 Sondra Tucker	Jeopardy! Session 3 of 3 Mitchell Eithun
Certification Level 2: Handbell Techniques Session 4 of 4 (Test) Michèle Sharik	Developing Spiritual Community through Handbells Mitchell Eithun	Mallet Like a Percussionist Cathy Moklebust
Concept to Encore: Program Your Concert with Confidence Beth Ann Edwards	Refreshing and New Teambuilding Activities Greg Urban	Refreshing and New Teambuilding Activities Greg Urban
	Ringin’ Relay Kendall Ladd	Ringin’ Relay Kendall Ladd
It’s Not Always a Nail Elizabeth Mays	Ringing the Buckets Doesn’t Take Superpowers Leslie Lewis
Jeopardy! Session 2 of 3 Mitchell Eithun	Roundtable: Meet the National Board	Roundtable: K-12 Education Gillian Erlenborn & Greig Ashurst
Pop/Rock Music Track Session 3 of 3 Nick Hanson	Roundtable: Rebuilding After COVID	Roundtable: HMA Resources and Implementing What I’ve Learned Mya Dundzila & Tracey Bowers
Signing Your Life Away: A Chat on Clinicians, Commissions, and Contracts Michael Glasgow	Roundtable: What are You Worth? Brian Seemann	Spinning Around the Circle of Fifths Michael Glasgow
	Spinning Around the Circle of Fifths Michael Glasgow	Taming the Buckets Leslie Lewis
Worship Alive! Creative Use of Bells in Traditional Worship Beth Judd	Tricks of the Treble Trade Michèle Sharik	Worship Alive! Creative Use of Bells in Traditional Worship Beth Judd

Virtual Only International Class:

9:00 AM – Roundtable: Teaching Music Online presented by Damien Lim

Please note all times listed are local Glendale-Phoenix, Arizona time (Mountain Standard/Pacific Daylight)

Wednesday, July 14:

4:00 PM – Nurturing Youth Ensembles: It’s Not Just About the Music presented by Ali O’Connell

7:00 PM – “Paper-Free” Performance?! It’s Possible presented by Emily Li

Thursday, July 15:

9:00 AM – English Change Ringing presented by Sandra Winter

4:00 PM – Musical Expression Using Japanese Music presented by Miki Nakao

7:00 PM – Building Skills for Ensembles presented by Emily Li

Friday, July 16:

9:00 AM – Whitechapel Maintenance presented by Katherine Hughes

4:00 PM – Having Fun With Handbells at Home presented by Tanimoto Tomoko

7:00 PM – Handbells Connected Thru Fusion: East Meets West presented by Damien Lim and the Ministry of Bellz

Saturday, July 17:

9:00 AM – Roundtable: Teaching Music Online presented by Damien Lim

Silent Auction

You can help HMA even more and help provide more fun to National Seminar with a donation to the silent auction. GO HERE for details and to submit items.

Exhibit Opportunities for Vendors

To learn more about exhibiting at National Seminar, visit our HANDBELL COMMONS page.

Become a Sponsor

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Registration

Registration details can be found HERE.

Event Schedules

General Event Schedule
Daily Class Schedule

Pre-registration is required for all Seminar classes. To help you plan which classes you wish to take before completing the online registration process, you may download and fill out the following Personal Event Schedule Planner.

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Policy Regarding the Use of Tablets to Hold Music

Handbell Musicians of America recognizes that many musicians are using tablet computers instead of traditional music stands to hold music and that some among our membership would like to use this option when participating in ringing and performance activities at national events. This practice is not directly addressed in copyright law nor has there been enough case law to establish a standard practice for this activity.

We support and encourage the development of new technologies, techniques, and innovations that will continue to help us achieve our mission of furthering the art of handbell and handchime ringing. At the same time, we have a fiduciary responsibility to uphold the copyright laws of the United States. To that end, we have consulted with music publishers and copyright attorneys to develop the following policy regarding the use of tablets at our events.

Handbell Musicians of America is committed to upholding the copyright laws of the United States and protecting the rights of our publishers, arrangers and composers. If you wish to use a tablet computer to hold your music in place of standard paper copies on a music stand, you must contact the publisher of each piece of music to first obtain permission to convert a purchased piece of music to the format required for the tablet you are using. Copies of the written permission received from publishers must be presented on request from the event organizer, event chair, or Handbell Musicians of America staff. Permission from a publisher for one piece does not imply permission for other songs from the same publisher. The title of each song used in this format must be included in the written permission received. Attendee should also have legally purchased copies of all music with them for verification.

Class Schedule

Virtual Only International Classes:

4:00 PM – Nurturing Youth Ensembles: It’s Not Just About the Music presented by Ali O’Connell

7:00 PM – “Paper-Free” Performance?! It’s Possible presented by Emily Li

Virtual Only International Classes:

9:00 AM – English Change Ringing for Tune Ringers presented by Sandra Winter

4:00 PM – Musical Expression Using Japanese Music presented by Miki Nakao

7:00 PM – Building Skills for Ensembles presented by Emily Li

Virtual Only International Classes:

9:00 AM – Whitechapel Maintenance presented by Kathryn Hughes

4:00 PM – Having Fun With Handbells at Home presented by Tanimoto Tomoko

7:00 PM – Handbells Connected Thru Fusion: East Meets West presented by Damien Lim and the Ministry of Bellz

Virtual Only International Class:

9:00 AM – Roundtable: Teaching Music Online presented by Damien Lim

Please note all times listed are local Glendale-Phoenix, Arizona time (Mountain Standard/Pacific Daylight)

Wednesday, July 14:

4:00 PM – Nurturing Youth Ensembles: It’s Not Just About the Music presented by Ali O’Connell

7:00 PM – “Paper-Free” Performance?! It’s Possible presented by Emily Li

Thursday, July 15:

9:00 AM – English Change Ringing presented by Sandra Winter

4:00 PM – Musical Expression Using Japanese Music presented by Miki Nakao

7:00 PM – Building Skills for Ensembles presented by Emily Li

Friday, July 16:

9:00 AM – Whitechapel Maintenance presented by Katherine Hughes

4:00 PM – Having Fun With Handbells at Home presented by Tanimoto Tomoko

7:00 PM – Handbells Connected Thru Fusion: East Meets West presented by Damien Lim and the Ministry of Bellz

Saturday, July 17:

9:00 AM – Roundtable: Teaching Music Online presented by Damien Lim

Silent Auction

Exhibit Opportunities for Vendors

Become a Sponsor

Registration

Event Schedules

Policy Regarding the Use of Tablets to Hold Music

Achieving Artistic Arpeggios