Exploring Handbells. Techniques & Repertoire for Handbells and Handchimes

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1 Exploring Handblls Tchniqus Rprtoir for Handblls and Handchims by Btty B Radford, ith Tchnical Advic by Dborah Ric Editd by Matth Dan Pavoy Titl Pag Octavs Tchniqu Introduction 2 Th Ringing Sound 3 Ringing and Damping 9 A Sunshin Day 12 2 octavs Ring, Damp, Vibrato A Sunny Day 13 3 octavs Ring, Damp, Vibrato Vibrato 1 Lt Vibrat 1 Shak 15 Afloat 16 2 octavs Lt Vibrat, Shak Floating 1 3 octavs Lt Vibrat, Shak Staccato 20 Thumb Damp/Fingr Damp 21 Mallt on th Tabl/Mallt 22 Pluck 23 Just Monky Businss 2 2 octavs Staccato Monky Businss 26 3 octavs Staccato Martllato/Mart 2 Popcorn 30 2 octavs Martllato Salty Popcorn 32 3 octavs Martllato Tor Sing/Sing 3 Multipl Tchniqus 35 In th Hammock 36 2 octavs Tor Sing Lazy Hammock 3 3 octavs Tor Sing To Acrobats 0 2 octavs Multipl Tchniqus Thr Acrobats 3 3 octavs Multipl Tchniqus Tchnical Symbols 6 Acknoldgmnts Th music includd in this publication ar all original compositions by Btty B Radford Prmission is grantd solly to th purchasr of this book to rproduc only th music scors for his/ hr ringing nsmbls Th complt scor must b rproducd and includ th titl, composr and copyright This prmission is not transfrabl Thms Variations Box Dr Park PO, Rd Dr Albrta TR 2M2 info@musicplayca Wb Sit: musicplayca Toll Fr Phon or Fax: Printd in Canada 201 Covr Dsign by Craig Cassils ISBN Numbr:

2 Ring and Mak Music Exploring Handblls ill giv dirctors and ringrs an opportunity to xprinc svral tchniqus for handblls and handchims Th original compositions in this book r rittn spcifically as a ay to practic and xplor ach tchniqu bfor combining thm ith othr handbll tchniqus Each pic is playabl on handblls and handchims, although som tchniqus do not apply to handchims Th music in this collction is rittn for to and thr octav ringing nsmbls as this is hr most ringrs bgin Th music rangs from lvl 1-2 To and thr octavs ar most frquntly found in schools and som community and church groups Four and fiv octav nsmbls ar oftn usd in intrmdiat to mor advancd nsmbls such as high schools, univrsitis, and community and faith-basd groups, hil six and svn octavs nsmbls ar usd by advancd groups Th music in this book has no tmpo marking Choos a tmpo that bst orks for you Ths pics r cratd as partnr pics, g Popcorn and Salty Popcorn Thy ar basd on th sam music, but rittn in diffrnt kys to nabl th bst rsult for an individual to octav and thr octav nsmbl A handbll and/or handchim nsmbl ill dvlop an incrdibl sns of tamork Sinc ach ringr contributs his/hr individual nots, thr ar no stars All hav qual rols and striv for th common goal of producing music to th bst of thir ability Bing a part of this tam givs ach ringr a strong sns of blonging and bing a valuabl mmbr of a group Each mmbr is accountabl to th hol group Ths ar critical human ndavours; orking sid-by-sid ith othrs for a mutual goal In a handbll nsmbl, vry individual is an intgral part of th tam As ll, it has bn idly documntd that larning and xprssing music has a profound affct on all aspcts of larning and prsonal groth Larning, studying and participating in music rinforcs litracy, numrical, problm solving and social skills For this rason, handbll nsmbls ar particularly bnficial for studnts and in fact all ags Handbll nsmbls offr thir ringrs a vhicl for accomplishmnt, prid, prsonal groth and asthtic xprincs Thy ar a community hr th joy of music and companionship ar attaind Enjoy making music and larning togthr! This is th bauty of ringing handblls and handchims 2

3 Th Ringing Sound - Handblls Outsid of a Handbll Insid of a Handbll mouth lip casting aist cron clappr handl collar Ho is sound producd on a handbll Whn th clappr striks th casting of a handbll, a pitch is producd Th pitch coms from th lip, but th aist crats th ovrtons Holding th handbll upright at your shouldr ith th mouth paralll to th ciling nabls th combind sound to mov forard Th clappr in a handbll movs back and forth in on dirction only Th casting is mad using a blnd of 0% coppr and 20% tin This spcial combination maks th handblls both strong nough for ringrs to us svral tchniqus hil alloing th handblls to vibrat and produc a bautiful sound Th collar sparats th bll from th handl so that th handbll can rsonat and th ringr s hand dos not stop th sound Th handl is mad of lathr in som maks of handblls and a hard plastic in othrs 3

4 Ho Handblls/Handchims ar Organizd Ringing nsmbls hav thir handblls and handchims organizd in kyboard ordr from th lost bass handbll to th highst trbl handbll Th pitchs ar markd G, D#6/E%6, A#5/B%5, tc Handblls and handchims ar also organizd by numbrd octavs, from C to B, g C to B C is th pitch hr th numbr changs, g B5 is nxt to C6 C5 corrsponds to middl C on a kyboard C# Db D# Eb F# Gb G# Ab A# Bb C# Db D# Eb F# Gb G# Ab A# Bb C# Db D# Eb F# Gb to octav st G# Ab A# Bb C D E F G A B C5 D5 E5 F5 G5 A5 B5 C6 D6 E6 F6 G6 A6 B6 C7 thr octav st Handchims and handblls sound an octav highr than notatd on th grand staff C to C7 is a thr octav st G to G6 is a to octav st C5/C#5 and lor ar notatd in th bass clf, and Db5/D5 and highr in th trbl C D E F G A B C5 to octav st D5 E5 F5 G5 A5 B5 C6 D6 E6 F6 G6 A6 B6 C7 thr octav st 6

5 Ringing Assignmnts A to octav nsmbl is mad up of ight ringrs and a thr octav nsmbl has lvn You can find th pitch rittn on th handl of th handbll and th pitch plat of th handchim Ths positions includ accidntals (g A also includs A sharp and A flat) Ths assignmnts ar considrd to b standard in most choirs, hovr, ach dirctor may assign ringrs basd on his/hr individual nds Whn th dirctor facs th nsmbl, th lost bass handbll ill b on his/hr far right and th highst trbl on th lft 1 G/A 2 B/C5 3 D5/E5 To Octav Ensmbl F5/G5 5 A5/B5 6 C6/D6 7 E6/F6 G6 Thr Octav Ensmbl 1 C/D 2 E/F 3 G/A B/C5 5 D5/E5 6 F5/G5 7 A5/B5 C6/D6 9 E6/F6 10 G6/A6 B6/C7 Ensmbl Layout Highst Foam Tabl Lost C7 B6 A6 G6 F6 E6 D6 C6 B5 A5 G5 F5 E5 D5 C5 B A G F E D C Dirctor 7

6 Ringing a Handbll Symbol R Bfor bginning to ring, stand ith on foot in front of th othr, kns unlockd, body balancd Handblls and handchims should alays b placd on a paddd tabl Hold th handbll right undr th collar Your fingrs ill go around th handl as if holding an ic cram con ith th thumb pointing forard toards th dirctor Nvr rap fingrs through th handl Th ight of th handbll should rst on your hand ith your fingrs rappd around th handl Holding a Handbll Rady to Ring Position Hold th handbll upright at your shouldr This is knon as th rady to ring position Mov th handbll forard in a circular motion as it lavs th shouldr Th circular motion ill sustain th sound Imagin outlining a bicycl tir ith th rim of th handbll Kp th handbll upright aftr th ring and b carful not to tip th casting forard A handbll shouldn t b hld lik a paintbrush ith th mouth facing forard Th mouth should alays fac th ciling You ill nd to adjust th siz of th circl dpnding on th lngth of th not A long not ill nd a largr circl and a short not ill nd a smallr circl For dynamic contrast mov th handbll quickr for fort and slor for piano Th ringr ill nd to considr both th not valu and dynamics hn ringing 9

7 2 Octavs Handblls Usd: 15 Rmmbr to clanly damp th sound for ach rst A Sunshin Day Btty B Radford # # joyfully # # 1 F # # 7 vib vib P 10 Ó # # Ó 1 15 f 16 Ó 17 vib 22 3 Prmission is grantd solly to th purchasr of this book to rproduc only th music scors for his/hr ringing nsmbls Thms Variations

8 Shak Lt Vibrat - LV # 7 LV chord 7 Sk Shak chord Shak 3 A only Symbols Shak Shak 7 Damp R Sk chord ~~~~~~~~~ Shak # A only 9 Staccato, # Thumb da 3 b # Ó ~~~~~~~~~~ # Sk is achivd by moving th handbll quickly back and forth so that th clappr R A shak striks both sids of th handbll for th duration of th not valu Continu th circular motion during th shak Th squiggly lin to th right of a not indicats a shak for that not only SK abov a chord mans that all th nots in th chord in that clf ill shak A brackt to th lft of a chord indicats hich nots in a chord shak Shaks on lor TD handblls (C A) ar don much slor than on highr handblls Ringrs may moving us to In LV all nots ar hld until th nxt LV notation or articulation Kp th handblls/handchims in a circular mot M5 6 nd on M6 and bgin aar nsldom LV in M7usd Damp on at nd of M N LV in M9 Damp sign at nd of M1 hands to hold th Damp lorat th handblls Shaks handchims Vibrato may b usd instad LV Sampl LV Staccato, Mallt 12 M Staccato, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Staccato, # Mallt # ~~~~~~~~~~~~ # Martllato 12 ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sampl 1 Shaks Shaks M SA Sk Shak chord Shak A only Shak D5 D6 only E PL Btty B Radford, 2017 Btty B Radford, 2017 Music for LV and Shaks -Afloat - for 2 octavs (G - G6) of handblls or handchims -Floating - for 3 octavs (C - C7) of handblls or handchims *Practic ths pics first ith LV bfor adding th Shak tchniqu For hand chims, us vibrato instad of th shaks Don t forgt th dynamics 15 B

9 b b b b b b b b 3 Octavs Handblls Usd: 23 Monky Businss Btty B Radford playfully 1 2 b b b b b b F 3 bb b b 5 b 6 7 b b b b b 9 bb b b b b f P Prmission is grantd solly to th purchasr of this book to rproduc only th music scors for his/hr ringing nsmbls Thms Variations

10 Tor Sing/Sing Symbols Th tor sing/sing tchniqu is xciting to both har and atch To prform this tchniqu, first tak a stp back from th tabl to nsur that your handbll ill not hit th tabl Ring th handbll normally, moving it to th top of th circular position Nxt, sing th handbll don by xtnding your arm bsid your lg Th mouth of th handbll should b pointing to th floor B carful to not sing th handbll byond your lg and b sur you ar not striking anything bhind you Rturn th handbll to its original rady to ring position This tchniqu is notatd in th scor using arros pointing up and don, usually ith numbrs for th bats, to tll you hich bat to sing don and thn up Sing th handbll don on th arro that points don and back up on th arro that points up Sings ar not vry ffctiv on handchims Vibrato may b usd instad SW 1 2 Sampl 7 Tor sing, sing 3 3 n # # tor sing don tor sing up Sing all nots Sing dottd half nots only Ring quartr nots Music for Tor Sing/Sing -In th Hammock - for 2 octavs (G - G6) of handblls or us vibrato on handchims Assign G#5 to position -Lazy Hammock - for 3 octavs (C - C7) of handblls or us vibrato on handchims Assign F#6 to position *Ths to pics includ svral accidntals Try to match big circls ith othrs ho ar ringing th dottd half nots 3