Play Hand Bells: Music Symbols and Playing Techniques for Handbells

Want to learn more about playing Hand Bells? Curious about all those weird looking music symbols for Hand Bells?

This video walks your through all of the most common music symbols you'll encounter. I also model all the playing techniques along the way.

Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
00:16 - How do you ring? 3 Basic Handbell Ringing Techniques
01:55 - Ringing Demonstration(s)
03:52 - How do you stop the sound? Music Symbols and Techniques
06:35 - Stopping the sound in action!
07:35 - A special stop: Thumb Damp Technique
10:35 - Mallet Work! - Table Mallet the Bells
14:27 - Martellato (What's that?)
20:58 - Difference between Martellato and TD
21:26 - Special Articulation Markings (You Should Learn)
23:10 - Special Articulations: Shake, Brush, Echo
26:48 - WOW ... that was a lot! Let's combine the techniques!
29:48 - Final Thoughts
30:17 - Out-Takes (for the lolz)

For beginners who want to learn or pros who need a refresher course.

Hand bells are one of the easiest instruments to learn to play, and most folks can pick it up pretty quickly after they know what to do and what to look for in the music.

Shake, brush, mallet, ring, damp, and more! Many of the most common techniques for playing handbells are covered along with some more advanced ones as well!

Hand Bells are a really cool part of the history of the Church, and they deserve to be played for the Worship of the Modern Church!

Is there a technique that didn't get mentioned? Share it in the comments below, and I'll see if I can't cover it in a future video.

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