The Twelfth Tone - Handbell

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The Twelfth ToneThe American Guild of English Handbell Ringers, Inc. - Area XIICalifornia v Guam v Hawaii v Nevada

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Chair David Ruder 423 Palo Verde Drive Sunnyvale, CA 94086-6762 (408) 732-0760 (408) 774-0737 (FAX) [email protected] Chair-Elect William Kyle 72 Rudden Avenue San Francisco, CA 94112 (415) 586-4456 (H) (415) 586-5454 (FAX) [email protected] Past Chair Lee Waggener 1631 Oxford Avenue Claremont, CA 91711-3464 (909) 624-0236 (H) [email protected] Secretary Paulette McFarlin 960 Scenic Drive Porterville, CA 93257 (559) 781-3340 [email protected] Treasurer Kathy Arnold 1228 Isabelle Avenue Mountain View, CA 94040 (650) 962-0375 [email protected] APPOINTED OFFICERS Membership Chair Larry Sue 1350 Phyllis Avenue Mountain View, CA 94040 (408) 756-9514 [email protected] Twelfth Tone Editor William L. Waggener 1631 Oxford Avenue Claremont, CA 91711-3464 (909) 624-0236 (H) [email protected] Event Coordinator Lee Waggener 1631 Oxford Avenue Claremont, CA 91711-3464 (909) 624-0236 (H) Bells in Education Karen Curry 300 W. Latchwood Lane La Habra, CA 90631 (714) 879-0777 [email protected]

Going Back to College in 2006 For a number of years now, the Area XII Board has received numerous requests from those who remember the “good old days” when the handbell conferences met on college campuses. There is a special warmth and beauty to a campus in the summer when the grass is green and the flowers are in bloom. No less a reason, the costs can be less. For a number of reasons, too many to list here, the Board has found it difficult to secure a campus site. It is not an easy “to do” as colleges are geared more towards students and their education than handbell conferences. Hotels and conference sites can accommodate most every convention desire with hosts and coordinators that will meet every special request - for a price. Thus, there are many advantages to meeting at a convention site, and we are pretty good at setting up handbell events at these types of places. We will go back to a convention site in Southern California in 2008 because it gives us lots of room and is much easier to set up. But a college site for 2006 appealed to the handbell Board, and we are giving it our best effort. We are learning much as we proceed to untangle the many new questions that arrive, but it should prove to be a wonderful experience for the attendees. Going back to college in 2006 at Notre Dame de Namur in Belmont will be a blast! This lovely grassy campus with its beautiful woodsy feel sits atop a small hill just outside the town of Belmont. Since the campus is small, everything is within easy walking distance - dorms, cafeteria, chapel, and gym. With less than 400 ringers allowed, our contact with clinicians, directors, performance groups and other ringers will be more intimate. Massed ringing will be tighter; classes smaller; registration lines shorter and costs lower. Judging by the number of early registrations, ringers like the idea of going back to college for a conference. Sleeping in dorms for a few nights, chatting in a cafeteria line, and chowing down at an outdoor BBQ on a summer evening followed by a stimulating Sonos concert appeals to people. On top of that we have the privilege of ringing bells under Fred Gramann’s magnificent direction, attending great bell classes and listening to some superb concerts by outstanding area community bell ensembles. I can hardly wait! - Dave Ruder

REGIONAL COORDINATORS

Northern California Diane Levorsen 313 Pattie Way

Napa, CA 94558 (W) (707) 259-1500 x208

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San Francisco Bay Area Carol Smith

406 Mt. Sequoia Court Clayton, CA 94517-1612

(925) 672-2920 [email protected]

Central California

Shirley Werner 1913 Bella Vista Court

Paso Robles, CA 93446 (805) 227-6412

[email protected]

Los Angeles Metro Shirley Heckman

2717 Park Avenue La Verne, CA 91750


Southern California Micki Mennet-Martin

P. O. Box 2827 Ramona, CA 92065

(760) 789-0802 (H) (760) 789-1424 (W: M-W-F)

[email protected]

Nevada Barbara Walsh

3300 Deer Foot Lane Reno, NV 89506-9735


Hawaii

Karen Laflin 95-230 Auhaele Loop

Mililani, HI 96789 (808) 295-2107

[email protected]

APPOINTED LIAISONS

Special Groups Liaison Diane Bell

735 Icarus Court Reno, NV 89512-1342


Electronic Liaison

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Claremont, CA Volume XVII Number 6 December, 2005/January, 2006

FROM THE CHAIR Dave Ruder

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NEW MEMBERS

New Members in September Sharon Trimper Chino Hills, CA Kristin Link First Congregational Church of

San Jose San Jose, CA David Platt La Crescenta Presbyterian Church La Crescenta, CA

New Members in October

Marda Rowe Henry Dixon, CA Shu Nu Lee Irvine, CA Karen Hasting Flegel Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Concord, CA Derice Hogle Santa Rosa, CA Jerry Ripley First Congregational UCC San Bernardino, CA

Satoko Shiragaki Union Church of Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA Geoff Graham All Souls' Episcopal Church San Diego, CA Joyce Anglemyer Koloa Union Church Lihue, HI Dan Ostermann First Presbyterian Church Santa Monica, CA

IN THIS ISSUE

From The Chair 1 New Members 2 Publisher's Information 2 Regional Reports 3 LA Metro and Riverside Spring Ring Repertoire 5 Raleigh Ringers 5 Conducting Issues For The Handbell Director 6 Emerson Music 7 WestCoast Handbell Supply 7 Handbell Services 7 Quality Handbell Repair 7 Rudy’s Roost 8 IMO: Ouch! My Feet Hurt 9 Ringers’ Conferences 2006 9 The Handbell Mart 10 Belmont Concerts 11 Coming Workshop Events 12 Coming Performance Events 14 Area XII Handbell and Handchime Loan Program 15 Repertoire for Ringers’ Conferences 2006 16 Views of Fall Workshops 17 2005-2006 Directors’/Ringers’ Workshops and Spring Rings 18 National Music Publishers 19 Chime In Series 19 Cantabile Press 19 The Golden Dance 19 Malmark Handbells 20 Ultimate Ring Binder 20 Jeffers Handbell Supply 21 Membership Form 21 Editorial 22

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REGIONAL REPORTS

Nevada Report Barb Walsh [email protected] Howdy!

October sure was a busy month! The 1st annual ringers' workshop in Las Vegas was a big hit! We got the definite impression from the evaluation forms that people want this event to continue. Being encouraged by the responses, Dixie has agreed to do it again next year around the same time, Sept. 30th or Oct. 7th. Stay tuned to your 12th Tone to find out more information as it becomes available. Thank you to Dixie and Lee and Bill Waggener for making it such a great event! Not to be outdone by our neighbors to the south, Reno held their own ringers' workshop the following Saturday. Little Flower Church hosted us once again and were wonderful hosts providing us with goodies to sustain our ringing strength. Jim Smith flew in all the way from Houston to be our clinician. His down home approach made the workshop relaxed, fun and a great learning experience. He is so generous with his time and talents in the Reno area; I can never thank him enough! Although I think that horseback riding trip on the Tahoe Rim Trail for the fantastic view of Lake Tahoe and the aspen leaves changing might have helped compensate him a little! One little note regarding workshops; it helps the ones organizing the event immensely if you will send in your registration forms by the closing date (usually a week out) on the form. Both Dixie and I were panicking that we might have to cancel the events because we had heard from so few people by the closing date. After that, there were registrations pouring in, but it was hard to then get enough music and bells. Maybe we should institute a policy that the last person registering has to be the organizer next time! Speaking of which, have I registered for 12th Night in Las Vegas yet? Where did I put that form.....

San Francisco Bay Area Report Carol Smith [email protected] The colors of autumn are quickly taking over the countryside as I write this column.

With the changing seasons the handbell activities in the Bay Area are picking up as everyone prepares for their holiday concerts. Many of the Bay Area Choirs, Canto Bello, Bay Bells, SFSU Choir, Bell Appeal, Los Gatos Presbyterian Choirs, RiverBells, and Golden Gate Boys Choir and Ringers, just to name a few, will be showcased during December. Check the event listings in this Twelfth Tone for times and dates. Forty-five directors and ringers participated in the Bay Area Handbell Seminar on October 1 in

Cupertino. A fascinating presentation on the History of Bells by Martin Morley, Musicality by Jim Meredith, and Taking Your Team to Greater Precision by Larry Sue were new classes that were offered. Dave Ruder, Dian Ruder, and Carol Smith presented classes on Change Ringing, Brushing Up on the Basics, Battery Techniques, and Multiple Bells. Choirs from Burlingame UMC, Congregational Church of San Mateo, Christ Church UMC of Santa Rosa, and Bethany UMC of San Francisco as well as individual ringers from St. Paul's Community UMC of Point Arena and First UMC of Santa Rosa participated in the 2nd annual Golden Gate Bell Festival. The theme, American music, was reflected in the mass ringing selections, When Johnny Comes Marching Home, arranged by Jefferey Hall, Saints Medley, arranged by Bill Ingram, Materna, arranged by Betty Garee, and Grazioso by Arnold Sherman, directed by Lynnelle Bilsey, Director of Music at the Burlingame UMC. A great way to start off the new year is to attend the Annual Reading Ring Through with West Coast Handbells at the Presbyterian Church of Los Gatos, 16575 Shannon Road, Los Gatos on January 28, 2006. The store will open at 8:00 am with downbeat at 9:00 am. For registration information, contact [email protected]. Christine Anderson brings her incredible grace as a handbell soloist to the Bay Area on February 5, 2006 in a concert at 3:00 pm at the First Presbyterian Church, 1667 Miramonte Avenue, Mountain View, CA. A reception will follow. Christine provides an amazing display of technical dexterity and at the same time rings with great musicality. You won't want to miss this wonderful opportunity to see her solo artistry. Renowned and popular conductor, composer, and clinician, Tim Waugh will be the guest clinician and director for the 12th Annual Oakland Festival February 25, 2006 at the First Covenant Church, 4000 Redwood Drive, Oakland. This fun day of massed ringing will begin at 9:00 am and culminate in a concert at 7:00 pm. The registration fee of $35.00 per ringer not only includes lunch and dinner but a terrific selection of classes to sharpen your skills. Clinicians include Ruben Mendoza, P.L. Grove, Tim Waugh, and William Kyle. Gold Coast Music will provide a store for your shopping needs. Repertoire includes The Sure Foundation, arranged by Arnold Sherman, Prelude and Passacaglia, arranged by Michael Helman, LondeLirinen, arranged by Tim Waugh, and Allegro Glorioso, arranged by Catherine McMichael. For more information contact Dolores Rhoads at [email protected]. Mark your calendars now for the Bay Area Spring Ring on March 25th at Valley Church in Cupertino.






REGIONAL REPORTS, continued This event brings together various choirs and individual ringers to work under the direction of an outstanding conductor. This year's guest director is Martin Morley, Director of Music for Our Savior Lutheran Church in Lafayette. In addition there will be classes and reading sessions with some of the top Bay Area clinicians. Nancy Stouwie from Handbell Mart will be on hand for your music and supply needs. Just $10.00 a ringer or a maximum of $80.00 per choir is the registration fee for this event. What a bargain! Repertoire includes Grazioso arranged by Arnold Sherman, Our God, Our Help in Ages Past arranged by Lee Afdahl, and Within the Darkest Night arranged by Derek Hakes. For more information contact Dave Ruder at [email protected] All area school handbell choirs are invited to participate in the Bay Area School Handbell Festival on April 6, 2006 at the All Saints' Catholic School, Hayward. Barbara Walsh will be guest conductor. Contact Steve Meyer at [email protected] Happy Holidays!

Los Angeles Metropolitan Region Shirley Heckman [email protected] LA Metro seems to be buzzing with handbell activity this year! The “Brushing Up on the

Basics” RINGERS’ WORKSHOP, using Level 1 and 2 music, on October 15th was enjoyed by over fifty ringers. Our superb clinician, Martin Morley, helped us with stories and good humor to bring out the musicality of the four pieces which we learned that day. It looks like this will be a continuing event since two directors have offered their facilities for a similar workshop in the Fall, 2006. A new group, the “Pomona Valley Handbell Directors’ Network,” had its first meeting on October 23 with nine local directors in attendance. To get acquainted, each person described his/her bell program and current needs. From this discussion, a list of substitute ringers is being created and a music reading session is planned for our next meeting at the UCC in Claremont on January 15, 2006 at 2:00 pm. Other ideas in the thinking stage are to combine our beginning ringers into one 4-6 week class, and to plan a gathering of local choirs on a Sunday afternoon to ring for and with each other. All directors of handbell choirs in the Pomona Valley or those willing to drive to the Pomona Valley are welcome to join us. All ensemble ringers are invited to come to our first Ensemble Workshop to be held on February 11, 2006, at the Garden Grove United Methodist Church. The clinician, Lee Waggener, promises that this day will be a lot of fun. In the morning, all participants will learn to ring a quartet piece together, while the afternoon will provide opportunities for coaching

individual ensembles ringing their own prepared pieces. So, ensemble ringers, choose your music and start rehearsing! The time between now and February 11 will evaporate! Our LA Metro Directors’ Workshop will be held at the Claremont UCCC on January 21. This Workshop will be helpful for all directors, since the clinician, Bill Waggener, will discuss and demonstrate topics such as precision ringing, getting the ringers to watch the director, bell assignments, and also answer questions. This Workshop is highly recommended for the directors of choirs attending the LA Metro or Inland Empire Spring Rings, as suggestions will be made to aid in the preparation of that specific repertoire. In fact, directors who have registered 7 or more ringers for a Spring Ring may come free, a $20.00 savings. The LA Metro Spring Ring (March 18, 2006, Grace Church of Glendora) and the Inland Empire Spring Ring (April 8, 2006, All Saints Episcopal Church in Riverside) will both feature Lee and Bill Waggener as clinicians. Watch the Area XII website for specific information, the repertoire (Division A, Division B and Massed Ringing), and Registration Forms. Now is the time to purchase and begin learning the music, so that it can be used whenever appropriate throughout the seasons (the repertoire includes a piece for Christmas and one for Easter). Hopefully, you will choose to come, because participation in a Spring Ring provides a great opportunity for growth for your choir.

Southern California Report Micki Mennet-Martin [email protected] March 18, 2006 brings Southern California’s Third Annual Spring Ring. Area Chair-Elect

and Bay Bells Director, William Kyle is guest clinician for Southern California’s Spring Ring 2006. Our third annual Spring Ring will be held at Emmanuel Faith Community Church, 639 Felicita (corner of Felicita and Encino) in Escondido. Participating handbell ensembles are invited to ring “solos” during the 4:00 pm concert portion. A surprise is programmed for the 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm portion of the day! Flyer and registration information will be out shortly. See Coming Events for contact details and information. On September 10, 2005, Nancy Jessup directed a day of ringing designed for the Level 1 and 2 ringers. This event was designed for individuals, whole and partial choirs. Assignments were given out on arrival - no advance preparation was called for. Handbell techniques, articulations, identifying melody lines and rhythm exercises and accomplishing musicality were emphasized as we rang through the day’s five selections. Emerson Music provided the handbell supplies store. The event was held in San Marcos at






REGIONAL REPORTS, continued Mission San Marcos United Methodist Church. Ringers from Village Presbyterian Church in Rancho Santa Fe, Hope Lutheran Church in Temecula, First Lutheran Church-Vista, St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Church-San Diego, Mission San Marcos UMC, First United Methodist Church-Escondido, Mira Mesa Presbyterian Church in San Diego, St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in San Diego and First Lutheran Church-Vista spent an instruction filled day together August 1, 2005, and got acquainted with fellow area handbell musicians. Next year’s event will be September 16, 2006, at the Mira Mesa Presbyterian Church. Nancy Jessup will return as our guest clinician. See Coming Events for details. South Coast Handbell Ensemble under the direction of Susan Ullom-Hungerford will be presenting its debut Concert Saturday, 12 November 2005. The concert will be at St. John’s Episcopal Church, 30382 Via Con Dios, Rancho Santa Margarita, California. South Coast Handbell Ensemble is a 5+ octave organization. It is an auditioned community handbell ensemble with members from about Southern California (AGEHR, Area XII - Southern California and LA Metro areas). For information call Susan or Carl at (949) 470-0420. January in San Diego brings a couple of events chaired by JoAnne Hammond - Twelfth Night

January 8th at the First United Methodist Church, Chula Vista and an all level Southern California Ringing Session at St Marks UMC in Clairemont (San Diego area). For the Ringing Session, Rudy Rodriquez former Area XII Chair will be the guest clinician. See Coming Events for more details on both events. Mel and Gail Tully of WestCoast Handbell Supply with provide the handbell supplies store for the January 21, 2006, event. October 21, 2006 Directors Workshop. The emphasis of the day will be “Communicating With Your Ringers”. Musicality in directing and ringing, what does your directing tell your ringers, how to help your musicians ring their best, helping them respond to and produce music. Lee is a great teacher. This will be a good workshop. Location to be announced. Mission San Marcos UMC Handbell Ensemble will be ringing Bill Payn’s “Ringing In Christmas” during the church’s Christmas Cantata, 10:00 am Sunday, December 11, 2005. Please send me news of your handbell programs events - we would like area ringing events included in the Area XII Twelfth Tone and Southern California Regional e-newsletter. Send copy information to Micki Mennet-Martin, [email protected].

LA METRO AND RIVERSIDE SPRING RING REPERTOIRE

Massed

Within the Darkest Night, Derek Hakes, 3-6 octaves,

Level 2 AGEHR AG36028

This Joyful Eastertide, arr. Jayne McFadden, 3-5 octaves/3-4 octaves optional handchimes, Level 2+

Agape 2276

Meditation on “Beautiful Savior”, arr. Cathy Moklebust, 3-5 octaves [Level 2] CGB175

Division A

Grand March, Kevin McChesney 3-5 octaves, Level 2

Beckenhorst Press BEHB132 (Handbells) BEHB132A (French Horn Part)

Division B

Bwana Asifiwe, Cathy Moklebust 3-5 octaves, Level 3+ Choristers Guild CGB366 (Full Score)

CGB 367 (Handbell Part)

For more information, contact Shirley Heckman at [email protected].




CONDUCTING ISSUES FOR THE HANDBELL DIRECTOR

#4 - Assessing Your Ringers’ Learning Style One of the more difficult aspects of directing any musical ensemble is determining how to approach the process of introducing and perfecting a new piece. Your ultimate success - or failure - may well be dependent such pre-rehearsal considerations. How one learns is dependent on (1) how he/she receives information, (2) how he/she processes, interprets, and uses incoming information, and (3) what learning environment he/she prefers. There are three primary modes of intellectual input which have been corroborated repeatedly in learning theory research: auditory, visual, and kinesthetic. In general, all three are fairly well developed in most people, yet one of the three is almost always stronger - sometimes much stronger - than the other two. The key to efficient learning, then, is for each ringer to employ that strongest mode as much as possible. The auditory learner - This ringer learns most effectively by listening. Typical behaviors include saying things out loud in order to memorize, putting his/her head down to block out visual distractions and focus more intently on what is being said, talking to him-/herself when problem solving or writing something down. This ringer is likely to ask you to give verbal instructions rather than demonstrate what you are teaching - hearing about something is much more effective than seeing or practicing it. The aurally dominant ringer is very likely to tune you out and immediately start mumbling the counts aloud to him/herself when you stop to fix a rhythmic problem. Understand that this may not be disrepectful behavior at all but rather a desperate attempt to learn that part. The visual learner - These ringers make up about 70% of your choir (the other 30% is split about 20%:10% between the auditory and kinesthetic groups). Typical behaviors include doodling and writing lots of notes or pictures or arrows on the music as visual reminders. This ringer can “see” the music in his/her head when it is fully learned. Because background sound can be distracting, this ringer is likely to look at you like a hawk when your are speaking in order to stay focused on what you are saying; this ringer may need silence in the room to process what you have just presented. The visual ringers are also most likely to plant their eyes into the music about the time you are giving the preparatory beat and to keep them buried there until the piece is finally over. Paradoxically, getting your visual ringers to watch you may be one of your greatest challenges simply because they are focused so intensely on the visual image of the printed page. [Another paradox here is that because strong visual learners tend to be highly distracted by extraneous noise around them, the mumbling aural learners standing next to them may drive them nuts!]

The kinesthetic learner - This ringer learns by doing. Typical behaviors include ignoring verbal or written directions and trying to figure something out by just doing it. Trial and error is his/her modus operandi. These ringers may need the freedom to move around - to wiggle, perhaps - while trying to learn something and may use their hands while talking, especially if they can’t come up with some specific word they want. Their backpacks, purses, etc., may be a disaster. This ringer may spontaneously write reminder notes on the music, but after they are written, those notes are often ignored. There are numerous testing tools available to determine the order of dominance of these three modes. Two web sites that I have located that provide instantaneous on-line feedback are from the University Learning Center somewhere in Arizona [http://www.ulc.arizona.edu/learn_styl_ass.html] and Diablo Valley College in Pleasant Hill, CA [http://www.metamath.com/multiple/multiple_choice_questions.html]. Although it may well be impractical to attempt to assess your ringers in the rehearsal setting, it might be very productive to assign one of these sites as “homework”. Confirming one’s most effective learning style has broader implications than merely bell rehearsals, particularly for someone who has not yet been exposed to these concepts - irrespective of age and experience! All three modes are important for music in general and for handbells in particular. A ringer must be able to follow the printed score with the visual mode, to manipulate the bells using the kinesthetic mode, and to employ his/her aural ability to fit his/her part in at the right time. However, it should not be a surprise that auditory input is by far the most important since music is such an aural phenomenon. Does this mean, however, that you are limited forever to the skills that your ringers bring to your rehearsal? Fortunately, the answer to this is “NO!” Under normal circumstances, each of these modes can be enhanced with training. Because the visual mode is most frequently the dominant mode, you probably don’t need a great deal of work on that. However, the kinesthetic and auditory modes - clearly of great importance for handbell ringing - should receive a lot of your attention. Kinesthetic development is rather easily assessed: you can see what’s happening in your ringers’ hands. However, assessing aural skills is much more subtle: you can’t see what’s going on in your ringers’ brains, yet because listening skills are essential to hearing one’s individual part within the context of everything else going on, those should probably be the focus of your training plans. Understanding how to enhance each mode in your ringers will be next, for what you get in performance is a direct reflection of what you accomplished in rehearsal. - William L. Waggener

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RUDY’S ROOST

Tips and Tricks – The Four Temperaments Part 2: How the world LOVES a Sanguine! If I were to pick one object to serve as a symbol or icon for the Sanguine, it would have be a helium-filled toy balloon, because they are brightly colored. They are fun to have around you. They take your mind off of your work and troubles. Oh, how the world needs more sanguines! On the other hand, if it were not for the other temperaments holding onto the string tied to Sandy Sanguine, she would just happily bounce along the ceiling going from one party to the next with never a care to be had. The world does not like people who are too happy! And there you have the dilemma presented to us by Sandy Sanguine. Miss Sanguine is a happy, fun person. She is witty. She tells great stories. She loves being the center of attention and the Life of the Party. But her happiness can sometimes come across as phony. Her stories get more and more elaborate with each telling. She repeats her stories, often, to anyone who hasn’t heard them yet and even to some who have. By being the Life of the Party, she can dominate the conversation and sometimes she laughs too loudly. You love to have Sandy around because of the party atmosphere she brings with her, yet you can get dizzy trying to keep up with her sudden changes. Sandy Sanguine is a warm and touching person. She likes to give hugs and physically touch the people with whom she is talking. She smiles easily and thereby puts people at ease in her company. She makes friends easily. Sandy also views the world with a wide-eyed innocence that is often envied by the other temperaments. In her heart of hearts, Sandy is the quintessential child who never grew up. Much like Peter Pan. In the work place, Sandy Sanguine is The Great Idea Person. She is the one who always, but always comes up with that one great idea to do something in a new and different way. Not always a better way, but certainly more fun than the way you are doing it now. Sandy is a great presenter because she loves to talk, loves to be in front of people (center stage). She can show a lot of enthusiasm and can inspire others to her way of thinking.

Sandy Sanguine is usually one of the first to volunteer, but shortly thereafter the trouble begins. Yes, it was Sandy’s idea to have an Easter Bell Concert in Moscow in October so that you can see the Fall colors (or was it on the Moon during the eclipse?) but she has no earthly idea how to get something like that done, or even started. Unfortunately, Sandy has a lot of initiative but not enough “finish-iative.” Alas, Sandy is not very goal-oriented. Finally, Sandy is so distracted by talking and having fun that she is often late for appointments and has been known to even forget since minor things as doctor appointments or to pick up the kids from day care.

So we come to the question: Do you need a Sandy Sanguine in your bell choir? Absolutely! Without Sandy we would have NO fun at all. She will release the tension during rehearsal and “loosen up” the Director. She will come up with the great ideas for fund raising and new places to hold a bell concert. And she will talk other people into doing most if not all of the work. Be careful when Sandy Sanguine says she can play the B3 in Measure 64, because she already has the G#3, the Gb4, the Bb6 and

7, AND the triangle on the table in front of her. Sandy loves to play more and more bells. Why not? More bells mean more fun and a bigger the party. But we all know she can’t. Sandy easily gets over-committed and nothing gets finished. When assigning jobs, be sure to give Sandy the “fun” jobs like talking to people or being the MC at the concert. Don’t give her jobs like filing the music or balancing the choir checking account. Remember, Sandy loves to soar overhead and not be troubled with the stones on the road. We desperately need Sandy Sanguine in our bell choirs and in our lives, but we need to be careful that we don’t let her carry us away to Never-Neverland. Next time, we are going to get organized with Mel the Melancholy. See you then, weather permitting and if the creek don’t rise. - Rudy Rodriquez Pithy question for the day: "I always want to be thinner - when I am not hungry.”


IMO: OUCH! THOSE SHOES HURT!

The other day I saw a Dennis, the Menace cartoon. Dennis was looking at the little girl from next door, all dressed up in her mother’s clothes, wearing her high heeled shoes. His comment was, “When you wear those shoes, you are always walking downhill.” I’m sure for the little girl that it was fun to dress up in mom’s clothes and play the part of a sophisticated lady. But after a while the dress and the shoes would get in the way of what she might really like to do in her childhood age. The clumsy state induced by the oversized, “downhill” shoes are not real great for running, jumping rope or any of hundreds of other children's activities. But stepping into another’s shoes for a while can be very educational, even if there is some “ouch” to it. That education involves getting a taste of the problems and challenges of being in the other’s shoes. Of course, I speak here of being on either side of the stick as either a ringer or a director. Directors wonder why ringers can’t watch them better, keep the beat, look ahead, make a smooth page turn, notice an accidental, adjust to the dynamics, or.... Ringers wonder why a director chose that music, directs the piece so fast, directs unclearly, expects them to watch all the time, never lets them have time to rest or mark the music, or..... When I was teaching handbells in a school situation there were numerous opportunities to teach about the problems of being on the other side of the stick. As part of my annual search for one or two student directors, all the students were taught the basic conducting patterns. Each was allowed a short time in front of the handbell ensemble to direct all or a portion of a piece of music we had worked on. They also had to comment on the problems they heard in our playing, (slowing down, lack of crescendo, etc.) Most of the students quickly realized that there was much more to directing than just waving the stick. Starting, stopping, cutting off and starting again were just some of the problems. There were always a few students, aspiring young directors, who wanted to know how to master some of the conducting

difficulties. Those who were willing to put in the extra time were allowed to direct sometime in concert during the year. Just as it is important for ringers to understand the many details a good conductor must attend to, directors do well to step to the other side of the table and ring bells. Too many directors realize that they are poor ringers. Just as a choral director needs to study and understand instrumental needs when conducting a choral work with instrumentation, a good director, IMO, needs to be a decent ringer. Not great, but decent. Ringing improvement can come for any ringer through participation in ringing activities wherever possible - rehearsals, reading sessions, workshops, spring rings, conferences. These same opportunities are available for directors. Knowing the instrument, its technique, style and limitations, as well as ringer limitations, allows the director to develop the interpretation of the piece with the full resources of the bell ensemble. I love ringing in festivals and conferences. Although I enjoy directing and adding my interpretation to the music, ringing behind the table reminds me of the joy that originally brought me to playing handbells - the beauty of the sound, the opportunity to touch lives with this musical art in worship and in concert. It also reminds me, as a director, of how tiring ringing in a confined space and lifting bells for 75 to 90 minutes can be, especially after going to school all day or working hard in an office or commuting in heavy traffic. And yet, like moths attracted to the light, we come, week after week to have our spirits lifted and our emotions released. Directors, get on the other side of the stick whenever possible. You’ll be reminded of much more than bell technique. Ringers, and directors you must allow this, whenever you have an opportunity to get in the director’s chair, even if at a workshop or for a little while at a rehearsal, do it! You’ll also learn much more than how to move the baton through the air. - Dave Ruder

The Area XII Ringers Conference 2006 June 23 - 25, 2006

Young Ringers Conference 2006 June 22 - 23, 2006

Notre Dame de Namur University Belmont, California

For more information, check the Area XII Website at www.areaxii.org



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Bells Eclectic Lively Musical Outreach Noteworthy Talent

Chimes Original Notes Classical Energetic Reverberate Teamwork Swing

One of the highlights of a handbell conference is the spotlight concerts featuring outstanding ensembles. As Concert Coordinator for the Area XII Belmont Conference 2006, I’m happy to announce that five exceptional community choirs from the Bay Area will captivate the registrants with their energy, musicality, and distinct styles of ringing. Featured in concert will be Bay Bells of Palo Alto, Canto Bello of Clayton, RiverBells of Sacramento, Opus from Modesto, and Sonos from the Bay Area. Over the next three issues of The Twelfth Tone, I will introduce you to these choirs so you can see what an exciting element and special touch of bronze they will add to this conference.

Sharing the stage for the first concert will be Bay Bells and Canto Bello. BAY BELLS is one of the oldest auditioned community handbell groups still in existence. Founded in the late 1970’s, the group disbanded in the mid 1980’s, but was resurrected in 1986 by Cheryl Baker. In 2001 they were incorporated as a non-profit organization. Participating in local, regional, area, national, and international festivals, conferences, and symposiums across the west including California, Oregon, Nevada, New Mexico, and Hawaii has been an important objective of this choir. Since its inception, Bay Bells has sought to include a wide variety of handbell literature that ranges from original compositions for handbells to classical and romantic to pop and gospel. In 2002, the leadership baton passed to William Kyle, a former ringer with Bay Bells. William moved to the San Francisco Bay Area from Southern California in 1996 and promptly joined Bay Bells and also became the handbell director at Foothills Congregational Church. His handbell arrangements and original compositions have been debuted by Bay Bells and Velocity to high acclaim, and he is in great demand as a clinician. Under his tutelage, Bay Bells has attained a high level of musical excellence.

One of the goals of Bay Bells is to educate the community in the art of handbell ringing and to provide learning opportunities for the public who are both familiar and unfamiliar with handbells. In keeping with this mission, Bay Bells began an innovative Workshop Ensemble this fall offering an eight-week session which has focused on training for ringers who were not confident with their current skills and wanted to challenge themselves beyond their current positions.

In addition to its annual concerts, Bay Bells has appeared with the Peninsulaires, a Barbershop chorus, the Peninsula Pops, and Sari Raras, a Gamelan organization. Performing on six octaves of Malmark bells and five octaves of chimes, Bay Bells last year premiered Sondra Tucker’s Cosmic Dance, a very challenging and exciting piece which they had commissioned. Representing over 200 years of musical experience, Bay Bells has certainly brought

the art of handbell ringing to an ever-widening audience and to the forefront in the Bay Area.

In September of 1995, Cindy Krausgrill, realized her dream of forming a community choir for advanced ringers with a goal of providing a vehicle for artistic expression as well as personal growth. Celebrating their tenth year of performing in the Bay Area, CANTO BELLO is known for its scintillating programs of diverse repertoire performed with musicality and exuberance. Its philosophy of community outreach has played an important role in creating the goals of this choir. Their life-changing journey to Sarajevo, Bosnia in the summer of 2003 as part of the Instruments of Peace Mission has made this premiere ensemble committed to providing a repertoire of excellent music while fundraising to benefit charitable organizations at home and abroad.

Performing on five octaves of Malmark Bells and two octaves of chimes, Canto Bello provides the listener with programs of great variety. Many of their concerts have featured choral choirs, organ, piano, flute, and percussion instruments along with the bells. They have been guest performers with the Diablo Symphony as well as with The Devil Mountain Chorus. Their most memorable performance was in the Nights of Bascarsijske Music Festival in Sarajevo, Bosnia where they performed to a standing room only audience in St. Anthony’s Cathedral. In December, 2000, they released their first CD called “Let the Music Ring” which also featured the Clayton Valley Third Ward Choir under the direction of Virginia Walker.

Cindy Krausgrill has been an active part of the Bay Area’s musical world for nearly three decades. She taught music in the public schools for fifteen years and has also sung with and directed several musical groups in the area. In 2003, she became the director of Heartsong, a women’s community chamber chorus, of which she was a member and soloist for twenty-seven years. As Rev. Fred Fenton, a retired Episcopal priest and East Bay Patron of the Arts said, “Cindy Krausgrill is an East Bay treasure, bringing outstanding programs to this community…superb musicianship, four-star performances…truly music from the heart.”

In the summer of 2007, Canto Bello looks forward to another musical mission to Europe. Joining them will be Heartsong in presenting a musical Tapestry, a joyous weaving of folk songs, broadway, classical, sacred, and pop. Canto Bello and Bay Bells feel honored to have been invited to perform at the Belmont Conference, and they look forward to giving the 350 handbell enthusiasts a musical experience to remember!

The next issue will feature the Opus and RiverBells Handbell Ensembles. - Carol Smith


COMING WORKSHOP EVENTS

Event Date Clinician Location Cost Contact Information

Second Annual Twelfth Night Handbell Festival

January 6-8, 2006 Cathy Moklebust

The Master’s College 21726 Placerita Canyon

Road Santa Clarita CA

$32.50 per ringer before November 15, 2005; $37.50 after November 15, 2005

Keir Karzin (661) 297-9282 (H)

(818) 638-8600 X102 (W) [email protected]

Fourteenth Annual Las Vegas Twelfth Night

Festival

January 6-8, 2006 Douglas Benton

Faith Lutheran Jr/Sr HS Gymnasium

2015 S. Hualapai Way Las Vegas, NV

$20.00 per person (includes lunch)

Janet Ty (702) 363-7428 [email protected] Dixie Bailey


Twelfth Night January 8, 2006

Afternoon - 7:00 pm

JoAnne Hammond

First United Methodist Church

915 Paseo Ranchero Chula Vista, CA

$7.50 per person JoAnne Hammond (619) 426-4101

Pomona Valley Directors’ Network Reading Session

January 15, 2006 Bill Waggener

Claremont UCCC 233 W. Harrison Claremont, CA

Cost of Music Packet (TBA)

Joan Hamm [email protected]

Shirley Heckman [email protected]

Master Class in Composition

January 20-23, 2006 Arnold Sherman Austin College

Sherman, TX $400.00 http://www.agehr.org/ learning/master/asp

Master Class in Conducting

January 20-23, 2006 William Payn Austin College

Sherman, TX $450.00 http://www.agehr.org/ learning/master/asp

Directors’ Workshop January 21, 2006 Bill Waggener

Claremont UCCC 233 W. Harrison Claremont, CA

$20.00 per AGEHR director but free with

7 or more paid registrations for the

2006 LA Metro Spring Ring


Southern California Reading Session

January 21, 2006 Rudy Rodriquez

St. Marks United Methodist Church 3502 Clairemont Dr.

San Diego, CA

$5.00 per person (does not include

music packet)

JoAnne Hammond (619) 426-4101

Annual Reading Ring Through with

WestCoast Handbell Supply

January 28, 2006

8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Los Gatos Presbyterian Church

16575 Shannon Los Gatos, CA

$5.00 in advance $8.00 at the door

Norma Rose [email protected]

Director's Reading Session

January 28, 2006

8:30 am - 1:30 pm

Bellflower, CA (800) 746-4235 [email protected]

Ensemble Workshop February 11, 2006 Lee Waggener

Garden Grove United Methodist Church 12741 Main Street

Long Beach, CA

TBA Shirley Heckman [email protected]

12th Annual Oakland Handbell Festival

February 25, 2006 Tim Waugh

First Covenant Church 4000 Redwood Road

Oakland, CA [email protected]

Central Coast Spring Ring March 11, 2006 Dave and Dian

Ruder

United Methodist Church

275 Halcyon Road Arroyo Grande, CA

TBA

Shirley Werner [email protected]

or Leonard Lutz [email protected]

Reno Directors’ Seminar March 11, 2006 Larry Sue

Sparks United Methodist Church 1231 Pyramid Way

Sparks, NV

Barb Walsh [email protected]

LA Metro Spring Ring March 18, 2006 Lee and Bill Waggener

Grace Church of Glendora

1515 S. Glendora Avenue Glendora, CA

$15.00 per person ($20.00 per person for nonmembers) includes lunch


Southern California Spring Ring 2006 March 18, 2006` William Kyle

Emmanuel Faith Community Church 939 Felicita Avenue

Escondido, CA

$85.00 per AGEHR member choir; $105.00 per

nonmember choir; $20.00 per

individual AGEHR member; $30.00 per

individual nonmember

Micki Mennet-Martin [email protected]

Concordia Lutheran Schools Handbell

Festival

March 18, 2006, 1:00 pm

Concordia University Center

Irvine, CA Free (949) 854-8002 Ext. 1522

[email protected]






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COMING WORKSHOP EVENTS, Continued


Bakersfield Spring Ring March 25, 2006 Bill Waggener

St. John's Lutheran Church,

4500 Buena Vista Road, Bakersfield, CA

$15.00 per person [email protected]

Bay Area Spring Ring March 25, 2006 Martin Morley Valley Church

10885 N. Stelling Road Cupertino, CA

$10.00 per ringer or $80.00 per ensemble for

AGEHR members; $12.00 per ringer or 100.00 per ensemble

for non-members


Azusa Pacific University Handbell

Festival

March 26, 2006 from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm

Arnold Sherman

Azusa Pacific University Azusa, CA

$150.00 per choir Concert open to

the public

Dr. Donavon Gray, [email protected]

Bay Area School Handbell Festival April 6, 2006 Barbara Walsh

All Saints' Catholic School

22870 Second Street Hayward, CA

$5.00 per ringer Steve Meyer [email protected]

TIMFOOLERY A day with Tim

Waugh

April 8, 2006 8:00 am to 8:00 pm

Tim Waugh

Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd 1615 Morse Avenue

Sacramento, CA

TBA

Paul W. Allen (916) 428-9719 Wendy Williams (916) 371-5772

Inland Empire Spring Ring April, 29 2006 Lee and Bill

Waggener

All Saints Episcopal Church

3847 Terracina Drive Riverside, CA

$15.00 per person ($20.00 per person for nonmembers) includes lunch

Jean Will [email protected]

Sierra Spring Ring May 6, 2006 Carson Middle School 1140 W. King Street

Carson City, NV Barb Walsh

[email protected]

Fourth Annual High School Handbell

Festival

May 16, 2006 3:30 - 9:00 pm

Concert at 7:00 pm

St. Matthias High School

7851 E. Gardendale Street

Downey, CA

$5.00 per student (includes meal)

Karen Curry [email protected]

Fran Johnston fjohnston@stmatthiashs.

org

Young Ringers’ Festival May 23, 2006 Jim Smith

South Reno United Methodist Church 200 De Spain Lane

Reno, NV

$1.00 per young ringer

Barb Walsh [email protected]

Area XII Young Ringers Conference

June 22 - 23, 2006 Shosh Meyer

Notre Dame de Namur University

Belmont, CA

On-Campus: $95 Commuter: $65 Chaperone On-Campus: $75 Chaperone

Commuter: $45

Dian Ruder [email protected]

www.areaxii.org

Area XII Ringers Conference

June 23 - 25, 2006 Fred Gramann

Notre Dame de Namur University

Belmont, CA

On-Campus: $265 Commuter: $205 Chaperone On-Campus: $155

Chaperone Commuter: $95

Dave Ruder [email protected]

www.areaxii.org

AGEHR 2006 National Festival Conference

June 23 - 25, 2006

Hart Morris William Payn

Dayton Convention Center

Crowne Plaza Hotel Dayton, OH

$185.00 before May 1, 2006 $215.00 after May 1, 2006


http://www.agehr.org/learning/festival.asp#forms

National Directors’ Seminar

July 12 -15, 2006 Milwaukee, Wisconsin http://www.agehr.org

Concordia Summer Ring

July 26 - 28, 2006

Dr. Herbert Geisler, Nancy Jessup, Nick Hanson, and Debbie Rice

Concordia University Irvine, CA

Concordia Handbell Office

(949) 854-8002, Ext. 1522

Zephyr Point Handbell Conference

July 30 - August 3, 2006

Mary Balkow and Bill Alexander

Zephyr Point Presbyterian

Conference Center Zephyr Cove, NV

[email protected]

International Handbell Symposium XII

August 1-5, 2006

Brisbane Convention Center

Brisbane, Queensland Australia

AU$950.00 www.ihs2006.org

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COMING WORKSHOP EVENTS, Continued


Read and Ring Levels 1 and 2

September 9 or 16, 2006 Nancy Jessup

Mira Mesa Presbyterian Church 8180 Mira Mesa Blvd.

San Diego, CA

TBA Micki Mennet-Martin [email protected]

Directors’ Workshop

October 14, 2006 Bill Waggener

First Congregational - United Church of Christ

3041 N Sierra Way San Bernardino, CA


Directors’ Workshop

October 21, 2006 Lee Waggener

Point Loma Presbyterian Church

2128 Chatsworth Blvd. San Diego, CA

$30.00 Micki Mennet-Martin [email protected]

With this issue, we are separating concert/performance events from participation events such as workshops, reading sessions, spring rings, etc., with the hope of providing greater clarity to these tables. To submit your events, please note the category headings for each table and email all relevant information to twelfthtone@ areaxii.org; please specify the category in which your event should be listed.

COMING PERFORMANCES

Event Date Location Cost Contact Information

Ernest Bloch Bell Ringers December 3, 2005 at 2:00 pm

Gualala Arts Center 46501 Gualala Road

Gualala, CA Donation Jeanne Jackson

(707) 884-1761

Bay Bell Holiday Lights December 3, 2005 at 7:30 pm

Morgan Hill United Methodist Church

17175 Monterey Road, Morgan Hill, CA

www.baybells.org

Christine Anderson December 4, 2005 at 5:00 pm

Jess Ranch Apple Valley, CA www.voicesinbronze.com

Bay Bells at the Peninsula Pops Holiday Fireside Gala

December 4, 2005 at 3:00 pm

Spangenberg Theater (Gunn H.S.)

780 Arastradero Road Palo Alto, CA

www.baybells.org

Annual Carol Ring December 4, 2005 at 4:00 pm

Los Gatos Presbyterian Church

16575 Shannon Road Los Gatos, CA

Norma Rose [email protected]

Golden Gate Boys Choir and Bellringers


Cristo Rey Carmelite Monastery Chapel

Fulton and Parker Streets San Francisco, CA

Free will offering GGBC Office (510) 887-4311

Bell Appeal December 8,

2006 at 7:00 pm and 8:00 pm

Mormon Temple Hill 4766 Lincoln Avenue

Oakland, CA

RiverBells in Concert December 9, 2005 at 7:30 pm

Trinity Episcopal Cathedral 2620 Capitol Ave. Sacramento, CA

Donation www.riverbells.org

The Azusa Pacific University Handbell

Choir will be performing with the

Long Beach Symphony Orchestra



Dr. Donavon Gray, [email protected]

Bay Bells Holiday Lights with Guest Performances

by Praises Ring

December 11, 2005, 7:30 p.m

Grace Lutheran Church 3149 Waverley Street

Palo Alto, CA www.baybells.org

Bell Appeal Christmas Concert


Chapel at Pacific School of Religion

1798 Scenic Avenue Berkeley, CA

free will donation Susan Griffin [email protected]

SFSU Handbell Choir December 14, 2006

Mormon Temple Hill 4766 Lincoln Avenue

Oakland, CA

Bay Bells at the Peninsula Pops Holiday Fireside Gala


The Heritage Theater 1 W. Campbell Avenue

Campbell, CA www.baybells.org

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http://www.baybells.org



http://www.riverbells.org






COMING PERFORMANCES, Continued

Event Date Location Cost Contact Information

RiverBells’ Victorian Christmas

December 18, 2005 3:00 -

5:00 pm

Broad Street Furnishings Nevada City, CA Free

Christine Anderson in Concert

February 5, 2006 at 3:00 pm

First Presbyterian Church

1667 Miramonte Ave Mt. View, CA

Free will offering

Michele Sharik in Concert


Arts of St. Bede's Music Series

St. Bede's Episcopal Church

2650 Sand Hill Road Menlo Park, CA

Advance: $12.00; $8.00 student/

senior; $5.00 youth under 18

At door: $15.00; $10.00 student/

senior, $5.00 youth under 18

Concordia Handbell Invitational Concert



Irvine, CA

$8.00 general/$6.00 students and

seniors

(949) 854-8002 Ext. 1522 or [email protected]

Concordia Concert Handbells and Soloists in

Concert

March 19, 2006 at 7:00 pm

Salem Lutheran Church 1211 N. Brand Blvd

Glendale, CA Freewill Offering (949) 854-8002 Ext.1522

[email protected]

Cathedral Bells in Concert

April 2, 2006 at 4:00 pm

St. John’s Lutheran Church

185 S. Center Street Orange, CA

Free will offering Ramona Miller

[email protected] (714) 633-3034

Concordia Handbell Invitational Concert

April 22, 2006 at 4:30 pm


Irvine, CA

$8.00 general/$6.00 students and

seniors

(949) 854-8002 Ext. 1525 [email protected]

AREA XII HANDBELL AND CHIME LOAN PROGRAM

Hi all, C2 it that you mark your calendar for Tuesday, May 16, 2006. That's the date of the upcoming High School Handbell Festival. St. Matthias High School in Downey is hosting this year's event, which will begin at 3:30 pm with mass ring rehearsal, and the festival concert starts at 7:00 pm. Any interested group please contact me for registration materials. The cost is a modest $5 per ringer (to cover the cost of dinner). Each choir will perform 2-3 numbers, not to exceed 10 minutes, with all participants ringing together. This festival is open to any high school group, whether through school or church. This is our 4th year of the High School Bell Festival, and it is growing. This is a wonderful opportunity for teenage groups to get together and share their talents and hard work. We hope to see your group there!

Fundraising Christmas is coming, and we need to raise some money! Aside from donations for concerts, raising money is one of our biggest concerns for building a great program in Bells in Education. A sore subject for many, the unhappy reality is that many groups must come up with creative fundraisers to generate the money needed to operate. Here are a few ideas that have worked well with bell choirs.

Greenery Sales - Sales of fresh Christmas greenery, taken by advance order and delivered in person can generate a profit of 30% of sales. Thirteen ringers grossed $3500 in the first year we tried this. The upside - You very quickly develop a loyal group who will come back year after year to buy their Christmas greens. It is easy to build this into a large fundraiser. The downside - On delivery day, you may be faced with dozens of cases of wreaths, garlands and door swags which are perishable and must be distributed quickly.

Bell Sponsorships - Directly asking for individuals and businesses to donate through face-to-face request, usually accompanied by a letter of explanation, and the offer of mention in programs. The upside - You only have to "sell" your group, it's a great tax write-off for the donor, and everything you get is profit. Can be done any time of year. Twelve ringers brought in over $1200 in donations the first year. The Downside - You must be willing to ask for money, directly, which can be embarrassing for some. Tends to hit up the parents and relatives who may feel obligated to give. Jingle Bell Sale - String a large jingle bell on a ribbon, tie it into a necklace and sell at Christmas time. This generates a lot of goodwill, as folks generally find it fun to "buy a bell" for choir and wear them around school or church to show their support. Fifteen ringers made 20 bells each and sold them for $1, for a total sale of $300 minus $40 in supplies. The upside - Your bell choir can make them. It's






AREA XII HANDBELL AND CHIME LOAN PROGRAM, continued

easy to sell them. The downside - Every other teacher in the school may develop headaches from the dozens of bells jingling all over the place (this wasan actual complaint we had one year!). You must come up with the money to buy the supplies up front (avoidable if your choir is willing to donate the bells and ribbon).

Pie sales - I heard about this one from Ring of Fire near Portland, Oregon. They actually bake every pie they sell, which number into the hundreds. The upside - With a loyal base of buyers, the program grows each year, and has lots of help from parents. The Downside - It is a lot of work to bake hundreds of pies. Not for the faint of heart!

B4 I sign off, let me remind you that we have several sets of bells and chimes available to borrow. Check out the Bells in Education link on our website for more details. - Karen Curry For further information and an application for next year's loan, contact:

Karen Curry 300 W. Latchwood Lane La Habra, CA 90631 (714) 879-0777 [email protected]

REPERTOIRE FOR RINGERS’S CONFERENCES 2006

Young Ringers’ Conference Ringers’ Conference Massed

Bell Peal on Lasst Uns Erfreuen, arr. Linda Lamb Animato, Arnold Sherman 3-5 octaves, Level 1 2-5 octaves, Level 3 Shawnee Press SPHP5453 (Division B plays Choir 1, Division A plays Choir 2) AGEHR AG25002

Bound for Glory, arr. T. Waldrop Star Spangled Banner, John Bartsch 2-3 octaves, Level 1+ 2-5 octaves, Level 2+ Alfred AP17551 Jeffers JHS9040 (Handbell Part) JHS9040B (Brass Ensemble) JHS9040FS (Full Score)

Within the Darkest Night, Derek Hakes 3-6 octaves, Level 2 AGEHR AG36028

Division A

Hymn to Joy, arr. Kevin McChesney Grand March, Kevin McChesney 2-3 octaves, Level 1+ 3-5 octaves, Level 2 Jeffers JHS9376 Beckenhorst Press BEHB132 (Handbells) BEHB132A (French Horn Part)

March of the Chimes, L. Hollander How Firm a Foundation, Sandra Eithun 2, 3 or 4 octaves, Level 2 2-3 octaves, Level 1+ Ring Out Press RO3236 Choristers Guild CGB305

There's a Wideness in God's Mercy, Sondra Tucker 3-5 octaves, Level 3 Augsburg Fortress Publishers AU0800674901

Division B

Cantad Al Senor, arr. Susan Geschke Bwana Asifiwe, Cathy Moklebust 3-5 octaves, Level 2 3-5 octaves, Level 3+ Agape HP2335 Choristers Guild CGB366 (Full Score) CGB 367 (Handbell Part)

Ringing Victoriously!, Michael Mazzatenta Change Ring Prelude on Divinum Mysterium, Fred Gramann 2-3 octaves, Level 2+ 3-6 octaves, Level 3+ AGEHR AG23025 Lorenz LC201239L

Thaxted: O God Beyond All Praising , Lee Afdahl 3 or 5 octaves, Level 3 Augsburg Fortress Publishers AU1110982



VIEWS OF FALL WORKSHOPS

Las Vegas Ringers’ Workshop, October 1, 2005

Watching the director!

Janet Ty leads the bass section.

The children’s group gets ready for the processional.

Claremont Ringers’ Workshop, October 15, 2005

Martin Morley leading a brief discussion.

What is WRONG with this @#$%& bell?


2006 Directors’/Ringers’ Workshops

Directors’ Workshop Southern California Reading Session January 21, 2006 January 21, 2006 Bill Waggener, Clinician Rudy Rodriquez, Clinician Claremont UCCC St. Marks United Methodist Church

233 W. Harrison, Claremont, CA 3502 Clairemont Drive, San Diego CA $20.00 per AGEHR director but free with Contact: JoAnne Hammond (619) 426-4101 7 or more paid registrations for the LA Metro Spring Ring Contact: Shirley Heckman [email protected]

Annual Reading Ring Through Ensemble Workshop January 28, 2006 February 11, 2006

WestCoast Handbell Supply, Presenter Lee Waggener, Clinician Los Gatos Presbyterian Church Garden Grove United Methodist Church 16575 Shannon, Los Gatos, CA 12741 Main Street, Long Beach, CA Contact: Norma Rose [email protected] Contact: Shirley Heckman [email protected]

Reno Directors’ Seminar TimFoolery March 11, 2006 April 8, 2006

Larry Sue, Clinician Tim Waugh, Clinician Sparks United Methodist Church Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd 1231 Pyramid Way, Sparks, NV 1615 Morse Avenue, Sacramento, CA Contact: Barb Walsh [email protected] Paul Allen [(916) 428-9719] or Wendy Williams [(916) 371-5772]

Read and Ring Levels 1 and 2 Directors’ Workshop September 9 or 16, 2006 October 14, 2006

Nancy Jessup, Clinician Bill Waggener, Clinician Mira Mesa Presbyterian Church First Congregational United Church of Christ 8180 Mira Mesa Boulevard, San Diego, CA 3041 N. Sierra Way, San Bernerdino, CA Contact: Micki Mennet-Martin [email protected] Contact: Shirley Heckman [email protected]

Directors’ Workshop October 21. 2006

Lee Waggener, Clinician Point Loma Presbyterian Church

2128 Chatsworth Boulevard, San Diego, CA Contact: Micki Mennet-Martin [email protected]

2006 Spring Rings

Central Coast Spring Ring Southern California Spring Ring March 11, 2006 March 18, 2006 Dave and Dian Ruder, Clinicians William Kyle, Clinician United Methodist Church Emmanuel Faith Community Church 275 Halcyon Road, Arroyo Grande, CA 939 Felicita Avenue, Escondido, CA Contact: Shirley Werner [email protected] Contact: Micki Mennet-Martin [email protected]

LA Metro Spring Ring Bakersfield Spring Ring March 18, 2006 March 25, 2006 Lee and Bill Waggener, Clinicians Bill Waggener, Clinician Grace Church of Glendora St. John's Lutheran Church 1515 S. Glendora Avenue, Glendora, CA 4500 Buena Vista Road, Bakersfield, CA Contact: Shirley Heckman [email protected] Contact: [email protected]

Bay Area Spring Ring Inland Empire Spring Ring March 25, 2006 April 29, 2006 Martin Morley, Clinician Lee and Bill Waggener, Clinicians Valley Church All Saints Episcopal Church 10885 N. Stelling Road, Cupertino, CA ,3847 Terracina Drive, Riverside, CA

Contact: Dave Ruder [email protected] Contact: Jean Will [email protected]

Sierra Spring Ring May 6. 2006

Carson Middle School 1140 W. King Street

Carson City, NV Contact: Barb Walsh [email protected]
















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A NOTE FROM THE KEYBOARD

Is Area XII in a state of decline? What do the numbers indicate? Area XII Membership - When I assumed responsibility for The Twelfth Tone in the fall of 2001, the Area XII membership roster exceeded 600. In September of 2004, I mailed The Twelfth Tone to 548 AGEHR members in Area XII. The current membership roster I received from Dayton a few days ago has only 511 names - a loss of about 20% over four years and almost 7% in just one year, yet as can be seen at the top of Page 2 of every issue, new members are constantly joining. Clearly, however, more have failed to renew their memberships than have been replaced by new faces. Equally apparent, this trend can’t continue very long if Area XII is to continue as a vibrant, functioning organization actively supporting the educational and musical needs of its membership. Area XII Activities - On the other hand, take a look at the Coming Workshop Events and Coming Performance Events pages of this issue! The volume - at least for this issue - has grown to the point that it made sense to separate our list loosely into “doing” versus “listening” occasions. For the last several years, each Regional Coordinator has worked to produce at least one directors’ event in the fall and a ringers’ event in the spring, all of

which have been well attended. Many of these “new” events are now in their second and third repetitions, suggesting that they are well on their way to becoming successful local traditions. The Ringers’ Conferences in Ontario and Hawaii in 2004 went very well, and the Ringers’ Feast last June - although not as fully subscribed as we had hoped - yielded the most glowing event evaluations I have ever seen. The success of that event has led the Board to work towards presenting another individual ringer’s event somewhere in Area XII in the summer of 2007. Finally, as this issue is being closed, the registration for the Area XII Ringers Conference 2006 in Belmont has already passed the 100 mark with only about 275 places left. I see a contradiction in this that I can’t fully explain: if our Area XII activities seem to be attracting more and more participants, why is our membership in freefall? Encouraging nonmembers to join is not necessarily just a Board issue but rather should be the concern and goal of the entire membership. If you know of any nonmember handbell directors in your locale, invite them to join! That “there is strength in numbers” really is true. Will you help?

William L. Waggener Editor

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