Handbell Musicians of America and Area 12 are offering FREE workshops (9 locations across our area!) to help you get your handbells out of the closet and restart your handbell program - or start a brand new program. A handbell program in your church offers numerous benefits for your congregation.

• Handbell choirs add a unique and glorious musical element to worship.
• Ringing handbells provides a great opportunity for inter-generational activity.
• Handbell programs create opportunities for lay members to contribute to worship and participate with the worship team.
• Handbell ringing is accessible to all levels of musicians - even those with no prior musical experience.
• Handbells can be used effectively in both contemporary and traditional worship.
• Handbell programs provide a fun way to work together and share fellowship.
• Handbell ringing provides additional opportunities for teaching the elements of music in a church environment.
• Handbell programs can be a traveling music ministries to other congregations and venues, providing the opportunity to practice evangelism without words.
• Handbells can easily be combined with other music ministries - handbells with choir, other instruments, or with youth, to provide a unique way to present favorite bible stories and lessons during worship.

Not sure how to get started?  Don't think you have the tools to make your program successful? Then our Back to Bells workshops are perfect for you!

• Ringing Techniques (and how to teach them)
• Recruiting Ringers for Your Program
• Handbell Maintenance
• Rehearsal Techniques
• Repertoire Selection
• Ringing with Less than a Full Choir
• Creative Use of Bells in Worship

At the conclusion of each workshop, you will have the opportunity to become a member of Handbell Musicians of America, opening the door to a wealth of benefits and resources to help you grow and sustain your program.

FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO REGISTER, VISIT

http://handbellmusicians.org/back-to-bells/