There are special challenges to ringing chimes in solos. They are harder to pick up quickly than bells and require modification of multiple bell techniques. Continue reading Chimes in solo work
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Reverse grips
This article assumes you understand the basics of Shelley ringing and four-in-hand “ring and knock.” Sometimes you have the bells in a pair set for the right hand, and the next time you approach that pair, your left hand is free. Rather than choreograph around the problem, learn how to pick up the pair with the other hand. There are several ways to do this, in addition to the method already covered in Interlocked four-in-hand. Continue reading Reverse grips