How Do You Read Basic Handbell Music?
Becoming a member of a handbell choir is an exciting challenge. If you join a beginning group, you won’t need any prior music knowledge to begin making music; if you already have some musical experience under your belt, you will only need to become accustomed to the slightly different way handbell music is notated. Regardless of your musical abilities, you’ll find the task of reading handbell music a very approachable one. Follow instructions given to you from your handbell choir director–she will outline which notes are yours, what they look like, and if they are in the bass clef or the treble clef. You will most likely be assigned two notes to play in a piece. A handbell choir is usually made up of about one to five octaves, depending on how many people are playing in the choir, and the music is notated somewhat like piano music. There is a treble clef, where the higher notes are written, and the bass clef, where the lower notes are written. Circle your notes on the music copy (or s
