Last week I was too tired to stay for chime choir rehearsal, but this week I called the ringers together and we rolled up our sleeves after service and tackled Jesus Loves Me for 5 ringers again. After a 2 week hiatus, I was afraid we might have lost ground. But no! It was in a good place. With a bit of tweaking, we would be ready to ring next Sunday. Yahoo!
Its an impressive looking setup. We all share the chimes, reaching over and under to get to the chime we need, laying things down quickly, table damping, passing off chimes. People will think we are pretty slick, when actually, its not all that hard. Just looks a lot harder than only have 2 chimes.
We went over it again, and noted where the problems were. Then I made them play the piece backwards, one section at a time. If we had trouble, we stopped, figured out what was wrong, corrected, and repeated it properly. Each time we backed up another section, we uncovered sticky spots that needed addressing.
At one point, they laughed at my technique. It was a workout, no question about it. And felt strange. But actually it eliminated the parts they knew well and brought to light in an out of sequence way where the problems were. Its an old rehearsal technique, but it still works well. By the time we had worked a mere half hour, we were in much better shape. I am confident we will be able to ring well on Sunday.
That being said, when I lay down tonight to rest, my side hurt. What in the time of need was that from? I couldn't imagine. Suddenly I realized that those were the muscles I use to ring, and on the right side because I use that hand more than my left hand. Well, I'll be! Something normal! Not from cancer. Just from ordinary stuff. Feels good. Where's my hot water bottle?
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