Chord ringing. It is supposed to be something you can do quickly without a lot of practice or gear. I am hoping to wean the chime choir from their dependency on printed music and tables. So this year my plan is to ring chords for one hymn each month.
This first time out was a bit stressful since it will be the first time we have tried this. I remove the tables and just give them 4 stands to share. There are only four chords, but some of the notes play in more than one chord. We draw a map by chord and by note. We do conquer the ringing in a short time, but since we haven't tried it with people singing (other than just me), the chimers decide to come to choir practice and ring chords while the choir sings.
It works well, but we have a bit of a tempo issue. We sing slower and slower, so the accompanist commits to play a short interlude between the verses so she can refresh the tempo to something a bit less dragging. Good strategy! I think this will be a good start to learning to ring more comfortably and without being so tied to the music. Bravo!
This first time out was a bit stressful since it will be the first time we have tried this. I remove the tables and just give them 4 stands to share. There are only four chords, but some of the notes play in more than one chord. We draw a map by chord and by note. We do conquer the ringing in a short time, but since we haven't tried it with people singing (other than just me), the chimers decide to come to choir practice and ring chords while the choir sings.
It works well, but we have a bit of a tempo issue. We sing slower and slower, so the accompanist commits to play a short interlude between the verses so she can refresh the tempo to something a bit less dragging. Good strategy! I think this will be a good start to learning to ring more comfortably and without being so tied to the music. Bravo!
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