Exciting news! When Above the Line Publishing decided to ride off into the sunset, it took the original Bass Ringer’s Notebook with it. Quite a few bass handbell ringers already had copies, but there were those who still were looking for a copy of their own. The need still existed!
We’re thrilled to announce that we’ve added the Bass Ringer’s Notebook, Second Edition to our catalog. The material therein has been augmented with more ideas for making your bass ringing technically precise, musically expressive, and physically safe.
There’s a new YouTube playlist of the techniques described. These videos provide a dynamic presentation of the skills every bass ringer should understand. They’re also the basis for the illustrations in the book, because the printed stop-action sequences are frames from those videos.
This book isn’t about a single way to “sling the buckets”. Rather, it provides practical options that give you the choice of how you approach the instrument, and that means you can use the ones that best fit you personally.
It may have taken a few years to get to this new edition, but in the words of Low Ding Zone, the World’s First Bass Handbell Ensemble, it’s been “Worth the Weight”. We anticipate that the second edition of the Bass Ringer’s Notebook will be an important resource in your quest to “Support Low Standards”. 🙂
