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Hand-ringing performance

Handbells currently have seven and a half octaves (C 1-C9). Handbells can be played by teams, groups and soloists, as well as with choirs, violins, cellos, flutes, organs, brass instruments and even orchestras. Handbell skills ring pause (wet): after shaking, stick the hand bell on your body to make the hand bell stop sounding (martellato): knock the hand bell on the cushioned desktop to create a pause effect. Bell touch: immediately after shaking, pull the bell to stop making sound. Thumb damping: put your thumb on Rinrin's hand to produce the effect of jumping (plucking): put the handbell on the table flat, and then pluck the hammer in the handbell with your fingers (shaking): vibrate with your hands to produce the effect of vibrato (mallet): beat the handbell with a percussion stick, and you can also produce a mallet roll with the effect of jumping sound: hit the bell with a percussion stick quickly and continuously (echo): shake the edge of the bell. Ring the bell: When you knock the bell on a cushioned desktop, immediately pick up the bell and let it vibrate. Even after shaking, don't use wet methods to stop the bell from making a sound. Ring the bell: when you touch the hammer in the bell with your fingers, pick up the bell immediately; Ring the bell and immediately pick up the bell; Singing the bell: a more special technique, rubbing a wooden stick around the edge of the bell to make a sound; Hand 4: The more difficult hand bell technique, 1 The hand controls the sound of two hand bells (the two hand bells can sound independently) Shelley: It is similar to the above skill, except that the two hand bells sound at the same time. Six hands: 1 hand controls three hand bells to sound independently. There are many skills, which are difficult to record. Handball scores will carefully list different techniques to guide players. Hand rattle manufacturer

At present, there are four companies that make hand bells in the world: Suzuki (Japan), Malmark (USA), Schumerich (USA) and Whitechapel (UK). This brand of hand bell is quite special, and the handle is leather.