Weaving - Session 2
Fringe Benefits: Ringers Who Can Weave
This introductory workshop will demonstrate how to make bell switches smoothly and quickly so you can ring accidentals with ease. Using one of five basic weaving patterns and their variations, you will learn how to move your body to avoid crossing hands, how to damp while weaving, and how to pass a bell to another ringer when navigating a difficult passage. (15)
Marie Clyatt-Larson
Marie began playing handbells at age five in church and taking percussion lessons at nine years old. Instantly drawn to the lower sounds, she was drawn to bass marimba, timpani and the biggest bells she could pick up.
Marie has directed numerous handbell ensembles, with members ranging from 4 years old to 95. In 2014, she was a co-clinician with David Harris at the Mo Ranch-PAM worship and Music conference. It was at that conference where she played "2s" for the first time, and was instantly in love. Marie has taught malleting classes at multiple national events for Handbell Musicians of America. In January of 2025 she was a guest instructor at the Hong Kong Handbell Academy, leading several workshops for children, youth, and adults, as well as working with the Academy’s top performing ensembles. Her private students include internationally known soloists Linda Krantz and Emily Li.
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