This event was held in the new Fellowship Hall addition at La Casa de Cristo Lutheran Church in North Scottsdale. It proved to be a great venue! With 4 large classrooms and the gymnasium, it was possible to have 5 classes at the same time.

Classes included Basic Techniques Plus, Beginning and Intermediate Treble Bells (4-in-hand), Beginning and Intermediate Ensemble (off-the-table style), How to Start a Duet Team, Working with Children, Processionals, Change Ringing, Coordination Conundrums and 2 different reading sessions. There were 54 registered ringers/directors with 13 clinicians/helpers for a total of 67. Clinicians were Marilyn Chandler, Roy Blomquist, Jennie Blomquist, Anne Cotter and Sheryl Bertleson,Elizabeth McNab, Kay Cook, Michael Mazzatenta, Shirley Hipwell and Marcy Hontz. Directors were asked to choose classes from a prepared list of possible offerings. It was possible to offer their top six choices along with other classes which had been popular in previous years. This workshop is designed to help build skills in new ringers and help experienced ringers to stretch and grow into challenges placed before them. The evaluations were very favorable. Everyone seemed to learn a lot and have an enjoyable time as well.

Marilyn Chandler and Basic Bells	Basic Bell Class - Second Row
Intermediate Ensemble Trio puzzling out their problem.	A Second Trio. Intermediate ensemble was for groups of 3 or more. Each group worked on different music. There was a different class on starting a duet team.
Anne Cotter helps a new duet team get started.	Karen Phylow and her son, Taylor Goss made up another duet team in the class taught by Anne Cotter and Sheryl Bertelson.
Newcomers to 4-in-hand treble bells check to make sure they are holding their bells correctly.	Others in the class pay close attention to the instructor, Elizabeth McNab. Return to top
Coordination Conundrums was a full class!
Instructor, Roy Blomquist Challenges the group to solve the Conundrum (puzzling problem).	The class makes a noble attempt to figure out how to handle that tricky rhythm, or was it a move from one technique to another, or perhaps a quick bell change?
	This class may not have been as large, but the change-ringing class had a great time under the direction of Shirley Hipwell. Here they are going to attempt completing "Cross and Stretch".

Pictures above by Marcy Hontz.

Thanks to Jennie Blomquist for the following pictures.

Registration was held in the vestibule of the new Fellowship Hall.	Mike Mazzatenta is consulting with Anne Cotter.	Mike conducts the reading session for Level I and II music.
Marilyn Chandler works with ringers who feel they need to learn or brush up on basics.	Her class in the Gymnasium is a large one.	Kay Cook's handchime class was also well attended. Return to top
Anne Cotter and Sheryl Bertelson teach aspiring duet ringers.	The class is very interested in what this successful, duo known as "Go BELListic!" have to say.	The Intermediate Ensemble class was taught by Roy Blomquist. This duo is hoping to become a trio.
Four-in-hand always gets lots of attention.	Students try the technique and compare what others are able to do.	Instructor Elizabeth McNab worked with advanced ringers on using the 4-in-hand technique with chimes or a combination of chimes and bells.
Shirley Hipwell shares new materials and ideas for working with children.	Lots of folks were interested in learning about processionals.	In no time at all they were on their feet and "processing" around the room thinking, "Wow! I really CAN walk and ring at the same time."

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