APPEARANCES
See "Upcoming Appearances" below for a list of upcoming conferences and festivals where Ron will
be teaching or conducting.
Ron is available for guest conducting at
festivals, teaching classes, leading worship, leading reading sessions of choral and
handbell music, and individual clinics with musical ensembles. He has
taught at a number of local and national music festivals and
workshops, including Handbell Musicians of America National Seminar,
Baylor University Alleluia Conference, and American Choral Directors
Association Washington State Summer Institute. Classes
Ron has taught include:
•Overview of Music Theory
•Intro to Composing and
Arranging
•Intro to Conducting
•Making Your Own Demo Recordings
•Using Multimedia in Concert
Performance
•Practicing Handbells at Home
•Handbells in Contemporary
Worship
•Arranging Rock/Pop/Jazz Music for Handbells
•Techniques for Handbell Ringers
and Conductors
•Copyright and Publishing
Contact Ron for
information about booking a festival, workshop, class, or other event.
For video clips of Ron serving as clinician
and conductor at music festivals, see the
multimedia
page.
For information about booking Ron's
portable planetarium or science show, see Ron's
science
website.
UPCOMING APPEARANCES
July 9-13, 2024: Ron teaches the classes "Music Theory and Why
It's Important," "Arranging Rock, Pop, and Jazz for Handbells," and
"Practicing Handbells at Home" at the Handbell Musicians of America
National Seminar, Hartford, CT.
Click here for more
information.
TESTIMONIALS
"Ringing with Ron in a massed handbell event is a great experience.
His interpretation is musical and his directions to the ringers are easy
to follow. Throughout the day we were treated to anecdotes related to
the music which were enjoyable and kept us on our toes." -Ruth, attendee
at Greater Puget Sound Festival, May 2017
"People were impressed with Ron's leadership, professionalism, and how
well he was able to communicate with ringers at all levels. There were a
lot of comments about how easy it was to follow his conducting. Several
ringers expressed their appreciation for the time he spent explaining
the background to the pieces and how that helped them interpret the
music." -Greg, coordinator of Inland Northwest Handbell Festival, March
2018
PAST APPEARANCES (Selective
List)
June 2024: Handbell Musicians of America Area 8 Festival, Columbia, MO:
taught the classes "Intro to Music Theory," "Practicing Handbells from
Home," and "Techniques for Ringers and Directors"
July 2023: Handbell Musicians of America National Seminar, Irving, TX:
taught the classes "Music Theory and Why It's Important," "Recording All
Parts Yourself," "Handbell Techniques for Ringers and Conductors," and
"Handbells in Contemporary Worship," as well as co-leading a roundtable
discussion on self-publishing
July-August 2022: International Handbell Symposium, Nashville, TN:
taught the classes "Overview of Music Theory" and "Arranging Pop/Rock
Music"
May 2021: Handbell Musicians of America Area 8 "First Friday Focus"
virtual event; taught the class "Arranging Pop/Rock Music for Handbells"
January 2020: Choristers Guild Midwinter Church Music Workshop, Dallas,
TX; taught the classes "Techniques for Handbell Ringers and Conductors"
and "Handbells in Contemporary Worship," and led a handbell reading
session
November 2019: Clinician/guest conductor for the WyoRing handbell
festival, Torrington, WY
July 2019: Handbell Musicians of America National Seminar, St. Louis,
MO; taught the classes "Intro to Music Theory," "Using Multimedia in
Handbell Performance," "Practicing Handbells at Home," and "Recording
All Parts Yourself"
March 2019: Clinician/guest conductor for the Washington Conference Arts
Festival at Auburn Adventist Academy, Auburn, WA
July 2018: Baylor University "Alleluia" Worship Conference, Waco, TX:
taught the classes "Handbells in Contemporary Worship," "Intro to
Composing and Arranging," and "Techniques for Handbell Ringers and
Conductors," as well as leading a handbell reading session and
co-teaching a course on musicality
March 2018: Clinician/guest conductor for the Inland Northwest Handbell
Festival, Lewiston, ID; also led a conducting workshop
July 2017: Handbell Musicians of America National Seminar, Anaheim, CA;
taught the classes "Overview of Music Theory," "Using Multimedia in
Handbell Performance," and "Practicing Handbells at Home"
July 2017: Handbell Musicians of America Area 10 Conference, Corvallis,
OR; taught the class "Handbells in Contemporary Worship"
May 2017: Clinician/guest conductor for the Greater Puget Sound Handbell
Festival, Auburn, WA
July 2016: Choristers Guild clinic, Lynnwood, WA; led handbell reading
session
November 2015: Clinician/guest conductor for the discoveRING Youth
Handbell Festival, Herndon, VA
July 2015: Handbell Musicians of America's "Pinnacle" seminar, Dallas,
TX; taught the classes "Overview of Music Theory," "Practicing Handbells
at Home," and "Using Multimedia with Handbells"
May 2015: Greater Puget Sound Handbell Festival, Auburn, WA; taught the
classes "Overview of Music Theory" and "Practicing Handbells at Home"
March 2015: Clinician/guest conductor for the Pacific Northwest Youth
Handbell Festival, Bellevue, WA
June 2014: Handbell Musicians of America Area 10 Conference, Yakima, WA;
taught the classes "Overview of Music Theory," "Copyright and
Publishing," and "Intro to Conducting"
July 2013: Handbell Musicians of America National Seminar, Portland, OR;
conducted the Distinctly Teen program and taught the class "Handbells in
Contemporary Worship"
May 2013: Greater Puget Sound Handbell Festival, Auburn, WA; taught the
class "Overview of Music Theory"
April 2013: Pacific Northwest Youth Handbell Festival, Bellevue, WA;
taught the class "Intro to Composing/Arranging"
July 2012: Choristers Guild clinic, Lynnwood, WA; led handbell reading
session
June 2012: Handbell Musicians of America Area 10 Conference, Tacoma, WA;
taught the class "Overview of Music Theory"
May 2011: Greater Puget Sound Handbell Festival, Auburn, WA; taught the
classes "Overview of Music Theory" and "Intro to Composing and
Arranging"
July 2008: WA-ACDA Summer Institute, Tacoma, WA; led sacred choral music
reading session and evening worship service
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