All-State Handbell Choir Online Nomination Form
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Here you will be able to nominate your students for the All-State Handbell Choir. Nominations are due no later than October 9, 2024. Please provide the information below to complete the nomination.

Contact Information of Person Recommending Student- Please confirm the information below
Recommender Name:
Handbells position of the recommender:
Recommender Email:
Recommender Phone:

Student Contact Information - Please confirm the information below
Student First Name:
Student Last Name:
School Name:
Grade:
Home Address:
City:
Zip:
Student Email (personal email preferred):
Student Cell Phone:

Student Handbell Participation Information - Please confirm the information below
Handbell Choir(s) in which the student is a member (if any):
Has the student participated in the All-State Handbell Choir in previous years?
If yes, list all year(s) in which the student participated.
Is the student able to subdivide basic rhythms into eighth notes?
Is the student able to subdivide basic rhythms into sixteenth notes?
The student is able to read the following clefs:
This student can play comfortably through this difficulty level:
This student has experience performing in these meters:
2/2 3/2 4/2 2/4 3/4
4/4 5/4 5/8 6/8 7/8

Please select the techniques with which this student has had experience:
LV Shake Tower swing Martellato Martellato lift
Echo damp Thumb damp Gyro Brush damp Ring touch
Singing Bell Mallets Suspended bell Pluck Pluck lift
Four-in-hand Weaving Shelley ringing Alternate Shelley Vibrato (chimes)

Student Performance Assessment:
Please give an assessment of the student's handbell and hand chime music reading ability:

Please give an assessment of the student's handbell and hand chime musicality:

Please indicate which specific bells or bell positions would best suit this student:

1st Choice
2nd Choice
3rd Choice

 
Is this student able to be moved to a spot not listed in their top three? If so, list any spots the student could cover. Say "any" or "all" if the nominee can ring any spot.

Audition Video Link - Required
Below please enter a link to a YouTube or Google Drive video of the student performing the audition exercises (see PDF sheet on All State Handbell Choir web page). The YouTube video must be set to "Unlisted" or "Public" on YouTube and viewable to all people with the link on Google Drive. If the video is set to Private we will not be able to view it. You may also email video links directly to Andrew Robinson, All-State Handbell Choir Chair, at arvoicestudio@gmail.com.
Video Link:

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