Certification Faculty Accreditation Training Application

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Certification Faculty Accreditation Training - Application Continued

ALL APPLICANTS COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:

Why do you want to become a member of the Certification faculty? *

Briefly describe your handbell/handchime background and training. *

Please summarize your additional music training that is not related to handbells. *

Have you completed any formal education classwork? Examples would be college level class work or degrees or Orff-Schulwerk teacher education courses. If so, please list locations and dates. *

Have you completed any presentation or public speaking workshops or classes. If so, please list title, location, and date. *

What teaching experience do you have? That experience does not have to be directly related to handbells or the class you wish to teach. *

Where and when have you most recently taught or presented? Please also provide any evaluations you have from those classes/presentations by emailing them to certification@handbellmusicians.org. *

How would you summarize your teaching philosophy? Your teaching style in a classroom setting? *

What aspect(s) of teaching do you enjoy the most? *

What aspect of teaching is most challenging for you? *

At what aspect(s) of teaching do you consider yourself to be most successful? *

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Certification Faculty Accreditation Training - Application Continued - Music Theory 1 Applicants

The following questions should be completed only by those applying to teach Music Theory 1

What theory concepts do you consider to be your greatest strength?

What theory concepts represent a weakness for you?

Why do you think so many musicians find music theory intimidating?

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Certification Faculty Accreditation Training - Application Continued - Conducting 1 Applicants

The following questions should be completed only by those applying to teach Conducting 1.

For how many years have you been the conductor of a handbell choir?

What type(s) of choirs have you conducted/do you currently conduct? (Check all that apply.)

School

Church

Community

What size is the ensemble you have the most experience conducting?

2-octave group

3-octave group

4-octave group

5-octaves or more

How would you rate the experience level of the group you most often conduct?

Please describe what success your ensemble has had in achieving the goals that you develop.

Please describe any events such as festivals, conferences, or workshops your ensemble has attended. Also, describe any events where you brought in any clinicians or guest conductors for internal workshops/in-service days.

Below, list three titles representative of the repertoire you have conducted within the last three years. Include composer/arranger, publisher and AGEHR difficulty level or comparable grade. For each, indicate if it presented a particular conducting challenge, was easy to conduct or some other feature that lead you to select it for this list.

Title 1 - Title, composer, publisher, and difficulty level.

Title 1 - Challenges, ease of conducting, reason for selecting.

Title 2 - Title, composer, publisher, and difficulty level.

Title 2 - Challenges, ease of conducting, reason for selecting.

Title 3 - Title, composer, publisher, and difficulty level.

Title 3 - Challenges, ease of conducting, reason for selecting.

Please summarize any additional coursework or training you have completed that is specific to conducting.

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Certification Faculty Accreditation Training - Application Continued - Handbell Techniques 1

The following questions should be completed only by those who applying to teach Handbell Techniques 1.

For how many years have you be ringing handbells?

Please list the positions you have played.

On average, how many hours per week do you ring (based on the past two years)?

How many times have you performed as a ringer in a concert or worship service in the past two years?

Please list three titles you have performed as a ringer in the past two years that best represent your skill-level and experience. Include composer/arranger, publisher, and AGEHR difficulty level.

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Certification Faculty Accreditation Training - Application Confirmation

I understand that Handbell Musicians of America may request additional information, has the right to accept or reject my application, and that all decisions are final. If for any reason my application is rejected, my application fee will NOT be refunded. *

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