DAY 10 (NASHVILLE, TN) August 2, 2022

Today was the first day of the trip that we got to sleep in. Sarah took a few of us to the mall nearby and we got some “Knick knacks.” We had a meeting about what we would be doing this week and then some of us were off to our first workshop of the day but for Issac and Eiko it was the second. We learned about doubling down chimes and how to make the chimes sound louder without hitting them harder. It was a really cool learning experience especially for Scott, who immediately went back to his ‘pod’ and told them everything….. anyway we will be implementing these new practices in our rehearsals from now on obviously. Issac, Eiko and I (chloe) went to a workshop at 10:00 this morning where we played a handbell spinoff of Cards Against Humanity. After the workshop, we left Eiko goodness knows where and walked to get coffee because I was on the verge of spontaneous combustion due to caffeine deficiency. Issac got us lost approximately six times but we found our way to the mall eventually and regrouped with the others. Around 3:15 we met to move bells into the ringing space. it took a while to coordinate and set everything up but it was finally finished about an hour later. wE’rE rEaDy FoR rInGinG tOmOrRoW! Mr. Toshikazu Yoshida was the first conductor at the college ring in concert. He was so passionate in his conducting and he even did a whole song just by nodding his head at the choir. Bill Payn was up next with his entire repertoire of personal songs either written/arranged by himself or former students. It was an amazing concert especially since they only had 3 days to practice these pieces. I (Kayla) really enjoyed a few of these pieces and wished we could play them in the future but Sarah knew immediately that it would be impossible for us since we don’t have enough ringers (slight plug to invite anyone to join for the 2022-2023 season).

Today's reporters are Kayla & Chloe