The Exceptional Ensembell

The Exceptional Ensembell is a celebration of abilities! Adults with a wide range of challenges are members of the bell choir based in West Palm Beach, Florida. The group is led by board certified music therapists from Creative Arts Therapies of the Palm Beaches. In the above photo, the non-profit 501(c)3 group is performing "Jingle Bells" at the Boynton Beach, Florida Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony, led by David Cote, MT-BC.

Thursday, September 7, 2023

And along came Covid! Exceptional Ensembell moves to Zoom

 

The Exceptional Ensembell was left without a place to practice during Covid because the Town of Jupiter Recreation Center closed.

Vicki and I brainstormed with our music therapist and came up with the idea to hold our practices remotely using Zoom. Hand bells were then safely delivered to the homes of our ringers and even mailed as far as the Bahamas.

Most of our ringers had little experience with Zoom, so the learning curve was steep at times as ringers settled in to using the platform.

The good Covid news is that our bell choir survived and our online group continues to practice on Zoom. Members of the online group join the in-person group for performances.

Below are some old photos of our online ringers during Covid.




Ring on!

Donna 

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