Handbell Software for Kalamazoo College Change Ringing Guild

Abstract

Handbells are a tradition on Kalamazoo Campus that is struggling to maintain enough members. A portion of the cause of this problem is the difficulty in learning handbells when there are not enough experienced ringers available to teach it. In order to minimize any possible lack of teachers, this Senior Individualized Project attempts to write software in java that allows a single ringer to learn handbells with only a computer. The software that is described is a step in the direction of the original goals, but is not a sufficient solution to a lack of handbell teachers. The necessary next steps are described. Administrator only at request of department..