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E-mail:
nanjessup@aol.com Nancy Jessup completed an AA in Music at Pasadena City College, a BA in American Studies at California State College at Los Angeles, and an MA in Education at Condordia University, Irvine, CA. She has a California State Teaching Credential, Elementary K-9. She is currently teaching handbells at
Concordia University, Irvine, where she is responsible for two of the four
handbell choirs, including overseeing any student directors for those groups,
teaching private handbell lessons, coaching the performing handbell ensemble,
RESOUND!, and handbell coaching on all levels.
Nancy co-teaches the Handbell Methods course and administrates an annual
handbell festival. She also works
with the Teacher Education program at Concordia, in the capacity of University
Supervisor for elementary level student teachers. Nancy has served as national Membership
Chairman for the American Guild of English Handbell Ringers (AGEHR), and as
Chairman of the Handbell Industry Council. In February 1996, Nancy performed the
American Premiere of John Tavener’s Quartet No. 2:
The Last Sleep of the Virgin,
with the Chilingirian String Quartet at the Orange County Performing Arts Center
in Costa Mesa, California. She has taught handbells and chimes with
all ages and levels of expertise. She
has conducted workshops across the country and in Canada. Her particular specialty is the area of solo ringing. She has been Handbell Editor for National
Music Publishers, and is both co-author of a book on solo and ensemble ringing,
and co-producer of a video teaching tape on the same subject. Nancy has been a classroom teacher on the elementary level for a total of 10 years. During that time she also directed a 4th-6th grade handbell choir for 13 years. |
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