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Editing the #BuildBetterBrains Project

Footage of a music lesson is edited in Adobe Premiere for the #BuildBetterBrains Project, which helps people enrich their lives by learning to play music. Join the project to support free and fun music education. Photo by Daniel M. Reck.

Blue Bell Blues

Handbells are staged to be filmed for a trio for #BuildBetterBrains Project, which helps people enrich their lives by learning to play music. Please join the project to support this free music education program. Photo by Daniel M. Reck.

Sunset in the Studio

Handbells are staged to be filmed for a trio for #BuildBetterBrains Project, which helps people enrich their lives by learning to play music. Please join the project to support this free music education program. Photo by Daniel M. Reck.

Light It Up!

Lights are hung as handbells and a piano are being staged to be filmed for a trio for #BuildBetterBrains Project, which helps people enrich their lives by learning to play music. Photo by Daniel M. Reck.

Daniel M. Reck Helps #BuildBetterBrains with Music

Musician and educator Daniel M. Reck has performed solo repertoire and conducted ensembles throughout the United States and Europe. His music is published by forzandoArts. Join the #BuildBetterBrains Project to support Daniel's mission help people enrich their lives by learning to play music.

Bronze in Shadows

Handbells are staged to be filmed for a trio for #BuildBetterBrains Project, which helps people enrich their lives by learning to play music. Please join the project to support this free music education program. Photo by Daniel M. Reck.

Error: This Message Has Nothing To Do With the Problem

A camera freezes and shows a useless error message while filming a music demonstration for the #BuildBetterBrains Project, which helps people enrich their lives by learning to play music. Please join the project to support free music education. Read about the problems we ran into while filming. Photo by Daniel M. Reck.

Do We Have the Power?

Cameras and batteries are tested in preparation to film a music demonstration for the #BuildBetterBrains Project, which helps people enrich their lives by learning to play music. Please join the project to support free music education. Read about the problems we ran into while filming. Photo by Daniel M. Reck.

Bird's Eye View Without the Bird. Or the Eye.

A camera is suspended from the studio cieling to film a handbell demonstration for the #BuildBetterBrains Project, which helps people enrich their lives by learning to play music. Please join the project to support free music education. Photo by Daniel M. Reck.

Setting Up the Studio

Two sets of handbells and a piano are ready to be filmed for a trio for #BuildBetterBrains Project, which helps people enrich their lives by learning to play music. The instruments and studio are sponsored by forzandoArts which offers instruments, sheet music, recordings, and digital services in support of independent musicians and artists. Photo by Daniel M. Reck.

Tubular Tones

Handbells are staged to be filmed for a trio for #BuildBetterBrains Project, which helps people enrich their lives by learning to play music. Please join the project to support this free music education program. Photo by Daniel M. Reck.

G Whiz

Handbells are staged to be filmed for a trio for #BuildBetterBrains Project, which helps people enrich their lives by learning to play music. Please join the project to support this free music education program. Photo by Daniel M. Reck.

All Sparkles, No Unicorns

Handbells are staged to be filmed for a trio for #BuildBetterBrains Project, which helps people enrich their lives by learning to play music. Please join the project to support this free music education program. Photo by Daniel M. Reck.

Bronzed Up

A bell tree is hung to be filmed for a trio for #BuildBetterBrains Project, which helps people enrich their lives by learning to play music. Please join the project to support this free music education program. Photo by Daniel M. Reck.

Tunnel of Bronze

Handbells are staged to be filmed for a trio for #BuildBetterBrains Project, which helps people enrich their lives by learning to play music. Please join the project to support this free music education program. Photo by Daniel M. Reck.

What the F5?

Handbells are staged to be filmed for a trio for #BuildBetterBrains Project, which helps people enrich their lives by learning to play music. Please join the project to support this free music education program. Photo by Daniel M. Reck.

Tall Bells

Handbells are staged to be filmed for a trio for #BuildBetterBrains Project, which helps people enrich their lives by learning to play music. Please join the project to support this free music education program. Photo by Daniel M. Reck.

Music in the Studio

Two sets of handbells and a piano are ready to be filmed for a trio for #BuildBetterBrains Project, which helps people enrich their lives by learning to play music. The instruments and studio are sponsored by forzandoArts which offers instruments, sheet music, recordings, and digital services in support of independent musicians and artists. Photo by Daniel M. Reck.

Handbells Ready For a Closeup

Two sets of handbells and a piano are ready to be filmed for a trio for #BuildBetterBrains Project, which helps people enrich their lives by learning to play music. The instruments and studio are sponsored by forzandoArts which offers instruments, sheet music, recordings, and digital services in support of independent musicians and artists. Photo by Daniel M. Reck.

Some Bronze Just Hanging Around

Two sets of handbells and a piano are ready to be filmed for a trio for #BuildBetterBrains Project, which helps people enrich their lives by learning to play music. The instruments and studio are sponsored by forzandoArts which offers instruments, sheet music, recordings, and digital services in support of independent musicians and artists. Photo by Daniel M. Reck.

Lined Up and Ready

Handbells and handchimes are staged to be filmed for a trio for #BuildBetterBrains Project, which helps people enrich their lives by learning to play music. Please join the project to support this free music education program. Photo by Daniel M. Reck.

Keyed Up

A piano stands by to be recorded for the #BuildBetterBrains Project, which helps people enrich their lives by learning to play music. Photo by Daniel M. Reck.

Bronze and Silver

A flute and set of handbells are ready to be filmed for the #BuildBetterBrains Project, which helps people enrich their lives by learning to play music. Photo by Daniel M. Reck.

Get Buffed

Handbells are polished and buffed with old socks and loving care. Join Daniel M. Reck's #BuildBetterBrains Project to help people enrich their lives by learning to play music. Photo by Daniel M. Reck.

Not So Marble Floor

When your studio floor needs to look great on camera on short notice for a #BuildBetterBrains video shoot, we rolled out cheap landscape fabric. Presto! It's a magic marble slab! Join Daniel M. Reck's #BuildBetterBrains Project to help people enrich their lives by learning to play music. Photo by Daniel M. Reck.

Not Quite Camera Ready

Handbells and a piano are staged to be filmed for a trio for #BuildBetterBrains Project, which helps people enrich their lives by learning to play music. Photo by Daniel M. Reck.

No Spit in This Polish

A handbell is polished and buffed with old socks and loving care. Join Daniel M. Reck's #BuildBetterBrains Project to help people enrich their lives by learning to play music. Photo by Daniel M. Reck.

Daniel M. Reck

Daniel M. Reck helps students and organizations reach their highest level of performance.

Handbell Musician Daniel M. Reck

Musician and educator Daniel M. Reck has performed solo repertoire and conducted ensembles throughout the United States and Europe. His music is published by forzandoArts. Join the #BuildBetterBrains Project to support Daniel's mission help people enrich their lives by learning to play music.

Handbell Musician Daniel M. Reck

Musician and educator Daniel M. Reck has performed solo repertoire and conducted ensembles throughout the United States and Europe. His music is published by forzandoArts. Join the #BuildBetterBrains Project to support Daniel's mission help people enrich their lives by learning to play music.

A Tree of Handbells

A bell tree stands on the stage for a concert at the 2018 Handbell Musicians of America National Seminar in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on July 18, 2018. Photo by Daniel M. Reck.

Elegance

Dance portrait by Daniel M. Reck.

Grace

Dance portrait by Daniel M. Reck.

Would You Care to Dance?

Dance portrait by Daniel M. Reck.

NUMB #NUBandDay - Northwestern Football vs. UNLV - September 14, 2019

The Northwestern University 'Wildcat' Marching Band welcomes over 2,700 high school musicians to #NUBandDay as Northwestern Football competes against the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, on September 14, 2019. Photo by Lukas Gladic '19. Support the Northwestern Bands: Buy Photos and Gifts

More Than 2,700 Musicians Make #NUBandDay Loud and Proud

The Northwestern University 'Wildcat' Marching Band welcomes over 2,700 high school musicians to #NUBandDay as Northwestern Football competes against the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, on September 14, 2019. Photo by Lukas Gladic '19. Support the Northwestern Bands: Buy Photos and Gifts

NUMB #NUBandDay - Northwestern Football vs. UNLV - September 14, 2019

The Northwestern University 'Wildcat' Marching Band welcomes over 2,700 high school musicians to #NUBandDay as Northwestern Football competes against the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, on September 14, 2019. Photo by Lukas Gladic '19. Support the Northwestern Bands: Buy Photos and Gifts

NUMB #NUBandDay - Northwestern Football vs. UNLV - September 14, 2019

The Northwestern University 'Wildcat' Marching Band welcomes over 2,700 high school musicians to #NUBandDay as Northwestern Football competes against the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, on September 14, 2019. Photo by Lukas Gladic '19. Support the Northwestern Bands: Buy Photos and Gifts

NUMB #NUBandDay - Northwestern Football vs. UNLV - September 14, 2019

The Northwestern University 'Wildcat' Marching Band welcomes over 2,700 high school musicians to #NUBandDay as Northwestern Football competes against the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, on September 14, 2019. Photo by Lukas Gladic '19. Support the Northwestern Bands: Buy Photos and Gifts

Reflecting on Greatness

The Northwestern University 'Wildcat' Marching Band welcomes over 2,700 high school musicians to #NUBandDay as Northwestern Football competes against the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, on September 14, 2019. Photo by Lukas Gladic '19. Support the Northwestern Bands: Buy Photos and Gifts

Drum Major Ethan Reiss Debuts at #WildcatAlley

The Northwestern University 'Wildcat' Marching Band welcomes over 2,700 high school musicians to #NUBandDay as Northwestern Football competes against the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, on September 14, 2019. Photo by Lukas Gladic '19. Support the Northwestern Bands: Buy Photos and Gifts

NUMB #NUBandDay - Northwestern Football vs. UNLV - September 14, 2019

The Northwestern University 'Wildcat' Marching Band welcomes over 2,700 high school musicians to #NUBandDay as Northwestern Football competes against the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, on September 14, 2019. Photo by Lukas Gladic '19. Support the Northwestern Bands: Buy Photos and Gifts

NUMB #NUBandDay - Northwestern Football vs. UNLV - September 14, 2019

The Northwestern University 'Wildcat' Marching Band welcomes over 2,700 high school musicians to #NUBandDay as Northwestern Football competes against the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, on September 14, 2019. Photo by Lukas Gladic '19. Support the Northwestern Bands: Buy Photos and Gifts

NUMB #NUBandDay - Northwestern Football vs. UNLV - September 14, 2019

The Northwestern University 'Wildcat' Marching Band welcomes over 2,700 high school musicians to #NUBandDay as Northwestern Football competes against the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, on September 14, 2019. Photo by Lukas Gladic '19. Support the Northwestern Bands: Buy Photos and Gifts

NUMB #NUBandDay - Northwestern Football vs. UNLV - September 14, 2019

The Northwestern University 'Wildcat' Marching Band welcomes over 2,700 high school musicians to #NUBandDay as Northwestern Football competes against the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, on September 14, 2019. Photo by Lukas Gladic '19. Support the Northwestern Bands: Buy Photos and Gifts

NUMB #NUBandDay - Northwestern Football vs. UNLV - September 14, 2019

The Northwestern University 'Wildcat' Marching Band welcomes over 2,700 high school musicians to #NUBandDay as Northwestern Football competes against the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, on September 14, 2019. Photo by Lukas Gladic '19. Support the Northwestern Bands: Buy Photos and Gifts

NUMB #NUBandDay - Northwestern Football vs. UNLV - September 14, 2019

The Northwestern University 'Wildcat' Marching Band welcomes over 2,700 high school musicians to #NUBandDay as Northwestern Football competes against the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, on September 14, 2019. Photo by Lukas Gladic '19. Support the Northwestern Bands: Buy Photos and Gifts

NUMB #NUBandDay - Northwestern Football vs. UNLV - September 14, 2019

The Northwestern University 'Wildcat' Marching Band welcomes over 2,700 high school musicians to #NUBandDay as Northwestern Football competes against the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, on September 14, 2019. Photo by Lukas Gladic '19. Support the Northwestern Bands: Buy Photos and Gifts