Who We Are The Denton Bell Band is a unique performing organization composed of adults with developmental disabilities.  It is our mission to provide structured leisure time activities for these individuals and to promote a positive image in the minds of those who hear us perform.  We serve anyone who expresses interest.  No auditions are required. Some members of the choir have been ringing bells together since 1978, when founding director Joe Pinson was the music therapist at Denton State Supported Living Center (formerly Denton State School).  Since 1997 Mr. Pinson has been a member of the faculty at Texas Woman’s University, where he teaches courses in music therapy.  All of the choir members now reside in the Denton community. The Bell Band is organized as a 501(c)(3) corporation, because we depend upon the gifts of friends and local organizations to assist us with operations, local performances, and the annual tour. Each spring the Bell Band takes a tour to other parts of Texas.  We have performed in Dallas, Terrell, Tyler, Marshall, Rusk, Lufkin, Mexia, Paris, McKinney, Greenville, Dennison, Mt. Plealslant, Texarkana, Lampasas, Waco, Temple, Waxahachie, Austin, Stephenville, Ft. Worth, Bryan, Corsicana, Huntsville, Spring, Richmond, Brenham, Abilene, Lubbock, Big Spring, Gilmer, Mineral Wells, Sweetwater, Wichita Falls, Clarksville, Canton, Bonham, Gilmer, Burleson, Hillsboro, Clifton, Georgetown, Waco, Bastrop, Manchaca, Post, Palestine, Weatherford, Plano, Bogata, Flower Mound, Hurst, and a few that we have forgotten.  Students from Texas Woman’s University assist with the annual tour. Joseph Pinson is available to provide free consultation to persons or groups who wish to start a choir similar to the Bell Band.  You do not need musical training, but you will need to have a genuine love for persons with disabilities.  You may contact Mr. Pinson at:              (940)898-2515(W), (940)453-3273(C), or joseph.pinson@verizon.net