Learning methods for the first time can be rather confusing – especially if others are trying to explain it using complicated jargon such as fish tails, snaps or even three headed cats! Here is a brief summary of what each of those squiggles mean: pieces of work.
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(...taken from: https://wiki.changeringing.co.uk/Double_Norwich_Court_Bob_Major ) 1. The "rule": near, full, far, treble bob One popular rule for Double Norwich is "first, treble bob, last, near, full, far". It means: First - leading/lying first...
Once you can strike call-changes accurately, you are ready to try your hand at ‘Method’ change ringing. The first ‘method’ to learn is Plain Hunt. In this, you change the position of your bell in the ringing order every handstroke and every backstroke. Suppose you are...
The trouble with Plain Hunt is that it comes back to rounds so quickly. When the bells have rung once in each position on the way out and on the way back, they return to rounds. This means that you only get 10 changes on five bells, 12 changes on six...
Plain Bob is a method more suited to even numbers of bells; the “long fifths” in Bob doubles happens because there is one bell left over from the dodging pair. Grandsire is a method devised for ringing changes on odd numbers of bells, usually with a c...
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Kent contains the essentials of ‘Surprise’ methods, one of which is to be aware of the treble’s position. It is a treble bob method, ie the treble dodges in every even place as it passes, ie 1-2, 3-4, 5-6 up, lie, 5-6, 3-4, 1-2 down, lead. The rule for t...
What makes Surprise? The particular treble path (‘treble bobbing’) means it must be one of Treble Bob, Surprise or Delight. It cannot be Plain as there is no dodging in that treble path, nor Alliance which is less regular with missed dodges or ext...
(...taken from: https://wiki.changeringing.co.uk/Cambridge_Surprise ) Some Tips on the Blue Line
One way of looking at the line for Cambridge on any number of bells is to consider it to consist of three components, front work, back work and middle...
In Stedman all bells do the same work - there is no “hunting treble”. Because of this Stedman is called a “Principle” rather than a method. Stedman consists of Quick Work, Slow Work and double-dodging in 4-5, 6-7, etc. on any odd number of bells. The Quick W...