| Rope & bell control skills |
| You aren't comfortable on a rope, find it hard to control your bell or to ring different bells, or ringing is uncomfortable |
It will help you to:
Understand any problems and how to make improvements |
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| Raising and lowering techniques |
| You have difficulty getting a bell up or down . |
It will help you to:
Understand what limits your current performance and how to make improvement |
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| Raising and lowering in peal |
| You can already raise & lower a single bell without difficulty. |
It will help you to:
Take part in routine raising & lowering in peal. |
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| Leading up and down in peal |
| You can already raise & lower in peal without difficulty. |
It will help you to:
Be more confident to lead normal raising & lowering. |
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| Listening skills |
| You can't hear whether you are striking accurately. |
It will help you to:
Be aware of your listening skills
Listen more effectively in the tower. |
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| Ring with a simulator |
| You would like to ring more accurately (and a chance to take part in perfect ringing). |
It will help you to:
Be more confident in your rhythm and listening. |
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| Striking practice |
| You would like to improve your striking but aren't sure how |
It will help you to:
Know how good your striking is
See where it is less good
Measure your improvement |
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| Elementary bob calling |
| You can ring methods but do not call, or you lack confidence calling. |
It will help you to:
Call basic touches |
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| Conducting |
| You can call simple touches and would like to be able to correct simple mistakes. |
It will help you to:
Understand conducting
Call touches more confidently. |
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| How to learn a method |
| You can ring simple methods but find learning more hard and/or get lost if you make a slip. |
It will help you to:
Ring methods more confidently |
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| Heavy bell control |
| You can ring mid-weight bells and would like to ring heavy bells (or your tower needs more 'back enders'). |
It will help you to:
Control heavier bells with less effort. |
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| Rope splicing |
| You would like to be able to splice. |
It will help you to:
Repair a rope with a short splice. |
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| Tower maintenance |
| You are interested in bell mechanics and/or your tower needs a steeple-keeper. |
It will help you to:
Understand a bell installation and know how to keep it in good order |
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| Change ringing in hand |
| You would like to try change ringing on handbells. |
It will give you:
A taste of what handbell ringing is like. (To become proficient you need to join a local group for regular practice) |
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| Teaching bell handling |
| You would like to teach new ringers or your tower needs someone able to teach. |
It will help you to:
Understand teaching
Teach more confidently
(after a course plus mentored period of teaching ) |
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