Methods

Method learning

Information that may help when learning methods:

• Coursing orders (PDF)

• Method printer (Boojum) (website) 

• Notes on method diagrams

• Learning method variants (PDF) 

• Method ringing challenge (PDF) – (Published in The Ringing World)

Information about methods 

Method crib sheets – These are some deluxe cribsheets. (The first four were prepared for the 2011 Branch course on method learning.)

• St Clements College Bob Minor (PDF) This is Plain Bob, except that the whole of the front is occupied by a pair of bells dodging, so the remainder have to hunt between 3rd and 6th place. The leads are the same as Plain Bob.

• College Bob Minor (PDF) This is the 6th place variant of St Clements, ie at the lead end, instead of someone making 2nds, someone makes 6ths.

• Double Oxford Bob Minor (PDF)  The front and back work between leads is triple dodging, with places & dodging in 3-4.

• Pinehurst Bob Minor (PDF) This is a variant of Double Oxford. Instead of triple dodges, the pair on the front do 'place dodge place'.

• Westlecott Bob Minor (PDF) This is the 6th place variant of Pinehurst (see explanation above).

• Cambridge Surprise Minor (PDF) Often the first Surprise method that ringers learn

• Primrose Surprise Minor, Ipswich Surprise Minor, Norfolk Surprise Minor, Morning Exercise Delight are examples used in Method variants (PDF)  above

• Double Norwich Court Bob Major (PDF) 

• Cornwall Surprise Major (PDF) 

• Shipway Major (PDF) 

• Wokingham Surprise Major (PDF) 

• Five Rings Triples (PDF) 

• Beverley & Surfleet Surprise Minor (PDF)  

Learning Curve articles – There are several articles about learning specific methods, or groups of methods, in The Learning Curve . All four volumes of the book are in the tower, so you can look up the articles there. They are also all on the CC website , so you can download them (see links below).

• Erin & Shipway – Jan 2000  (Vol 1 Chap 8)

• Single, Double & Reverse methods – May 2000  (Vol 1 Chap 12)

• Intermediate methods (various) – Feb 2002  (Vol 2 Chap 2)

• Fitting together (Stedman) – May 2005  (Vol 3 Chap 17)

• Helpful bits of structure (various) – Oct 2005  (Vol 3 Chap 22)

• All eleven Minimus – Apr 2006  (Vol 4 Chap 4)

• Double Norwich – Apr 2007  (Vol 4 Chap 16)

• Pieces of eight (Double Court) – Jun 2007  (Vol 4 Chap 18)

More methods in diary format:

• Shipway Minor (PDF) 

• Shipway Place Doubles (PDF) 

• Shipway Place Triples (PDF)

• Shipway Court Bob Major (PDF) 

• Reverse Stedman Triples (PDF) 

• Cambridge Treble Place Major (based on Cambridge) (PDF) 

• Percy's Tea Strainer Treble Place Major (based on Yorkshire) (PDF) 

• Lou's Carrott Treble Place Major (based on Pudsey) (PDF) 

• Ancient Society of Efquire Leeds Youths Treble Place Major (based on Lincolnshire) (PDF) 

• Pinehurst Bob Major (PDF) 

• Single Oxford Bob Major (PDF) 

• St Clement's College Bob Major (PDF)  

Five-Ring Triples – This special bell music has been composed for the Olympics, see the CC website Olympic page . The method can be downloaded from there  Other information to help learn it is: The grid , The line , Diary format , Complete crib sheet   

  Updated 15-December-2023