Introduction
- Welcome
- Housekeeping / Fire exits etc.
- Conducting = calling bobs and singles, and keeping people right
- Demands ability to see how others are working with each other and you
- Start by seeing how you work with others – the step to seeing how others work with you is not that big
- First item on the agenda is to identify as many examples of what you already know as possible
- Break into groups, and think up as many ‘anchor points’ as possible – eg if you know who
- you’re dodging with in PB Doubles, you know what they’re doing at each lead end.
- Will then present a selection of touches in different methods
- In each case will explain how to
- Know when (in relation to the lead end) to make call
- Keep track of where you are in the touch
- Know what at least some others are doing
- This will be fine for practice nights and quarters – some even call peals this way
- For those that want to go further, particularly on larger numbers of bells, we will finish with an introduction to coursing order
- Practical sessions are what you want them to be (only no time for quarters!)
- Exercises to enable you to see what others are doing
- Practice at putting calls in the right place
- Try out some of the touches presented earlier to try and see some of the indicators
- Try out a touch with someone primed to say ‘Help! I’m lost’ – with or without actually
- going haywire.
- Try to see and/or use coursing order
Break out session
- Select groups to include a range of abilities in each
- Remit is to identify as many anchor points in as many methods as possible, and then to expand those as far as possible. For example, if you know who is dodging with you in PB5, you not only know what they’re doing at each of your 34 dodges, but also when you’re making seconds or long 5ths, and you know that the other two are dodging (even if you’re not sure which way round).
- Time limit – 15 minutes
- Followed by collation and discussion of the results
Presentation of touches
- Range of presenters, to give a range of perspectives
- Aim is to present 60s and 120s in doubles and minor which are easy to call, and which give the opportunity to keep an eye on at least one other bell
- Three examples attached – some sort of summary sheet for each will be required to take away
- Discussion should be encouraged – more ideas or different ways of seeing things will probably drop out
Coursing Order
- Aim is to de-mystify
- Explain what it is (with reference to plain hunt in the first place)
- Explain how to see it (log bells as you pass them? Watch people leading?...?)
- Explain how to use it
Practical sessions
- Identify people’s needs and abilities – allow 15 mins for this
- Break into groups for different venues
- Need to provide sufficient tutors and helpers
- Want to involve as many students as possible in each touch
Feedback
- Listen to whatever comes up
- Explore the desire for follow up, particularly help with arranging quarter peal attempts
Closing remarks
- Appropriate thanks and safe journey home
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