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| 2008 Association Training Conference |
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| THE BLUE LINE |
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| Origins |
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| - A blue line is no more than a convenient shorthand
- Excellent for those with a visual memory
- If I say ‘eight’ - what comes to mind? Do you visualise something? If so what?
- 8 ? Eight ?
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| - Also useful shorthand for other minds.
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| Stedman |
| Conventionally read top to bottom |  |
| Some find it easier to read left to right |
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| Breaking up the Blue Line |
| - Easier to learn ‘bite sized’ pieces
- Two usual ways:
- Leads - from treble lead to treble lead (‘place bells’)
- Recognisable pieces of work (‘building blocks’)
- may cross lead ends
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| Hereward Bob Minor |
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| Place bells - Advantages |
| - know where to start
- help conductor (“you’re 2nd place bell”)
- regular ‘check points’
- help to ring touches
- some place bells occur in more than one method
- allow to ring spliced
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| Place bells - Diasdvantages |
| - Can give breaks in blocks of work
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| Hereward Bob Minor |
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| Building blocks |
| Dodge (up) |  |
| Place (down) |  |
| Treble bob front work |  |
| Fish tails |  |
| Cat’s ears |  |
| Cambridge places (up)
16 blows described in three words |  |
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| What’s in a name? |
| - Names allow for very quick communication
- Conductors will use them
- Cambridge places - 16 blows in 2 words
- Cambridge back work - 20 blows in 3 words
- Whole turn - 9 blows in 2 words
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| Pace yourself |
| - Need to be able to recall methods in real time
- the down-side of quick shorthand!
- Try ‘walking a method’ - one foot for each stroke
- Benefit of ‘place bells’
- allow easy re-synchronisation.
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| Pictures or words? |
|  | Hereward Bob Minor, 5ths place bell |
| - Dodge, 5-6 up
- Lie behind
- 3rds
- 4ths
- Dodge, 34 down
- Become 4ths place bell
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| Learning |
| - Even if you don’t have a visual memory, the blue line is a valuable shorthand for learning, checking, and being checked.
- If you can write out the blue line, you probably know the method well enough to try it
- Have plenty of paper available!
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| Other documents on the 2008 Association Training Conference: |
| Summary of the Arrangements |
| Details of the Day |
| Agenda for the day |
| Overview |
| Method Structure |
| Landmarks |
| Hereward Bob Minor |
| Hereward Bob Major |
| Hereward Bob Minor - the Blue Line |
| Touches of Hereward Bob Minor |
| Touches of Hereward Bob Major |
| Report of the Day |
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