Place Bells
- It may be that you find this is a useful way to break the method down for learning.
- Even if you learn the method some other way in the first place, conductors / helpers may expect you to know what the line is for each place bell, although this will become more important with more complicated (eg surprise) methods.
- It helps to know where to start.
Learning the 'Blue Line'
- Some people have a good pictorial memory, and find it easiest to remember the shape of the line.
- Most learn it as a line going down the page, but some find it easier to have first place at the bottom of the page, and the line progressing from left to right.
- Other people find it easier to learn words, eg: "dodge, lead, seconds, lead seconds..."
- Most of us use a mixture of methods.
- It is not essential to know the structure of the method (place notation), but it can help if it 'makes sense of' the blue line.
Logical chunks
- Chunks of work (places, front work) don't always fit with place bells, but are more logical pieces to break the method down into. Learn them, and you have 70% of the method.
Rules for finding your way
- Know where to meet the treble (see the diagrams).
- ALWAYS 'treble bob' (dodge, lie, dodge) in 56.
- NO dodges in 12 except with the treble, at each end of the front work.
- ALWAYS spend 4 blows in 34 (dodging or places):
- Places if the treble is in front, dodge if treble is in 34 or 56.
- Places up first two times after front work.
- Dodge up and down in 34 until 34 down with treble.
- Next two times in 34 down will be places, followed by 12 down with treble, and front work.
- All 34 places are "wrong" (backstroke followed by handstroke)
- All other places are "right, and dodges are at backstroke.
Place notation
- X ('cross') means that all pairs are swapping in that row
- 12 ('one two') means that bells in positions 1 & 2 don't move, and the other pairs swap in that row.
- Plain Hunt minor is X 16 X 16 X 16 X 16 X 16 X 16
- Plain Bob minor is X 16 X 16 X 16 X 16 X 16 X 12
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