Leading And Basic Rhythm

    Assuming that the learner has had some introduction to ringing Rounds on real bells it's probably easiest for them to start ringing Rounds on the simulator by ringing the Treble. The Treble is the lightest bell and, as the highest in pitch, is easy to pick out. The Tenor may be equally easy to hear but, as the heaviest bell, it is more difficult to handle than the Treble. If the simulator has just one bell with a sensor then set this to be the Treble.

   The learner will have been told about leaving a gap at handstroke but to reinforce this idea get the simulator to ring some Rounds for the learner to listen to. Alter the size of the handstroke gap so that the learner can hear what the correct (for your band) gap should sound like.

   Next, let the learner ring the Treble to some Rounds on 6. The points to stress here are that the handstroke is rung noticeably more slowly than the backstroke and that it takes a bit of effort, concentration and bell control to get it right. Learners are generally amazed by the difference in speeds of the handstroke and the backstroke.

   It is important that the learner also rings the Treble to proper Rounds and learns to realise that the quality of the ringing is reduced by poor leading possibly more than by any other cause. If the real ringing is compromised by other inexperienced ringers then the simulator exercise should be repeated.

    Once the learner can lead correctly then he can move on to the next stage.

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