Using A Ringing Simulator

    Ringing simulators can be used to demonstrate to new ringers what ringing should sound like in a way which may be better than listening to real ringing by a moderate band. Many learners seem to believe what they see rather than what they hear, therefore they like to look at ropes more than they like to listen to bells and they will believe a computer which tells them that their striking is off more easily than they will believe a human. Although people prefer to use their sight rather than their hearing, listening skills are, in the end, more important to good striking and it's what the ringing sounds like that matters. The following is a suggested series of steps that instructors may follow in order to develop listening skills in their learners.

        1. Hearing your own bell

        2. Leading and basic rhythm

        3. Rounds on an inside bell

        4. Covering

        5. Dodging

        6. Hunting

        7. Ringing a method

It is assumed in the notes that the learner will be having normal ringing lessons and will have had the normal terminology explained. Therefore this isn't a complete course an learning to handle and strike but is merely a suggested programme for the reinforcement of such a course on a simulator.

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