Plain Hunt on 7 just 2 more bells added to Plain Hunt on 5, but still lead off the tenor
Treble to Grandsire Triples plain hunt on 7 for the treble, and the 2 in the plain course
Triples methods where there are 7 working bells (since at most 3 pairs of bells can swap at a time). These are all extensions of the Doubles methods we have already learnt.
Plain Bob Triples the extension of Plain Bob Doubles, add dodges in 5/6 and 4 blows in 7ths. The bobs and singles are the same.
Grandsire Triples the extension of Grandsire Doubles, add 6/7 dodges. The bobs and singles are the same.
Stedman Triples the extension of Stedman Doubles, add 6/7 dodges, but note that the bobs and singles are different.
Some extra triples methods that we have been known to ring, but are not part of our repertoire
St.Simons Bob Triples just like the Doubles version, lots of dodging on the front with almost plain bob at the back
Single Oxford Bob Triples sort of Grandsire Doubles padded with occassional triple dodges in 6/7
Middlesex Bob Triples sort of Plain Bob Doubles padded with occassional triple dodges in 6/7
Hunting on 6 -fewer bells than hunting on 7, but you no longer have the tenor to lead off. Its all down to rhythm.
Plain Hunt on 6 just like other plain hunts, but remember to include the tenor in the hunting
Treble to Little Bob Minor still no tenor to lead off, but you only have to hunt to 4ths
Treble to Plain Bob Minor hunting on 6, still no tenor, and the bells keep changing order
now that you can hunt without a tenor covering, we extend add some methods
Plain Bob Minor the even bell extension of Plain Bob Doubles, add dodges in 5/6 but skip the 4 blows behind
Little Bob Minor a handy and fun little method, with similar work to Plain Bob, but twice as often
Some extra minor methods that we have been known to ring, but are not part of our repertoire
St.Clements College Bob Minor the 6 bell extension to St.Simons Bob Doubles
Double Oxford Bob Minor your first 'double' method. It's the same upside down as it is the right way up.
combine your skills at hunting on 6 with dodging and you have treble bob hunting. Just remember to dodge EVERYWHERE
Treble Bob Hunt on 6 a great way of practicing your dodging
Treble to Cambridge Surprise Minor Ring the treble whilst the rest of the band rings Cambridge, but remember that all of the work in 5/6 is with the same bell, but changes every lead.
Now that you can treble bob hunt on 6, lets ring some methods
Kent Treble Bob Minor this has a lot of treble bob in it, with some similarity to Little Bob too
Cambridge Surprise Minor your first surprise method, daunting at first glance, just learn each place bell, one at a time
London Surprise Minor you haven't had to hunt wrong since Stedman, but London is full of it
Some extra treble bob minor methods that we have been known to ring, but are not part of our repertoire
Oxford Treble Bob Minor similar to Kent but the places are like a Plain Bob single rather then Reverse Canterbury places
Primrose Surprise Minor just like Cambridge but with 16 at the lead end instead of 12. The only difference is the last blow of each lead.
Smeaton Surprise Minor composed in memory of Fred Smeaton, this method is double (same upside down as right way up) and has a lot of Cambridge work in it
Beverley Surprise Minor a commonly rung surprise minor method
Surfleet Surprise Minor a commonly rung surprise minor method
Norwich Surprise Minor a commonly rung surprise minor method
you already know how to ring on 8 bells from huntin on 7, and you can lead without a tenor from hunting on 6. Put them together as hunting on 8
Plain Hunt on 8 the logical extension to hunting on 5,6 and 7
Treble to Little Bob Major still only hunt up to 4ths but get used to the 8 bell rhythm
Treble to Plain Bob Major just plain hunt, but everyone else changes order
Treble to Cambridge Surprise Major extend your skills at treble bob hunting on 6 to 8 bells. just remember do dodge in 7/8.
having mastered hunting on 8, lets ring some methods
Plain Bob Major the extension of Plain Bob to 8 bells
Little Bob Major the extension of Little Bob to 8 bells
Some extra major methods that we have been known to ring, but are not part of our repertoire.
Double Norwich Court Bob Major a double method and also 8ths place which can be rung with 4th or 6th place bobs. Don't learn the rhyme
Kent Treble Bob Major Like practising treble-bob hunting, but with a little bit more interest
For Surprise Major we like Project Pickled Egg, so have based our proposed repertoire on those methods
Cambridge Surprise Major your first surprise major method. It's a logical extension of Cambridge Surprise Minor
Yorkshire Surprise Major very similar to Cambridge with some variations. You just have to remember the differences.
London Surprise Major like London Surprise Minor, there is lots of wrong hunting, and lots of bits of London Minor work, but this one is not a logical extension.
Adelaide Surprise Major well, we ARE the Adelaide Bellringers, and this method has new features and a new lead-end order
Bristol Surprise Major another method with wrong hunting, also double, and the first surprise major which is an 8th place method rather than 2nds place
Superlative Surprise Major once more this has similarities to Cambridge, but is a double method. Remember to count to 5
Cornwall Surprise Major often suggested as the first of the PPE methods to learn, this method also has some new work and a new lead-end order
Lessness Surprise Major a popular method with some similaritires to both Yorkshire and Adelaide
You should be getting pretty good at this by now. Caters has 9 working bells (since at most 4 pairs of bells can swap at a time)
Grandsire Caters the extension to Grandsire Triples but with 8/9 dodges. The bobs and singles are the same as doubles and triples.
Stedman Caters the extension of Stedman Triples but with 8/9 dodges. The bobs and singles are the same as Stedman Triples
Nothing to do with the Queen, just methods on 10 bells
Plain Bob Royal the 10 bell extension of Plain Bob with added 9/10 dodges
Little Bob Royal the 10 bell extension of Little Bob with added 9/10 dodges
Cambridge Surprise Royal the logical 10 bell extension of Cambridge Surprise
Yorkshire Surprise Royal the logical 10 bell extension of Yorkshire Surprise
London No3 Surprise Royal similarities to London Major and minor, and whilst not a logical extension probably the most commonly rung extension
Bristol Surprise Royal the logical 10 bell extension of Bristol Surprise
Methods on 11 bells (since at most 5 pairs can swap at a time)
Grandsire Cinques triples and caters.
Stedman Cinques the extension of Stedman Caters but with 10/11 dodges. The bobs and singles are the same as Stedman triples and caters
No roman gladiators involved, but there are 12 bells involved in the methods. Lots of bells and rung very closely together.
Plain Bob Maximus the 12 bell extension of Plain Bob with added 11/12 dodges
Little Bob Maximus the 12 bell extension of Little Bob with added 11/12 dodges
Cambridge Surprise Maximus the logical 12 bell extension of Cambridge Surprise
Yorkshire Surprise Maximus the logical 12 bell extension of Yorkshire Surprise
Newgate Surprise Maximus the logical 12 bell extension of London No3 Surprise Royal
Bristol Surprise Maximus the logical 12 bell extension of Bristol Surprise