Once you learn how to handle a bell, these are the first things you learn to ring with a band of ringers.

• Rounds
  
• Call-Changes
  
• Places
  
• Dodging
  
• Mexican Wave
  
• Dodgey Mexican Wave
  

The following methods lead up to the next skill - hunting. Starting with hunt-on-2, which is an extension of Places and Mexican Wave, these lead up to hunt-on-5

• Bistow Little Bob Doubles
  ring the treble which does hunt on 2
• Cloister Doubles (Stedman start)
  ringing the 2 or 3 which do hunt on 3
• Plain Hunt on 5
  ring any of the bells to do hunt on 5
• Treble to Plain Bob Doubles or Grandsire Doubles
  ring the treble, which does hunt on 5, whilst the rest of the bells change order

Having mastered hunting on 5 we move on to ringing some methods on 5 bells, called Doubles Methods.

• Bistow Little Bob Doubles
  ring a working bell to get used to the work and dodging in 3/4
• Plain Bob Doubles
  the same work is Bistow, but spread out. One of the most commonly rung methods which extends up to Maximus
• Cloister Doubles
  ring the 1,4 or 5 to get used to dodging in 4/5
• Grandsire Doubles
  another very commonly rung method on odd numbers of bells which extends up to Cinques
• Stedman Doubles
  more complex than the previous rung methods, with some wrong hunting and points, but also includes bits from Cloister. Another commonly rung method on odd numbers of bells that extends up to Cinques.

More Doubles Methods

These are methods that we sometimes ring, and whilst its good to have rung them and be a little familiar with them, they are not part of our standard repertoire.

• Reverse Canterbury Pleasure Place Doubles
  similar to Plain Bob Doubles, but with places instead of dodges
• St.Simons Bob Doubles
  lots more dodges
• St.Martins Bob Doubles
  like St.Simons, but with some dodges replaced by places
• St.Nicholas Bob Doubles
  like St.Simons, but with other dodges replaced by places
• Winchendon Place Doubles
  like St.Simons, but with all dodges replaced by places
• Antelope Place Doubles
  similar to Grandsire Doubles, but with places instead of dodges
• Erin Doubles
  this method is just the slow sixes from Stedman, and as such is another 'principle' so every bell does the same thing. Another commonly rung method on odd numbers of bells that extends up to Cinques.

Hunting on 7 is just an extension of hunting on 5

• 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.

More Triples Methods

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

More Minor Methods

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

More Treble Bob Minor Methods

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
• 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.
• Superlative Surprise Major
  once more this has similarities to Cambridge, but is a double method. Remember to count to 5
• 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

Extra Methods

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

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