ART Events - Module 2F - From Rounds to Plain Hunt

This Module shows new and experienced teachers how to support their students and develop the necessary foundation skills for good ringing and then move forward to ringing changes. You will learn through a mixture of practical and theory sessions about:

Developing foundation skills - fine bell control, listening, rhythm and ropesight
Lots of fun exercises to develop these skills
Coaching skills and building a successful band
Introducing Plain Hunt and Covering

In some ways this stage is the hardest part of learning to ring; the excitement and rapid progress associated with (semi)-mastering bell control has passed and time on the rope can be limited if the only practice is once a week with a mixed ability band. This is where this course helps. It introduces lots of fun exercises to help your ringer develop the foundation skills for method ringing; fine bell control, listening and ropesight. There is plenty for your new ringer to practise and measure their progress against whilst stimulating (and sometimes testing) the rest of the band. For bands who don’t aspire to method ringing it gives lots of ideas for Service or wedding ringing which sound good whilst keeping the band interested.

The Birmingham School of Bell Ringing has shown that those who spend longer consolidating foundation skills before learning methods progress more quickly later on.

After your Module 2F course

Practising the skills you've learnt is important in order to consolidate them. More and more ringing teachers are now organising regular foundation skills practices for new ringers in their area. Word of mouth often means that people will come from many miles away to attend!

See: Module 2F Course Dates

To registration for Module 2F: we ask that you are able to ring at least Plain Hunt, in addition to fulfilling all the Module 1 requirements AND raise and lower a bell in peal.

The structure of the ART Training Scheme helps motivate both teachers and learners. A lapsed ringer who recently returned was very impressed by the changes in teaching and by Learning the Ropes.”

Lavinia Sullivan, Wargrave

It certainly reminded me of things I was not actually doing and should be. I got lots of tips about what to do to stimulate interest and get ringers to progress incrementally with little bits of fun. The practical sessions were excellent.

Brian Baldwin, Woughton

The resources that ART have in place have REALLY helped me. Hooray, here comes Module 2!

Jane Mellor, Wokingham

The attendees were still buzzing the next morning and the air of excitement percolated through to our students and other ringers, even the sceptics. We are itching to get started, but patience is a virtue.

Lyril Rawlins, St John’s Bromsgrove

I learnt more in my first lesson on Saturday than in the last 15 years of on and off ringing.

A returning ringer at the Birmingham School of Bellringing

We hope to have the Newnham bells ready for the Armistice Ring-out in November. It's over 20 years since we had a band so we’ll be starting from scratch. The teacher accreditation, insurance and DBS checks that ART provides are key to achieving our goal.

Andy Vivian, Newnham

I left the course confident that I can teach in a safe, positive and efficient manner and in helping a learner to progress with a quality technique. Now it just leaves me to put this into practice!

Dianne Stewart, Kibworth

Module 2F - From Rounds to Plain Hunt

After your Module 2F course

See: Module 2F Course Dates

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