You'll note this month's practice is at East Grinstead with the option to ring up to 12 bells! What we ring will ve ry much depend on who can make it and may remain as surprise major, but get ting in some surprise royal (C/Y/L) or some Stedman/Grandsire caters or cin ques is hopefully a possibility.
Method of the moment: Joviu m surprise major (https://rsw.me.uk/blueline/methods/view/Jovium_Surprise_Majo r)
The main focus of these practices remains the Core 7 methods e ither individually or spliced depending on attendance.
For those ring ers with a wider repetoire, I would like to ensure Belfast and Glasgow are more regularly incorporated so please do refresh these if you need to ahead of the practice. For those new to Belfast, there will be an opportunity to ring three leads subject to attendance if you want to give it a shot (this can be rung so that many bells repeat the same lead three times).
Si mon Linford's great book on the Core 7 and beyond is found here https://www.ringingworld.co.uk/purchase/shop/the-core-seven-and-beyond .html
The idea is to try and improve the success rate and strikin g accuracy in the Core 7 methods and it would be very much appreciated if w here possible attendees do a little extra homework in advance, to help ensu re we peform our best on the night. There will also be an enhanced effort t o ensure more optimal band placement. Stedman triples will also be rung whe n appropriate.
Please get in touch (This email address is being protected from spambots. You ne ed JavaScript enabled to view it.) i f there is anything in particular you would like to ring.
I appreciat e there are a lot of methods mentioned here and the intention is not to ove rwhelm I promise! If you are taking your first steps into ringing surprise major, you are most welcome, just let me know what you are working on (Corn wall, go on, you know you want to!).
There won't be an opportunity to ring everything at each practice and I will respond to emails in advance o r requests on the night.