Ringing Francis Genius Delight Minor.
Track the treble
Awareness of the position of the treble is a key skill for most bellringing methods,
and is the major key to ringing Francis Genius Delight Minor.
Some hints and tips for developing the skill are given in the
techniques
section.
Positional Awareness
Good positional awareness is necessary as the bells "fly around"..
Place Notation Elements
The method only contains 5 elements (X, 12, 16, 36).
Place Bells, Pivot Leads, and Handrails
156342 LE 12: Double Bob; Chadkirk T.B., Cambridge S.
1-2:1-2, 1-6, 1-3, 1-4, 1-5, 1-2
3-4:3-4, 4-5, 5-2, 2-6, 6-3, 3-4
5-6:6-5, 3-2, 4-6, 5-3, 2-4, 6-5
The pivot bell (4) makes 5ths the half lead.
For 3-4 pair, the pivot point is when they meet and cross in 2-3 at the Half Lead.
For 5-6 pair, the pivot point is when they meet and cross in 4-5 at the Half Lead.
Handrails
There are no handrails.
Awareness of other bells
Most ringers on encountering
Francis Genius Delight Minor
will find it quite straightforward to ring owing to the simple structure below the treble.
Coursing Order in Francis Genius Delight Minor
Francis Genius Delight Minor exhibits glimpses of natural coursing order.
Experienced ringers will pick out the parts that are valuable to them, others should concentrate on features that are more helpful
Ringing the Method
Francis Genius Delight Minor makes excellent use of the skill of following the treble in combination with the structural variation on Cambridge S.
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