Yesterday we rang the quarter of cyclic spliced major that I wrote about a little while ago. It was satisfying after two unsuccessful attempts, and we rang it very well. The composition is a miniature version of David Pipe's popular "cyclic six" maximus. Two of the methods were previously unnamed: Albany Little Treble Place Major (named after Albany Quadrant, of course, although we rang the quarter at Angela's house) and Oxford Differential Little Bob Major. The other methods are Hull, which is a straightforward extension of Hull Surprise Minor, and Bristol (alternatively Norwich can be rung, which is what I wrote about previously).
Where are you based?
Norwich, Norfolk
When and where did you learn to ring handbells?
As a teenager, then I had another spell in the early 1990s, but really managed to make progress during lockdown.
Who has influenced your handbell ringing?
Not really sure, Billy Barrett, then Neil my husband...
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This week we had all five of us for a handbell session, which was the first time for a while. We had planned to practise Sgurr A' Chaorachain, but decided first to ring a quarter of Cambridge in memory of Andrew Johnson who died last week. We rang a satisfyingly...
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Where are you based?
Birmingham
When and where did you learn to ring handbells?
I had done a bit 40 years ago but really took it up during lockdown
Who has influenced your handbell ringing?
I have been lucky to be able to drop into the established peal bands at...
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Simon Rudd has just rung his 1000th handbell quarter in Ringing Room.
Where are you based?
Norfolk
When and where did you learn to ring handbells?
My first real handbell ringing was during David Sparling’s time at Imperial College, when we rang a couple of times with Roger Bailey in...
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Yesterday we went to Penrith and rang a satisfying peal of Kent Maximus. I think I can now give my final word on handbell-friendly compositions, to supplement my article about two-part compositions.
The composition I called was this one by Don Morrison:
5040 Kent Treble Bob Maximus Donald...
Where are you based?
Yatton, North Somerset
When and where did you learn to ring handbells?
Bristol. Initially in 2017, but didn't really get going until late 2020.
Who has influenced your handbell ringing?
Philip Earis was a big early influence. Done most of my subsequent handbell ringing with Lucy...
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I've decided to start a series of short interviews with handbell ringers, using a format that I've seen in a couple of magazines. Everyone is asked the same questions, with fairly short answers. Yesterday evening I sent invitations to about 70 people whose addresses I happen to have, with a...
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I recently (belatedly, like with everything else) discovered the concept of "reaction video" - just in case you don't know, this means an online video response to another online video. Possibly they can go back and forth, or in cycles. As far as I know, no-one has made a reaction...
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Here's an updated table of quarter peal statistics.
Year | Quarters | Ringers | Conductors |
---|---|---|---|
2018 | 20 | 21 | 8 |
2019 | 38 | 28 | 9 |
2020 | 15 | 13 | 6 |
2021 | 66 | 35 | 8 |
2022 | 85 | 39 | 13 |
2023 | 50 | 33 | 14 |
Quite a drop in the number of quarters compared to 2022; slightly fewer ringers...
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We're spending Christmas and New Year in the Washington DC area, visiting Tina's family. Thanks to Tina's presidential blog, our presence was detected by Bryn and Leland Reimer and Myles Dakan, who are all coincidentally spending New Year nearby. They are based in Northampton, Massachusetts, so this was another...
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