Teaching Resources

Below is a range of teaching resources and links used by the Scottish Association.

Cambridge Surprise Minor

A course on a variety of techniques to learn methods, comprised of a power point presentation and accompanying notes.

Bristol Surprise Major, Royal and Maximus. Presentation about the classic method Bristol, on the 120th anniversary of the first peal of Bristol Surprise Major. Simon Gay, 22 Mar 2021.
London No.3 Surprise Royal. Comments, including the method's history, its structure and how to learn it. Simon Gay, 20 Mar 2021.
Remus Surprise Royal. Discussion of the method's structure and tips for learning it. Simon Gay, 15 Mar 2021.
Sgurr A'Chaorachain Surprise Royal. Discussion of the method's structure and tips for learning it. Simon Gay, 14 Mar 2021.
Iddesleigh Surprise Royal. Discussion of the method's structure and tips for learning it. Simon Gay, 28 Feb 2021.
Cyclic Royal. Presentation on Cyclic Royal. Mike Clay, 29 May 2020.
Modern Surprise Royal repertoire. Presentation on what should be a modern Surprise Royal repertoire. Simon Gay, 24 Apr 2020.

Learning to Ring Handbells. Website with regular blogs about handbell ringing.
Handbell ringing style with eBells. Comments and tips about using a good style when ringing eBells. Simon Gay, 19 Mar 2021.
Kent Minor on 3-4 with blue line animation and commentary. Simon Gay, 14 Mar 2021.
Kent Minor on 5-6 with blue line animation and commentary. Simon Gay, 13 Mar 2021.
Plain Hunt on 6 with Lexi the Lego Ringing Robot. Simon Gay, 23 Apr 2020.
Plain Hunt on 4 using size 19 in F. Simon Gay, 16 Mar 2018.
good handbell style. Presentation on what should be a good handbell style. An illustration of a good handbell ringing style: sitting up straight, elbows in, bells swinging straight up and down, hands resting on thighs at backstroke, firm grip on the bells. Simon Gay, 10 May 2015.