Neasden Delight Minor

About Neasden Delight Minor

Neasden Delight is a member of the group of methods having Norwich Surprise above the treble, but with a 5ths place half lead making 5 the pivot bell.

Below the treble, the structure is a simple half lead variation on Oxford Treble Bob.

Method Structure.

Place Notation:
X 34 X 14 X 12 X 16 X 12 X 56, LE 16, Bob 14, Single 1456.

Grid:

Diagram: Neasden Delight Minor, plain lead, change-rows and grid.

Goals and learning approach

What you are trying to achieve needs to drive your approach.

Ringing by structure

Get going:.
Use whatever learning approach you like most to acquire enough knowledge to ring a plain course. Ring a few and see what aspects of the method spring out, and study these. Practice until courses and simple touches are ringable.

Performance Level

If you are wishing to achieve 720s, Quarters, or peals:
start with the "get going" as above, add in the bits that are natural to you.
Study the Double Place Bell sequences, and the lines.
Practice a lot.
Achieve some performances .

Method Mastery Level

It is unusual for a band to wish to achieve mastery in a method like Neasden Delight Minor.

Learning Neasden Delight Minor.

The Rules

Assuming that Oxford Treble Bob has already been learned):

Neasden Delight Minor - the rules
Ring Oxford Treble Bob with two variations:
At the 2-3 cross-section, 4ths place is made
At the half lead, 5ths place is made

Neasden Delight Minor - alternative rules
Ring Norwich Surprise above the treble and Sandal Treble Bob below the treble..

The Structure

Familiarity with the grid is very valuable owing to the separation between the pair in 1-2 versus the other 4 bells. Use of the grid is helped enormously by an ability to see the position of treble.

Double Blue Lines

The Double Blue Lines give a useful overview of the method, adding context which is helpful for overcoming trips.

The Double Place Bell sequences are identical with College Bob Minor.

Neasden Delight Minor, 1-2

Diagram: Neasden Delight Minor, 1-2.

Neasden Delight Minor, 3-4

Diagram: Neasden Delight Minor, 3-4.

Neasden Delight Minor, 5-6

Diagram: Neasden Delight Minor, 5-6.

Artefacts

The Blue Line features worth noting are:

Place Notation and Grid

The choice here is personal preference. The author’s preference is the visual nature of the grid.

Pictels

Section by Section

(To follow once more practise has been achieved).

Ringing Neasden Delight Minor.

Track the treble

Awareness of the position of the treble is a key skill for most bellringing methods, and a significant help in ringing Neasden Delight Minor. Some hints and tips for developing the skill are given in the techniques section.

Awareness of the position of the treble is useful as a structured counting technique. The seven-pull dodge is counted as: Section, cross-section, section, Lead End, section, cross-section, section. The three-pull dodge is counted as: Section, Half Lead, section.

Positional Awareness

Location 3rds and 4ths can be tricky in fluid methods, in Old Oxford Delight, the static nature of the method is of great assistance.

Place Notation Elements

The method contains X, 34, 14, 12, 16, 56.

Place Bells, Pivot Leads, and Staging posts

Place bell sequences:
1-2, 1-5, 1-4, 1-3, 1-6, 1-2
3-4, 6-3, 2-6, 5-2, 4-5, 3-4
6-5, 2-4, 5-3, 4-6, 3-2, 6-5.

5ths place bell is the pivot bell, see notes above.

Awareness of other bells

The triple dodge in 3-4 when treble is in 5-6 should be noted and used.

Coursing Order in Neasden Delight Minor

Natural Coursing Order is preserved by the “Norwich above” nature of the work above the treble. Natural Coursing Order is well supported below the treble, particularly at the Half Lead.

Ringing the Method

Just enjoy it, it’s easier than expected, especially if you have rung Oxford and Norwich, but be wary of ringing 2nds place bell as a variation on Oxford TB slow work.

Bobs and Singles.

Bobs replace the 6ths place at the Lead End with 4ths.

Touches of Neasden Delight Minor.

Use Bobs only touches of College Bob Minor.