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Complicated musical scores associated with traditional bell ringing can be challenging for the novice to master. Now technology is helping trainee bell ringers perfect...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eFor centuries bell ringing has called people to church across the UK. \u003cbr/\u003eComplicated musical scores associated with traditional bell ringing can be challenging for the novice to master. Now technology is helping trainee bell ringers perfect the skill at home. \u003cbr/\u003eThe peal of church bells ring out across the Isle of Dogs in East London. \u003cbr/\u003eChristchurch is a typically English church with a tower housing eight bells. Most towers have between six and twelve heavy metal bells.\u003cbr/\u003eThe vicar, Father Tom Pyke, is a bell ringer - or campanologist - and rings along with a band of ringers based at the church.\u003cbr/\u003eThe ringing is done using ropes that thread up through the ceiling of the ringing chamber to the bells lodged in the tower. They turn the bells that are hung on wheels revolving backwards and then forwards with each pull.\u003cbr/\u003eAccording to Father Pyke, bells have been part of the local community for over two centuries.\u003cbr/\u003e\"The Church, the community, all the pubs and the bells all came at the same time in the mid 19th century. So the builder who built this church William Cubitt clearly thought that bells were an important thing. And for generations they've been the way in which people have been called to worship.\"\u003cbr/\u003eOver many generations bell ringing evolved as a communal pastime with more experienced ringers teaching beginners how to handle the ropes and learn the complex patterns of change ringing.\u003cbr/\u003eEach bell is rung in a pre-determined order which alters in position with each round. \u003cbr/\u003eIt takes beginners quite some time to get the hang of when to pull their bell. \u003cbr/\u003eIn the past this required tolerance from those living within earshot of the church. \u003cbr/\u003eBut now it is possible for newcomers to get to grips with the ringing patterns at home using their own computer.\u003cbr/\u003eRoger Booth, Tower Captain says that new software simulates the sound of the bells and allows those learning to take the first steps gradually on their computers until they are confident. They experience the same sense of ringing with other people.\u003cbr/\u003e\"The advantage of the simulator software is that it allows us to teach change ringing in a whole new different way to what we have done in the past. What we can do is to break down all the individual actions and we can start off teaching people to ring one or two changes at a time. And then what we can do is gradually build that up so that eventually, people if they want to can practise ringing 5 thousand-odd changes on the simulator themselves.\"\u003cbr/\u003eThis is a boon for beginners who need to ring accurately and in harmony with other ringers  - be they real or virtual. \u003cbr/\u003eChris Hughes, Inventor of Abel Software explains that since this is used on a computer the only thing missing from the full experience is actually pulling on the rope.  \u003cbr/\u003e\"When you are practising at home you can choose which bell you want to ring and the computer the programme will simply make the sounds of all the other bells and provide you with pictures as well. Of course you can't practise the actual pulling of the bell ropes, but you can practise all the other aspects. You can practice making the bell ring at the right point for the pattern that you are trying to learn,\" Hughes says. \u003cbr/\u003eThis latest version of the simulator software allows users to see other \"virtual\" ringers on their computer screen. \u003cbr/\u003eIn this way the beginner gets to grips with \"rope sight\", the ability to judge when you should pull in rhythm by keeping an eye on the movements of other ringers around you.\u003cbr/\u003e\"The computer provides both the pictures and the sound which makes the ringer of the bell feel that they are  ringing with real people and let's them practice just the same things. They can practice ringing at the right speed and they can practice ringing the rather complicated patterns which are the characteristic of English bell ringing\" Hughes adds. \u003cbr/\u003eThis same software can be used in church ringing towers - with the additional benefit that the actual bells are silenced so nobody is disturbed.\u003cbr/\u003eA sensor on the side of the bell picks up the swinging movement of the bell and triggers the software on the computer down in the ringing chamber.\u003cbr/\u003eThis in turn brings up a line of virtual people looking as though they are going to ring the bells. \u003cbr/\u003eThey correspond with the number of bells in the tower and projected on to a screen virtually life size. \u003cbr/\u003eThe computer controls the pictures so as to give the appearance of a continuous video.\u003cbr/\u003eBooth says the advantage of this simulator is that novices learn when it is their turn to ring their bell whether in simple or more complex changes - without actually needing to have other ringers present. \u003cbr/\u003e\"What we need to do is to break down the individual skills. So there first thing we can do with a simulator is to try and teach people to ring their bell in the right position in the sequence. So if they are ringing in second place or third place - so that's the first skill. Then the second bit is to teach them to ring their bell and just change the order slightly. And then gradually we can do more and more complicated exercises with a simulator so that they can change their position on the row on every stroke which is the real objective of change ringing.\"\u003cbr/\u003eThe technology has the ringers standing with their hands in the air holding the end of the rope which they ring very accurately. The software is based on a two second video of just one ringer going through the motion of ringing the bell once. \u003cbr/\u003eThe video-like series of graphics has been manipulated to fit with the rhythm of each of the simulated bells. In effect the PC shows a number (in this case eight) of small videos, one per bell - all at the same time. It does this while still maintaining the precise timing of the bell sounds which are accurate to one hundredth of a second. \u003cbr/\u003eChris Hughes, Inventor of Abel Software says that his invention precisely imitates the real experience of bell ringing with others.\u003cbr/\u003e\"When a ringer is ringing with real ringers they have to keep their bell in time with them partly by listening and partly by watching when the other ringer ring. So that you pull after somebody else to get your bell in the right place in the order. What the simulator programme does is provide something that is just like that. It receives the signal from the bell up in the bell chamber and it makes the pictures of the other bells and the sounds of the other bells. The ringer rings with those virtual ringers just like they do with real ringers in real life.\"\u003cbr/\u003eThe simulator also deals with all the intricacies of the constantly changing pattern being rung, signals being received from sensors attached to the bells and from the keyboard or mouse. It uses that information to display realistic moves on the screen, scrolling some areas, and still making bell sounds several times a second with absolutely precise timing.\u003cbr/\u003eWith an ageing population of campanologists, it is hoped that the use of technology in bell towers will encourage young people to take up this traditional pastime and so continue the tradition.\u003cbr/\u003eAP Television\u003cbr/\u003eLondon, UK - 2nd December 2014 \u003cbr/\u003e1. Various exterior shots of Christ Church, Isle of Dogs, London\u003cbr/\u003e2. Interior of the bell chamber\u003cbr/\u003e3. Various of  Father Tom Pyke, Vicar of Christchurch and Roger Booth, Tower Captain ringing the church bells\u003cbr/\u003e4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Father Tom Pyke, Vicar of Christchurch:  \u003cbr/\u003e\"The Church, the community, all the pubs and the bells all came at the same time in the mid 19th century. So the builder who built this church William Cubitt clearly thought that bells were an important thing. And for generations they've been the way in which people have been called to worship.\"\u003cbr/\u003e5. Various of bell ringers at Christchurch \u003cbr/\u003e6. SOUNDBITE: (English) Roger Booth, Tower Captain:\u003cbr/\u003e\"The advantage of the simulator software is that it allows us to teach change ringing in a whole new different way to what we have done in the past. What we can do is to break down all the individual actions and we can start off teaching people to ring one or two changes at a time. And then what we can do is gradually build that up so that eventually, people if they want to can practise ringing 5 thousand-odd changes on the simulator themselves.\"\u003cbr/\u003e7. Various of Roger Booth, Tower Captain using the bell ringing simulator\u003cbr/\u003e8. Various of Chris Hughes, Inventor of Abel Software making adjustments to the bell ringing simulator\u003cbr/\u003e9. SOUNDBITE: (English) Chris Hughes, Inventor of Abel Software:\u003cbr/\u003e\"When you are practising at home you can choose which bell you want to ring and the computer the programme will simply make the sounds of all the other bells and provide you with pictures as well. Of course you can't practise the actual pulling of the bell ropes, but you can practise all the other aspects. You can practice making the bell ring at the right point for the pattern that you are trying to learn.\"\u003cbr/\u003e10. Close of computer screen showing bell ringing simulator \u003cbr/\u003e11. Wide of Chris Hughes, Inventor of Abel Software making adjustments to the bell ringing simulator\u003cbr/\u003e12. Close of TV monitor showing muffled bell in bell tower\u003cbr/\u003e13. Close of sensor in bell tower\u003cbr/\u003e14. Wide of sensor beam shining on to pick-up pad on bell frame\u003cbr/\u003e15. SOUNDBITE: (English) Chris Hughes, Inventor of Abel Software : \u003cbr/\u003e\"The computer provides both the pictures and the sound which makes the ringer of the bell feel that they are ringing with real people and let's them practice just the same things. They can practice ringing at the right speed and they can practice ringing the rather complicated patterns which are the characteristic of English bell ringing.\"\u003cbr/\u003e16. Wide of  Chris Hughes, Inventor of Abel Software giving instructions to Roger Booth,Tower Captain \u003cbr/\u003e17. Close up of Roger Booth's foot pressing a foot pedal to activate the simulator\u003cbr/\u003e18. Close up of computer screen showing bell ringing simulator\u003cbr/\u003e19. Wide of  Roger Booth,Tower Captain ringing with the simulator\u003cbr/\u003e20. SOUNDBITE: (English) Roger Booth, Tower Captain \u003cbr/\u003e\"What we need to do is to break down the individual skills. So there first thing we can do with a simulator is to try and teach people to ring their bell in the right position in the sequence. So if they are ringing in second place or third place - so that's the first skill. Then the second bit is to teach them to ring their bell and just change the order slightly. And then gradually we can do more and more complicated exercises with a simulator so that they can change their position on the row on every stroke which is the real objective of change ringing.\"\u003cbr/\u003e21. Various of bell ringers at Christ Church\u003cbr/\u003e22. SOUNDBITE: (English) Chris Hughes, Inventor of Abel Software \u003cbr/\u003e\"When a ringer is ringing with real ringers they have to keep their bell in time with them partly by listening and partly by watching when the other ringer ring. So that you pull after somebody else to get your bell in the right place in the order. What the simulator programme does is provide something that is just like that. It receives the signal from the bell up in the bell chamber and it makes the pictures of the other bells and the sounds of the other bells. The ringer rings with those virtual ringers just like they do with real ringers in real life.\"\u003cbr/\u003e23. Various of bell ringers at Christchurch\u003cbr/\u003e24. 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