Ringing terminology 

Like many other activities, ringing has its own specialist terminology. This page explains enough for you to understand the article on ringing shapes. There is a fuller glossary (some 850 words and phrases) in The Tower Handbook, available from Central Council Publications .

Ringing on different numbers is described by a name.

• Singles = 3-bell methods

• Minimus = 4-bell methods

• Doubles = 5-bell methods

• Minor = 6-bell methods

• Etc... (for a full list see here )

 When talking about different ends of a sequence:

• Front means the beginning of the sequence.

• Back means the end of the sequence.