6. Performance Reporting

A.
Definitions
1.
Performance Title

A Performance Title takes the following form:

a) If the Performance was in a single Method / Variation:

  1. The number of Changes in the Performance;
  2. 'Variable Cover' if the Performance included a Variable Cover Composition (see Section 3.H.2);
  3. The Name of the Method / Variation rung;
  4. The Class Descriptor (if any) of the Method / Variation rung;
  5. The Stage Name of the Method / Variation rung.

b) If the Performance was in more than one Method / Variation:

  1. The number of Changes in the Performance;
  2. 'Variable Cover' if the Performance included a Variable Cover Composition (see Section 3.H.2);
  3. 'Spliced' if the Performance included a Spliced Composition (see Section 3.G.2);
  4. Optionally, 'Mixed' if the Performance included more than one Method / Variation, but is not 'Spliced';
  5. The Class Descriptor if the Methods rung in the Performance all have the same Class Descriptor;
  6. Optionally, 'Plain' can be included if the Methods / Variations rung in the Performance do not all have the same Class Descriptor, but are all members of the Plain Class of Methods;
  7. Optionally, 'Treble Dodging' can be included if the Methods rung in the Performance do not all have the same Class Descriptor, but are all members of the Treble Dodging Class of Methods;
  8. The Stage Name(s) of the Methods / Variations rung in the Performance, listed in order of lowest Stage to highest Stage;
  9. Optionally, and in brackets, the number of Methods / Variations rung in the Performance (if not included here, this information goes at the beginning of the Performance Detail -- see Section 6.A.2).

c) In order for Performance Titles not to mislead, if the highest Stage of Method / Variation rung in the Performance exceeds the Effective Stage of the Performance, then:

  1. Layout b) above is always used, even for a single Method / Variation Performance;
  2. The Effective Stage Name is used for b) 8 above, instead of the Stage Name(s) of the Method(s) / Variation(s) rung.

Examples: See Section 6.A.2 below for examples of Performance Titles.

2.
Performance Detail

The Performance Detail takes the following form:

a) If the Performance was in a single Method / Variation and the Effective Stage of the Performance was the same as the Stage of the Method / Variation, then the Performance Detail is left blank.

b) If the Performance was in more than one Method / Variation, or was in a single Method / Variation where the Effective Stage of the Performance was less than the Stage of the Method / Variation:

  1. The number of Methods / Variations rung in the Performance if this was not included at the end of the Performance Title;
  2. The number of Changes rung of each Method / Variation, together with the Name and, if not apparent from the Performance Title, the Class Descriptor and Stage of each Method / Variation;
  3. The number of Changes of Method / Variation ('com', 'cov', or 'com/v') in the Performance;
  4. Optionally, key features of the Composition such as 'atw' for 'all the work', and 'eld' for 'each lead different'.

c) Where a multi-Method Performance comprised multiple Round Blocks where each Round Block was a whole multiple of an Extent in Length (e.g. a Peal of 7 single Extent Round Blocks of Minor), the Performance Detail may optionally, and instead of b) 1 to 3 above, list the number(s) of the Extents in the order they were rung, and the Methods / Variations that were rung in each Round Block.

d) As an optional alternative to using the full Class Descriptor in the Performance Detail, the following abbreviations may be used instead:

  • Diff = Differential
  • L = Little
  • B = Bob
  • P = Place
  • S = Surprise
  • D = Delight
  • TB = Treble Bob
  • TP = Treble Place
  • A = Alliance
  • J = Jump

The above are combined as needed -- e.g. a Little Alliance Method is LA, a Differential Treble Place Method is Diff TP, etc.

Examples: Following are some examples of Performance Titles and Performance Details:

  • Performance Title: 1260 Plain Bob Minor
  • Performance Detail: [None required]
  • This is the most straightforward scenario, where a single Method was rung in a Performance.
  • Performance Title: 1251 Variable Cover Stedman Triples
  • Performance Detail: [None required]
  • Here a single Method was rung in a Performance, and the Performance included a Variable Cover Composition.
  • Performance Title: 5024 Spliced Surprise Major
  • Performance Detail: 8m: 640 each Bristol, Pudsey, Rutland, Superlative, Yorkshire; 608 each Cambridge, Lincolnshire, London; 120 com; atw
  • Since all the Methods rung in this Performance have a Surprise Class Descriptor, Surprise is included in the Performance Title and the Performance Detail only needs to include the Method Names.
  • Performance Title: 5040 Spliced Surprise Minor
  • Performance Detail: 9m: (1) Carlisle; (2-3) Beverley, Surfleet; (4) London, Wells; (5) York, Durham; (6) Norwich; (7) Cambridge
  • This is an example of a Performance comprising multiple Round Blocks where each Round Block was a whole multiple of an Extent in Length. Since the Performance was of Minor, the first Round Block was 720 Changes, the second Round Block was 1440 Changes, and the remaining Round Blocks were all 720 Changes.
  • Performance Title: 1280 Spliced Treble Dodging Major
  • Performance Detail: 3m: 416 each Cambridge Surprise, Megan Delight; 448 Imperial Treble Bob; 2 com; atw
  • In this example the Methods rung do not have the same Class Descriptor, but they are all Treble Dodging Methods. Treble Dodging may therefore optionally be included in the Performance Title (or otherwise the Performance Title is 1280 Spliced Major), and the Method Names and Class Descriptors are included in the Performance Detail.
  • Performance Title: 5000 Spliced Royal (8m)
  • Performance Detail: 800 each Dr No Diff S, Kananga S, Zorin S; 640 Largo A; 600 Jaws LA; 560 each Drax LA, Elektra A; 240 Nick Nack Diff; 139 com; atw
  • In this example the Methods rung do not have the same Class Descriptor, and they are not all either Plain or Treble Dodging Methods. Therefore no Class Descriptor is used in the Performance Title, and the Method Names and Class Descriptors are included in the Performance Detail. In this example, abbreviations for Class Descriptors have been used (Diff S for Differential Surprise, LA for Little Alliance, etc), and the number of methods rung has been included in brackets at the end of the Performance Title, rather than at the beginning of the Performance Detail.
  • Performance Title: 1320 Mixed Plain Doubles
  • Performance Detail: 6m/v: (1-2) Grandsire; (3-4) St Simon's Bob; (5-6) St Martin's Bob; (7) April Day; (8) Kennington; (9-11) Plain Bob
  • This example comprises 4 Methods and 2 Variations. The two Variations, April Day and Kennington, are based on Plain Bob, and so are members of the Plain Class. Variations do not use Class Descriptors, so this Performance doesn't have a common Class Descriptor that can be used in the Performance Title. However, Plain may optionally be included in the Performance Title since all Methods and Variations rung are members of this Class. Mixed has also optionally been used in the Performance Title since this is a multi-Method Performance, but doesn't include a Spliced Composition. (Given the optional terms, this Performance Title could be any of: 1320 Mixed Plain Doubles, 1320 Mixed Doubles, 1320 Plain Doubles, or 1320 Doubles.)
  • Performance Title: 5040 Plain Doubles and Minor
  • Performance Detail: 2m: 2880 St Clement's Bob Minor; 2160 Grandsire Doubles; 6 com
  • Since this example is a multi-Stage Performance, the Stage Names are included in the Performance Detail. Also, although Plain Bob and Grandsire are both members of the Bob Class of Methods, Grandsire is an exception (see Section 5.F.1) in which the Bob Class Descriptor is not used. Bob therefore cannot be used in the Performance Title, but since St Clement's and Grandsire are both part of the Plain Class of Methods, Plain may optionally be included in the Performance Title (otherwise the Performance Title is 5040 Doubles and Minor).
  • Performance Title: 1392 Variable Cover Spliced Cinques and Maximus
  • Performance Detail: 2m: 528 Stedman Cinques; 864 Bristol Surprise Maximus; 3 com
  • This example shows the format for a Performance that was Variable Cover, Spliced, and multi-Stage.
  • Performance Title: 240 Triples
  • Performance Detail: 1m: 240 Martyrs Link Major
  • Martyrs Link has one Stationary Bell, and in this example, the Stationary Bell was not affected by any Calls. The Effective Stage of the Performance was therefore Triples. Since the Effective Stage is lower than the highest Stage of Method rung, the Performance Title and Performance Detail are constructed as above.
B.
Content
1.

A Performance Report should include the following:
a) The Location where the Performance was rung;
b) The date on which the Performance was rung;
c) The Performance Title;
d) The Performance Detail;
e) Whether the Performance was on tower bells (bells rung full-circle-style), or on handbells;
f) The names of the ringers in the Performance and the number(s) of the bell(s) each rang; and
g) The names of any umpire(s) present.

Further explanation: The Location in a) above should be sufficient to identify unambiguously where the performance was rung, eg: St Stephen, Ambridge, Borsetshire; Casterbridge Town Hall, Wessex; 23 Railway Cuttings, East Cheam.

If a Performance spans midnight, the date in b) above should be the date on which the Performance ended. In this case, bands may wish to include the start date (and perhaps the start or end time) in the footnote of the Performance Report.

In practice, the distinction in e) normally comes from separate reporting forms (e.g. on BellBoard) for handbells (2 bells per ringer) and tower bells (1 bell per ringer). However, if, for example, a handbell Performance was rung with 1 bell per ringer, this might look like a tower bell Performance on BellBoard, so e) gives the requirement to footnote that such a Performance was, in fact, rung in hand.

2.

A Performance Report may also include additional information such as:
a) The society for which the Performance was rung;
b) Details of the Composition used in the Performance, or a reference to it;
c) The name(s) of the composer(s);
d) The time the Performance took to ring;
e) The weight of the tenor for tower bell (full-circle-style) ringing, or the size of the tenor for handbell ringing; and/or
f) Dedications and other footnotes.

Further explanation: Inclusion of the Composition per b) above is encouraged in all Performance Reports. Ideally the reader of a Performance Report should have enough information to be able to reproduce the Rows that were rung.

Time per d) above is encouraged for all Lengths, and should be included for Peal Lengths.

Tenor weight or size per e) above is encouraged for all Lengths, and should be included for Peal Lengths.

3.

The Performance Report of a Performance including one or more Methods / Variations that are not in the Methods / Variations Libraries should include the specification(s) and proposed Name(s) of those Method(s) / Variation(s).

4.

The report of a Performance that used simulated sound must state that it did.

C.
Performance Norms
1.

A Performance Report should state any aspect of the Performance that does not comply with the following norms, which will be assumed unless otherwise stated.

2.

The following are considered Norms for all reported Performances:
a) The Performance was a Round Block that started and ended in Rounds;
b) The Performance was a True Touch, or a Touch with Accepted Truth (as defined in Section 3.J);
c) The Performance was rung without interval;
d) On handbells the bells were retained in hand throughout the Performance;
e) The same person or persons rang each bell or bells continuously throughout the Performance;
f) Neither ringers nor conductor(s) used any physical aids to memory during the Performance;
g) No person not ringing provided any assistance in the execution of the ringing during the Performance, e.g. making calls, detecting or correcting errors;
h) Tower bells (or simulations thereof) were rung full-circle-style (alternating 'handstrokes' and 'backstrokes');
i) Handbells (or simulations thereof) were rung in alternating up-strokes ('handstrokes') and down-strokes ('backstrokes');
j) In any given Row of the Performance, all bells rang at the same stroke (i.e. all handstroke or all backstroke);
k) If Cover Bell(s) were used, these were in the highest Place(s) of the Rows;
l) Jump Changes were not used;
m) Only one Method / Variation was rung in any one Row;
n) A Performance with only one ringer was witnessed by an umpire;
o) The Performance was consistent with the framework.

Further Explanation: For norm g), assistance such as passing someone a bottle of water, opening a window, or turning on a light is not considered assistance in the execution of the ringing.

For norm l), if Methods with Jump Changes were used, this will be evident from 6.B.1 c) or d) above, since these Methods include 'Jump' in their Titles. Therefore disclosure relating to Jump Changes is only required if Jump Calls (i.e. Calls involving Jump Changes) or Variations with Jump Changes were used, but Jump Methods (i.e. Methods involving Jump Changes) were not. (Note that Variations don't use Class Descriptors, so a Variation with Jump Changes won't have 'Jump' in its Title.)

For norm n), one person could ring a Performance of Minimus four in hand. The umpire provides corroboration that the Performance took place as reported. Note that if this norm is not followed (i.e. no umpire was present for a single person performance), this will be evident from 6.B.1 f) and g) above, so in practice no further disclosure is required.