| Reviewed: |
Nov 01, 2003 by Music |
| Overview: |
This site provides an applet which demonstrates the art of bell ringing. The site also provides instructions on the use of the applet. |
| Learning Goals: |
The major learning goal of this site is to introduce students to the fundamentals of bell ringing. The site is interactive in that it allows the user to manipulate the pitches and intonation of the bells as well as the bell sequence to simulate English bell ringing. |
| Target Student Population: |
This site is directed at high school and college level music humanities students. |
| Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills: |
No prerequisite knowledge or skills are necessary for the use this site. However, the site does not provide any explaination of the art of bell ringing. Students using this site would either need to have some background information about bell ringing on their own or have it provided by a teacher. |
| Type of Material: |
Applet/Instructional Package. |
| Recommended Uses: |
This site provides an excellent demonstration of bell ringing sequences and could be used as part of a lecture or as an assignment for students learning about bell ringing. |
| Technical Requirements: |
This site needs a Java2 plug-in to operate. It works well on a PC or Macintosh G4, G3 and iMac under OS 8.0 or higher using MS Explorer. The user may have problems running this applet using Netscape 4.75. |
