Some other aspects of ringing well develop more gradually, however. Ringing, particularly Method Ringing, requires a combination of skills. There are some definite stages in learning to ring, some of which must happen in a particular order, although others may come at various points relative to the others.
Some teachers insist on a learner mastering one skill perfectly before going on to the next.
If the latter is chosen appropriately, not only will the stretching of your skills help you to keep going when repeated practice at one thing is becoming dull, but it should also speed your improvement on the simpler skill that you're perfecting. Usually the teaching in a tower will be done by the tower captain. A good atmosphere for learning It's generally easiest to learn things in an unstressed environment. Unfortunately, high standards are generally accompanied by intolerance of mistakes. If you find yourself being shouted at for an honest mistake, hold on to the fact that your mistake is your problem, their anger is their problem.