Here is a great resource for bell ringers, a complete Typicon for Church Bell Ringing.
"Church bell-ringing has the same value as any of the Church's other sacramental actions - and as such, it begins and ends the divine services. Interacting with our hearing and internal states, it awakens us from spiritual sleep, cleanses our souls, and reminds us of the Lord and his judgment, the shortness of life on earth, and the length of life eternal in Heaven. Functioning in the beginning mostly as a [mere] signal, church bell ringing came step by step to be used not only for indicating the commencement and the completion of the divine services, but also their most important parts, and to signify the joy or sorrow or triumph of the events marked. From that point, different types of ringing have appeared, each of which has its own name and purpose." - Typicon for Church Bell Ringing, 2.4.1
Some rubrics about bell ringing from Blagovest Bells. Be sure to explore the links in the upper left corner.
A brief bell-ringer's typicon from Holy Trinity Cathedral in San Francisco.
And, and entire website devoted to Russian Orthodox bell ringing - lots of good stuff here.
For your listening pleasure, a short peal from St. John Chrysostom Church in Missouri.
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