I’m starting to jump around some of the suggested writing ideas already. I plan on coming back to the ones I’ve missed but not just yet. Ive written many time about the importance of music in my life. Both the Morley And District Concert Band and Grange Moor Brass Band mean a huge amount to […]
At the moment my year 4 Friday afternoon class are learning the clarinet. They aren’t doing too badly either. However, I am learning it with them, I have never understood instruments with keys or valves. I used to be relatively decent on the violin, but my attempts at trumpet, cornet and trombone have all fallen […]
I started playing Christmas music in mid-October and today, on the 23rd December, I’ve finished playing them for the year. I’d love to say I’ve enjoyed every performance, but there were a few that just weren’t that easy to get through – whether it be the location, the time of day or just because I’d […]
I know this is a day late. I had no time yesterday to post at all. It was a little less well attended than in previous years, but still a lovely event that I always look forward to. It’s already booked in for next year too!
When it’s being busy by helping other people out. All I’ve done today is sort out things for other people. I’ve enjoyed it and not minded really, but it’s been hard to get my own work done – particularly as I’ve not really been with a class much today either. Still, this evening in Little […]
For the past three nights I have performed a solo as part of Grange Moor Brass Band’s Christmas repertoire. It’s the first time I’ve been in a position since taking up percussion and the first solo I’ve done since around 2000/2001 when I was at high school. Tonight was the only one of them I […]
Well, apart from hastily rearranging the band during the interval so that I could actually hear other people and see the conductor a bit better, quite decent! This is the second day of four in a row to contain a Grange Moor Brass Band event of some kind. My brain and arms ache from all […]
It’s not easy with a band. Organising all those people to be in the same place at the same time is tricky. Still, had a good evening. Now for the next four nights I’m playing with Grange Moor. Busy, busy.
While we wait for the inauguration of Donald Trump in January – a very sensible part of the American system that I wish we had over here (I like the transition thing…) – I thought I’d share something amazing with you.
