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ThomasJPitts 24th September 2016

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269: What’s it like to return to your old school?

This afternoon I had the pleasure of conducting the Morley And District Concert Band at Morley Academy’s September Fair. This was a lovely little event raising funds for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance, the school’s performing arts department and other worthy charities. However, it is 15 years since I set foot in those buildings and many […]

ThomasJPitts 24th July 2016

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207: What is it like to play a Summer concert at Dartmouth Park, Morley?

Today, I conducted the Morley & District Concert Band at Dartmouth Park, Morley – our local park. Lots of fun was had, even in the intermittent rain! Thanks to everyone who came to support us.

ThomasJPitts 24th March 2016

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84: What is Maundy Thursday all about?

I have no idea. Mine was all focussed on a trip to Abbey House Museum with Year 5 and a night and band. Abbey House Museum was a lovely place – not somewhere I’ve ever been before. There is a Victorian street and a murder mystery tour was the highlight of it. That and being […]

ThomasJPitts 14th December 2013

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Day 348: A Busking Saturday

Today was spent conducting Morley And District Concert Band at Junction 32 in Castleford. The band sounded good. You would think that it would be busy given that today is the penultimate Saturday of the year before the Primary Gifting Period (Christmas) begins. However, it was surprisingly quiet all told. Still it flew by overall […]

ThomasJPitts 13th November 2013

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Day 317: Another Lump Of Not Muchness

It’s getting to that stage where nothing much is happening at school right now but plans are being made for Christmas time. We are planning a carol concert and work on the songs will take up time most days between now and the time they are performed. Still the outcome is worth it overall. I’m […]

ThomasJPitts 3rd October 2013

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Day 276: Thursdays

Thursday afternoon is my PPA (Planning, Preparation and Assessment) time in school. Usually I spend it in school working in the office alongside a colleague and it’s a good time to get lots of useful jobs done. Most of my current colleagues tend to go home and work, more often than not I don’t – […]

ThomasJPitts 14th September 2013

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Day 257: A Bit Of Charity Conducting

Most of today was spent conducting the Morley And District Concert Band at a charity garden party in aid of Yorkshire Air Ambulance. Plenty of fun was had by all accounts and many nice things were said about the playing – even though a few things went awry in the middle… I think we got […]

ThomasJPitts 5th September 2013

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Day 248: Band & Jobs

Today was another good day at work. I’m slowly ramping up the difficulty of the tasks I’m setting and so far the majority of the class are sticking with me. I had to pull a few people along today though! All will be well. I think the summer holiday hasn’t helped – the majority of […]

ThomasJPitts 24th January 2013

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Day 24: More Band Things

Tonight was a lovely, wonderful sounding rehearsal with Morley & District Concert Band. We played a decent range of music and I feel there were a few things we could polish up enough for the summer concerts we have arranged. This period of time is good to try out lots of different material to assess […]