Usually it’s a bit of a shambles to be honest. But tonight it was really lovely. Lots of good times with good friends playing good music. And sight reading some tricky stuff too! All good though.
Tonight I went to a rehearsal with Tingley Brass Band. I am covering percussion for them this weekend at a concert, so I needed a little practice beforehand. All in all, it went fairly well. I got around 90% of it sorted and organised in my head. I also had a good time, and a […]
In my experience, the answer to this question is one of two extremes. It can either be absolutely painful beyond measure, or absolutely delightful. Think about it, players generally haven’t touched their instruments over the break – this could be two or three weeks. Believe it or not, banding is a hobby. We aren’t paid […]
Today has been another long day. The morning featured assessments at school, with the children sat working quietly and well on their own. The afternoon was disrupted by a few things: some children being borrowed by their maths teacher (I teach a separate cohort of children for maths to my usual bunch) to complete some […]
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 […]