9:07 am. Being drawn 13th means that there is a lot of time to fill waiting around. Last on the bill. The band can either blow the adjudicators away or annoy them with mistakes. All I know is that I need to stay calm over the next few hours. 9:37 am. Ordered a coffee and […]
By having a short rehearsal the day before and trying to fill the rest of your time with relaxing activities so that your mind is clear and on task. That has been my plan today as tomorrow sees me on stage with Skelmanthorpe Brass Band at St. George’s Hall, Bradford, for the First Section Yorkshire […]
Tonight I was told that all my hard practice work had definitely paid off. I’m not very good at receiving compliments but it gave me a real glow inside knowing that what I was doing was helping to improve me. Other than that, it’s been a pretty dull day!
After being dropped in a the deep end with Skelmanthorpe, and having just a week to learn a piece that most bands have been playing for a couple of months, I have actually been practicing my drumming at home for the first time ever. I don’t own a drum kit, or a drum. I have […]
When I say perform, I mean play. When I say seeing it for the first time, I mean I’ve had an opportunity to see it and listen to the piece – but I had never played with this particular group of musicians before this evening. It went fairly well, I thought. Nervous doesn’t come close. […]
I would probably have more time to be bored. Or write. Or both. One big project at work is coming towards completion as I learn more about how it works every day. It is being unleashed to the wider population of the school community on Monday but most things are working smoothly. It is not […]