It’s agonising!<\/p>\n
I have been asked to play for a band I know nothing about with minimal rehearsal time for the Yorkshire Brass Band Area Finals in just over a week’s time. Other commitments mean that I will only see the piece 3 or 4 times before performing it at the contest.<\/p>\n
In many ways, that’s quite liberating. It’s nice to be thought of as someone who is capable of stepping into a hole left be another player and getting on with it. What is daunting is the fact that I don’t know the piece or the expectations upon me.<\/p>\n
The first time I will play it is on Saturday. On stage. In front of an audience.<\/p>\n
That will be fun.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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