7 January 2024
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Before I unleash my Dvorak arrangement (see Friday’s Going to America post), I need to check the range I have assigned to each part is playable. Fortunately, it turns out there is a tool in Musescore which can be used … Continue reading
6 January 2024
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I think I need to get back into the habit of more frequent tuba practise. I’ve not done a lot over the Christmas period and, starting back today, I got a very good sense of why brass players speak about … Continue reading
5 January 2024
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For the last week or two I’ve been beavering away on producing an arrangement of Dvorak’s New World Symphony (#9 in E minor) for the Charnwood Training Band. We don’t have the range of instruments in the original, we can’t … Continue reading
4 January 2024
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I mentioned yesterday that the reef knot was one of my standbys. After a bit of time playing with the knots in the knot book I’ve had on my shelf for a long time, I realised that what I’ve been … Continue reading
3 January 2024
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For a long time, I’ve been aware that my ability to tie knots is limited. I’ve got a few I can do easily, like the shoelace bow (pretty much every day for decades) or the reef knot (my standard when … Continue reading
2 January 2024
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This winter has been such a wet one that I’m getting bored with saying “its raining” in English (German is the language in the title). One of the problems of sodden ground is that, with a day of constant rain … Continue reading
1 January 2024
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I don’t tend to go for New Year resolutions but the disruption and pause caused by UK habits around Christmas and New Year activities and holidays is a good point to take stock and sow some thoughts for the year … Continue reading