5 January 2025
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In a couple of hours time I’ll be setting up for the first CSWO rehearsal of the New Year. Fortunately the snow and ice around this part of the East Midlands haven’t been too bad so it hasn’t ended up … Continue reading
15 September 2024
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I’m playing in Southfield Park a bit later this afternoon with the Charnwood Symphonic Wind Orchestra… hopefully. After lovely weather yesterday and its equal expected today, the forecast has changed and rain has come with it. I’ll head down in … Continue reading
25 August 2024
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I can’t often make the Café Live events that Rob Newton hosts because they run monthly on Sunday evenings and I’m normally rehearsing with the Charnwood Symphonic Wind Orchestra. However, the next season for that doesn’t start until next week … Continue reading
30 June 2024
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CSWO (Charnwood Symphonic Wind Orchestra) has its end of term rehearsal tonight. This one will be an “open rehearsal”, meaning that some of those who are playing with Charnwood Concert Band (the intermediate group) will come and join us although, … Continue reading
8 January 2023
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First rehearsal for CSWO this evening… hopefully a chance to check the pieces I rewrote from tuba to electric bass (ie. moved an octave up).
10 December 2022
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In this photo, I’m getting set to play bass for the Charnwood Symphonic Wind Orchestra at Loughborough’s Carillon shopping centre this afternoon. That was Christmas gig number two for this band and it went very well. We have one more … Continue reading
23 October 2022
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I know you don’t literally rely on muscle power for sight reading music. It is driven by the eyes and the brain, with the muscles only coming in to respond to the impulses they receive. However, my metaphorical ‘sight reading … Continue reading
6 February 2022
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Musical notation is meant to be a clear and efficient way of communicating to a performing musician what they ought to play. Most of the time, that’s fine but every now and then you come across something that is ambiguous. … Continue reading