12 October 2025
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I haven’t added another instrument to my collection but the Charnwood Training Band has recently been joined by a young player of the French Horn. Initially there was some confusion as she told us it was a Bb horn but … Continue reading
21 April 2025
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One of the musical projects I’m working on this week is preparing some flute and clarinet parts for songs that will be used at the service we are both playing for at St Theo’s, Rushey Mead, this Sunday. My friend … Continue reading
17 November 2024
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Jane and I are looking after the Christmas music for the training band and one or two of the pieces are missing master scores. In particular there is a jaunty piece that suits the build up to Christmas called Jingo … Continue reading
22 August 2024
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I’m still teaching my friend, Tony, some banjo playing. He is keen to have a go at the Ballad of Jed Clampett (theme tune of The Beverly Hillbillies), which was composed by Paul Henning and performed with the banjo part … Continue reading
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
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