by | Feb 3, 2021 | Music Director
Our rehearsal started in great form with some tone-building exercises designed to balance the band. We need to change our perception of dynamics (there, I’ve said the “D” word) – for most of our playing careers, we are told that “Dynamics...
by ccbadmin | Jan 27, 2021 | Music Director
A huge thanks to all our members who made it to our live stream performance. Under some very hot conditions and with very limited rehearsal time, I felt the band acquitted itself to a high standard and I have received a number of comments and messages from those who...
by ccbadmin | Jan 20, 2021 | Music Director
Welcome to the new year! it was exciting to see such a full band for our first call of the year and to be able to say hi to so many! A couple of housekeeping matters first just to start the year off: As you are aware we are under the scrutiny of council regarding...
by | Dec 9, 2020 | Music Director
My Final blog of the year wow…we made it! Last night was an excellent working rehearsal, highlighting the word of the century…DYNAMICS!!! officially the most used word in the musical dictionary I believe! It vital that we keep the standard we achieved in...
by | Dec 2, 2020 | Music Director
I was asked last night what I really thought of our recent performance at Wingello! I personally doubt many bands would sound as good under such arduous conditions, yet we not only played well and looked good, there were a number of excellent moments of musicality to...
by | Nov 25, 2020 | Music Director
As we rapidly head towards the conclusion of this year, there are still some gigs and important dates to be aware of: Wingello, xmas carols and the end of year functions. We are playing at all these events and it is vital now that we have reached the next level of...
