by Murray Bishop | Jul 20, 2022 | Music Director
I’ve often been asked what the difference is between conducting a professional ensemble and a good community band, and now more than ever it shows – if you conduct a professional ensemble, you walk in to the same identical group each session, same faces on...
by Murray Bishop | Jun 29, 2022 | Music Director
All our contest pieces are starting to shine well, but there is a need for some close detail practice from individuals at home as well. As a rough guide, circle any part that you have difficulty with and ask for either the MD in practice to rehearse it or attend one...
by Murray Bishop | Jun 22, 2022 | Music Director
The quality of our playing just gets better and better! I do notice some people still sharing parts or not having the music at the ready, for those who are recent additions to our band, a new playlist for each month is published in the last week of the preceding...
by Murray Bishop | Jun 15, 2022 | Music Director
Please ensure you have access to all the music…. Concert band playlist will be put up in the last week of the month and available for download prior to the first rehearsal of the new month. Warm up series…. Warming up is critical in these winter months, not only for...
by Murray Bishop | Jun 8, 2022 | Music Director
I swear that the epitaph on my headstone will read…. Dies still waiting for pencil marks and dynamics! In all our pieces, dynamic changes need to be spontaneous and exaggerated, when it’s soft, make it extra soft, crescendos start softer and grow, diminuendos need to...
by Murray Bishop | Jun 1, 2022 | Music Director
A miserable night outside made for a warm and fun rehearsal. Pacem We are getting on top of this chart for sure, but the key lies in the dynamic changes – we tend to get too big, too fast and not allow room for some of the finer changes that need to come. Keep...
