by Murray Bishop | Nov 24, 2021 | Music Director
We have started to not only listen to each other, but to respond to what we hear and that is a great step forward in our playing as an ensemble! Identifying the part we play, be it melody or harmony or counter melody is important and the making room for other sections...
by Murray Bishop | Nov 17, 2021 | Music Director
A smaller rehearsal and as we get closer to Christmas with restrictions now allowing people to do things they couldn’t a short while ago, there will be pressures on the band to maintain adequate cover on all parts. The secret here is to talk in your sections and make...
by Murray Bishop | Nov 10, 2021 | Music Director
What an good rehearsal, solid playing for 2 hours and the band maintained its focus the whole time. I believe we can officially say we are back! Starting out with our hymns for Remembrance Day; breath control is so important in slow tune playing, so we can maintain...
by Murray Bishop | Nov 3, 2021 | Music Director
Two things often become noticeable when returning from a long break in playing; The first is skills…… our brain relegates the common things like breathing and reading of music to our long term memory meaning it doesn’t naturally occur as it did before the break. These...
by Murray Bishop | Oct 27, 2021 | Music Director
Wasn’t it good to be in the same room, playing together once again! After a crusty start, we got back into the swing quite quickly, and it was exciting to hear the ensemble sound start to re-emerge so rapidly. But what of the last few months? What can we gleam...
by Murray Bishop | Jun 23, 2021 | Music Director
Another good working rehearsal and further progress being made in all areas. A point made by Harold, of taking your score/part with you and just looking through it , marking bits that stand out or thinking through your part is important. I know both Harold and myself...
