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Contest Day- A Parody

Exaggerated or accurate? You decide. Enjoy! Contest Morning ‘This is too early for a Saturday/Sunday’ Searching for matching black socks,...

We’re On Youtube!

Check out It’s Not a Trumpet’s first ever Youtube video! Follow me as I prepare to play Principal Cornet with the wonderful Golborne band...

5 Tips For Solo Contests

Whilst playing in brass bands does provide a player with loads of skills, solo competitions allow players to solely focus on their...

Spring Festival Preview- The Triumph of Time

So, here we are, the last piece to be featured at this year’s Spring Festival, ‘The Triumph of Time’ by Peter Graham which will be...

Spring Festival Preview- A Kensington Concerto

here I will admit, I may be slightly bias with this piece because I am OBSESSED with Eric Ball’s writing. He’s one of the few composers...

Contest Stage|Spring Festival 2016

So, I spent this Saturday being a band geek watching some high class bands from all over the country compete in the 96th Spring Festival...

Sunny Second Place

Performance to be proud of. Photo from 4barsrest The plan was to write and post the retrospective of the Second Section National Finals...

Contest Stage- The basics

Eccles Borough Band (led by Mareika Gray) playing at the North West Regionals Championships 2015, in the Winter Gardens, Blackpool. Photo...