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RE: Questions questions!

Nigel, 
	Good deportment and self-discipline is a positive attribute for
any group to exhibit.  It gives each of the members a strong sense of
identity and cohesiveness amongst the group.  It has been my experience
with SA bands and secular musical aggregations that without these
attributes the group lacks direction and uniformity both in sound and
appearance.  As a bandsman and a conductor I find these characteristics
integral to the success of the group.  Well.....that's my opinion
anyway.  Cheers!!

Ron 

> ----------
> From: Nigel Wears[SMTP:nwears@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Reply To: brass-band@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Monday, October 06, 1997 6:36 PM
> To: brass-band@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Questions questions!  
> 
> I wrote to the list some time ago about me having recently bought a
> gramophone.
> 
> I now have some 78rpm. records of the Kettering Citadel band in the
> early
> 1950s, on which my two Grandads are playing.  
> 
> The band sounds very well together on everything, and in tune too,
> which is a
> credit to the conductor for his good training of the band.  His
> rehearsals were
> legendary I am told, and with never a raised voice.  His name was
> Albert Munn.
> 
> I spoke to my Dad about this, and he thought that it came about
> directly
> through having good discipline within the group.  As well as their
> S.A.
> principles, they had to do such things as write a letter of apology to
> be read
> out to the band should they have ever been late for a rehearsal.  They
> also had
> inspections of uniform and instruments on a regular basis, and all
> wore the
> same style of shoes, shirts etc.  They even had the same style of
> socks!  I am
> told that the source of this came from within the band itself. The
> members
> would not tolerate bad deportment, lateness, or slackness of any kind,
> so that
> everyone led an organised life, and lived up to the motto "The best
> for the
> highest"
> 
> I thought I'd throw it up to the list to see what we think about this
> kind of
> working of a band......Does it help musically?  Do we wish for more
> discipline
> sometimes?  Is this over the top?  What do you think (If it's not too
> direct a
> question :-) ) about your own bands?  Does this kind of activity have
> a musical
> effect? 
> 
> BTW are there any ex or current members of K.C.B. on the list?
> 
> Questions, questions!  
> 
> Nigel Wears
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