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Dear Brass-band list,

At 09:14 9/10/97 GMT, Matthias wrote:
  At a recent 'entertainments' contest, 
>our band plus the others competing were graced with the specific adjudication
>of band deportment.  Here are his comments on the band:

>Good entrance - but - for contests leave the music covers off stage -
>less messing around - you gave the impression of not having music in
>order to start with.  Avoid putting music on the floor it's untidy. 
>If covers have to be on stand, clear plastic is better than a mixture
>of pink and blue.
<SNIP>
>
>I'll let people pull there own conclusions of these remarks.  I'm 
>sure that we are all in banding for different reasons, I think that I 
>can safely say that I'm in it for the music.


 We colonials would have a term for this adjudicator. It rhymes with the
word "anchor".

  Seriously, until a few years ago brass bands entering the Australian
Nationals were compelled to enter a marching competiton. Bands were marked
on drill, dress, music and marching. As a full-day event (all grades) it
was very "It ain't half hot Mum!" with screeching Drum Majors and a few
Bloodnok-type adjudicators wearing miltary caps with lots of scrambled egg.
These days only bands with a specific interest in performing marching
displays are involved.

  I agree with Matthias - banding for me is about the pursuit of musical
excellence and good companionship.

Phil.

Philip Anderton B.Optom Ph.D	Ph:    +612 9385 4375
School of Optometry		Fax:   +612 93136243
University of NSW			Email: P.Anderton@xxxxxxxxxxx
Sydney 2052			Web:   http://www.optom.unsw.edu.au/
Australia	


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