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Re: Politics again/ fees

Ok, here is a new angle to this subject. At Ashton-under-Lyne band, the
standard subs are =A32 per week (I thinks it's =A31 for students). ALL th
e band
pay, including our very dedicated and hard working conductor. Believe it
or
not, we are in the Championship section so our conductor could probably g
et
a fair amount of beer money out of conducting another band - he does
however see it as his hobby, and sees himself as being a normal member of
the band. He's also extremely good - getting us third place to Glossop an
d
Todmorden at Blackburn contest with English Heritage.

We are absolutely skint. We have a cold wooden hut for a bandroom with no
heating (but it's like a conservatory in Summer) and we cannot afford any
uniforms other that ties with the coat of arms on. As with most bands, we
'd
love sponsorship (or even a lottery grant) but as it is we're saving up
every penny for uniforms and percussion.

As to politics.... Our band doesn't have a committee. After most rehearsa
l,
we discuss any business in front of the band and decisions are made then.
Everything is voted on, including jobs that we are offered. This eases a
lot of tension because you always know where you stand, if you don't like
what happens it's your fault for not speaking up. When the band (re)forme
d
everyone said 'Oh, you need a committee or else everyone will spend all
their time bickering'. This is not so, and three years down the line we
have proved it.

Long live democracy.

Gav
Ashton


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