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Re: Summer school auditions



-----Original Message-----
From: Gillian Hayes <gillian_hayes@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: brass-band@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <brass-band@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: 01 July 1999 07:54
Subject: Re: Summer school auditions


>Er, just ask me, sis!
>
>When I went to Sedbergh about 3 years ago some people had prepared
>pieces, some didn't. The ones who didn't (e.g. me) got an Arban
>stuck in front of them and were asked to play a couple of things
>from it. I think the ones who did also got to sight read a piece
>too, probably from Arban since I don't recall masses of other music
>lying around the audition room.
>
>The main thing to remember is that Jim Shepherd, David James and
>Ian Porthouse (or whoever it will be doing the audition this time)
>are human beings too ;-) so no trembly knees.
>
>Gillian
>

Human, eh?

Ask David James if he can still exersise his diaphragm with a 14st. bandsman
standing on it.

He did this back in the late '70s, when MD of Carlton Main.

Do not try this at home!

-Colin Outhwaite


>>Date: Mon, 28 Jun 1999 22:21:23 +0100
>>From: "Judith Hayes" <judith.hayes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
>>One of our band's young cornet players is going to Sedbergh Summer School,
>>and has asked me to find out what the auditions are all about.
>
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