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Re: CONTESTS ARE ESSENTIAL

Roy Taylor wrote:
>  BTW Adrian, we do other things at Dandenong besides contests, but we usually
>  perform better after we've been rehearsing for a contest, simply because the
>  standard has lifted.

Adrian Raven replied:
> Why? Is the paying public (our bread & butter) less worthy of the rehearsal
time
> and effort that you would normally reserve for a contest?

Adrian, the obvious answer to that is, no they aren't.

However, as I said in a recent posting, the reality amongst many bands (apart
from the very best) is that the intensity of rehearsals fluctuates depending on
the significance of the event.   Its usually the contests where the most
intensive and detailed rehearsal is done, simply because the bands are being
adjudicated, rather than listened to for pure enjoyment.  As a result, that
attention to detail lifts the band's standard, therefore the next concert is
"usually" of a better standard than had the band had not recently competed.

I'm not saying thats what "should" be the norm,  but simply that its a reality
with the average amateur band which often struggles to attract and keep good
players.

Success at contests can lift moral immensely, just as continued failure can
damage moral. Somewhere inbetween perhaps??

Cheers,
Roy, Principal Eupho, Dandenong Band, Melbourne, Australia.



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