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Area Rehearsal

To: "'brass-band@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <brass-band@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Area Rehearsal
From: Amanda Edson <AEdson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 29 Feb 2000 12:12:14 +0000
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Reply-to: brass-band@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Hi List!

I really didn't want to get involved in this discussion for fear of
what
fate it may bring to the band I have only recently become a member of.
However, this is what happened to us and I wondered what other people
on the
list thought.

On hearing that you could hire Burton Town hall for a rehearsal, our
secretary did just that and a date was set. I would like to point out
that
the band is not sponsored but we believed that the cost of hiring the
hall
(=A380) was worth it.  After all, one jumble sale would raise this
amount!
Days later our secretary received a phone call from a member of NEMBBA
saying that it was an "un-written rule" that bands did not rehearse in
the
contest venue, and that they thought it was despicable that we were
going to
do this.

Friends of the band advised us to cancel the rehearsal, although most
of the
band wanted to go ahead.  We didn't want to jeopardise all our hard
work
towards the area by being disqualified on the day (which was our fear).
Reluctantly, it was cancelled and alternative arrangements were made.

Personally, I can't really see what the problem is.  It would have
given the
band a feel for the hall, nothing else.  I realise that bands who
couldn't
rehearse in the hall may see it as an unfair advantage, but if you
think
about it, is it really?  If the band went to the area and got a good
result
would it be because of that single 2 hour rehearsal, or the weeks of
practice and a good performance on the day?

This is my own opinion on the situation and I hope I don't get myself
or our
band into any trouble for it.

On a lighter note I enjoy going to the area contest and seeing everyone
you
don't speak to for the rest of the year!!!!  I'm looking forward to the
change of venue (as I'm sure everyone is), especially going to the bar
without having to negotiate the 'mud-slide'!

Good luck to everyone at the weekend - see you in the bar!

Amanda
Newstead


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