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Re: Brass Band/Player Training Programmes (might be longish ... put the kettle on)

Re Encouraging Junior bands

Dear Peter,

I play for a Championship section band in Scotland called Unison Kinneil.  I
am currently solo trombone in the band and am a "product" of the Kinneil
Junior Band (1992/1993) as is the 2nd trom player in our band, the solo
baritone player and the 2nd cornet player.

When we were in the Junior Band we were encouraged by being allowed to sit
in on the Senior Band rehersals.  Eventually when it was felt that we were
good enough, we were allowed to play in concerts with the Senior Band and
were gradually intergrated into the band.  Being kids at the time this
naturally made us feel very important being allowed to play alongside better
and more experienced players and it improved our playing greatly.  Looking
back it must have been very frustrating for the players in the Senior band
to have us honking away on our instruments but I think that this policy has
been extremely beneficial to the band.

Now this same policy is still in operation and seems to be paying off.  We
try to involve the Junior Band in as much as we can letting them play on
marches and inviting them along to contests to hear the band.  When we do
our annual concert which is usually with Phillip McCann, ex-player of
Kinneil!, we involve the Juniors by letting them sell programmes and helping
at the interval etc.

All in all I think that many people in the band have seen the benefits of
having a Junior band and have realised that in the long run it pays to be
patient.

Hope this have given you some insight into how we work.

Fiona Gormley


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