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Re: Guest players

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Subject: Re: [BRASS-BAND:5778] Guest players
From: "Stephen Anker" <steveanker@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2003 16:55:17 +0100
References: <OF593E50D3.37D851A5-ON80256D01.0052E5B0@lesoftco.co.uk>

> We have just had our AGM and the chairman, a non-playing member, asked all
> present about the possibility of charging guest players to use our
> facilities.  He was thinking along the lines of £1 per head per week,
> saying that if you went to, for example, a sports club, you would have to
> pay to use their facilities, so why not at the band rehearsals?  The
> opinion of the people there was a 50/50 split, with all playing members
> against and all non-playing members for.  What do all listees think?
> Personally I am against charging for the use of hall, music, stands etc
for
> guest players, but I would like a second opinion.


The way you treat guests will go round the banding world very quickly. I
don't think that charging them a pound would enhance your bands reputation -
(speaking as someone who travels with work and sometimes finds a band to
play with, offering to buy them a pint would be a better option)

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