Learn to Play in a Brass Band

Bands offering to teach beginners

If you would like to learn to play a musical instrument or if you would like to give your child a hobby for life which is both social and educational then you need look no further. Bands have been listed here in alphabetical order of country, then county/state/province, then town.

These bands are willing to teach people to play a brass or percussion musical instrument, most bands will do this free of charge or for a nominal fee and they may lend or rent instruments.

If you run a group, you may list your band here, send your name, the band's name, town, county/state/province, country, band room's postcode (GB - if known) and WWW address (of the junior group, not your full band) to Nigel Horne. Why not look at our music for junior groups?

If you're using this directory, please remember that all the entries were added in good faith but that not all bands keep their entries up to date, so please be respectful when contacting people listed here and understand that things may have moved on. If you find some information that you believe is no longer correct, then let me know.

Armidale City Band, Armidale, NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA
Harlaxton Brass Band, Toowoomba, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA
Gosford City Brass Band, Gosford, NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA
A junior program which is also suitable for beginning adults
Moreland Youth Band, Moreland, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA

The Maple Leaf Band, Ottawa, ONTARIO, CANADA

Motueka Municipal Band, Moteuka, NEW ZEALAND

Bath Spa Band, AVON

Bedford Town Band, Bedford, BEDFORDSHIRE
The Luton Band, Luton, BEDFORDSHIRE

Pangbourne and District Silver Band, BERKSHIRE

Bradwell Silver Band, Milton Keynes, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE
The Woburn Sands Band, Woburn, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE

St. Ronan's Silver Band, Innerleithen, BORDERS

Fulbourn and Teversham Band, Fulbourn, CAMBRIDGESHIRE
March Brass 2000, March, CAMBRIDGESHIRE
Waterbeach Brass, Waterbeach, CAMBRIDGESHIRE

Mereside Brass, Pickmere, CHESHIRE

Marske Junior Brass Band, Redcar, CLEVELAND

Gweek Silver Band, Gweek, CORNWALL
Porthleven Town Band, Porthleven, CORNWALL
Mount Charles Band, Mount Charles, CORNWALL
St. Austell Band, St. Austell, CORNWALL
St. Ives Town Band, St. Ives, CORNWALL
St. Keverne Band, Lizard, CORNWALL
St Newlyn East Youth Band, CORNWALL

Rhyl Silver Band, Rhyl, DENBIGHSHIRE
A training band for all ages and abilities

Ashbourne Town Band, Ashbourne, DERBYSHIRE
Burbage Band (Buxton), Buxton, DERBYSHIRE
Cressbrook Band, Cressbrook, DERBYSHIRE
Goyt Valley Brass, Furness Vale, DERBYSHIRE
Willing to teach all ages. Based at St John's Church (on the A6)
Hope Brass, Kniveton, DERBYSHIRE
The Matlock Band, Matlock, DERBYSHIRE
Whaley Bridge Band, Kettleshulme, DERBYSHIRE
Rehearsals are every Wednesday night, 8.00-9.30PM at Kettleshulme Village Hall

Hatherleigh Band, Hatherleigh, DEVON
Soundhouse Youth, Plymouth, DEVON

Gillingham Imperial Band, Gillingham, DORSET

Bearpark and Esh Colliery Band, Esh Winning, COUNTY DURHAM
Sacriston Colliery Band, Nettlesworth, COUNTY DURHAM

Brighton & Hove City Brass, Brighton, EAST SUSSEX
LGB Brass, Lewes, EAST SUSSEX

Chelmsford Silver Band, Chelmsford, ESSEX
We have recently started a training band which meets on a Wednesday evening at 7.00 p.m. in the hall of Broomfield Methodist Church, 124 Main Road, Broomfield, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 7AG. All children are welcome, we can teach brass instruments from scratch and in some cases can loan or rent instruments. Parents welcome too!
Grays Town Band, Grays, ESSEX
Rayleigh Brass, Rayleigh, ESSEX

Cinderford Band, Cinderford, GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Tradegar Youth Band, Stocktonville, GWENT

Hitchin Youth Band, Hitchin, HERTFORDSHIRE
Monday evenings 6.30-7.30 p.m. at Hitchin Rugby Club
Royston Junior Brass, Royston, HERTFORDSHIRE

Betteshanger Colliery Band, Betteshanger, KENT
Cantium Brass, Canterbury, KENT
Cranbrook Town Band, Cranbrook, KENT

Blackpool Brass, Blackpool, LANCASHIRE
Chorley Silver Band, Chorley, LANCASHIRE
Lancastrian Brigade Band and Corps of Drums, Preston, LANCASHIRE
Lancaster City Brass, Lancaster, LANCASHIRE
The junior group, for beginners and improvers, rehearses Monday evenings 6.30pm to 7.30pm.
Red Rose Youth, Lancaster, LANCASHIRE
Shaw Band, Oldham, LANCASHIRE

Whitworth Vale and Healey Band, Rochdale, LANCASHIRE
Skelmersdale Prize Band, Skelmersdale, LANCASHIRE
West Lancashire Youth Brass Band, Skelmersdale, LANCASHIRE

Leicestershire Co-Operative Junior Band, Coalville, LEICESTERSHIRE
Enderby Band, Enderby, LEICESTERSHIRE
Hathern Training Band, Loughborough, LEICESTERSHIRE
Ratby Co-Operative Junior Band, Ratby, LEICESTERSHIRE
Syston Band, Syston, LEICESTERSHIRE
Fleckney Silver Band, Wigston, LEICESTERSHIRE

Bannovallum Brass (Horncastle) Silver Band, Horncastle, LINCOLNSHIRE
Holbeach Town Band, Holbeach, LINCOLNSHIRE
Silver Sounds Band, Bracebridge Heath, LINCOLNSHIRE
Lincoln Beever Bands, Lincoln, LINCOLNSHIRE

London Metropolitan Brass, Muswell Hill, LONDON

Belle Vue Brass Band, MANCHESTER
Players of all ages and abilities can join the junior band on Friday evenings 7:00-8:00PM at Saint Mary's Church Reddish, Reddish Lane Stockport
Hollingworth and Longdendale Brass Band, MANCHESTER
Tottington Public Brass Band, MANCHESTER
Training band, every Thursday 7 PM to 8 PM at Tottington Conservative Club, Roydes Street, Tottington, BL8 3NH Brass instrument training, music theory and also try to teach the 'band dynamic'. It's all absolutely free, with no catches

Chepstow Town Band, Chepstow, MONMOUTHSHIRE

Fakenham Town Band, Fakenham, NORFOLK
King's Lynn Town Band, King's Lynn, NORFOLK
Great Yarmouth Youth Brass Band, Great Yarmouth, NORFOLK
Norfolk Wherry Brass Youth Band, Neatishead, NORFOLK
The band rehearses at the New Victory Hall, The Street, Neatishead, Norfolk, NR12 8AD
Stalham Brass Band, Stalham, NORFOLK
Taverham Band, Norwich, NORFOLK

Bedale Brass, Bedale, NORTH YORKSHIRE
Easingwold Brass, Easingwold, NORTH YORKSHIRE
Lofthouse and Middlesmoor Band, Pately Bridge, NORTH YORKSHIRE
Ripon City Youth Brass Band, Ripon, NORTH YORKSHIRE
Stape Silver Band, Pickering, NORTH YORKSHIRE

Gretton Silver Band, Gretton, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE
From 7pm Thursday evenings

Kirkby Colliery Welfare Band, Kirkby, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE
Ilkeston Brass, Ilkeston, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE
A junior training band looking for people in the local area with or without experience to join us if they have an interest in learning an instrument
Long Eaton Silver Prize Band, Long Eaton, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE
South Nottinghamshire Hussars and East Midlands Cadet Band, Bullwell, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE
Welbeck Estates B Band, Worksop, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE
Free tuition on Saturday mornings from 9.30 to 11, may be able to loan an instrument
Worksop Miner's Welfare Band, Worksop, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE

Bletchington Silver Band, Bletchington, OXFORDSHIRE
Blewbury and District Brass Band, Didcot, OXFORDSHIRE
Cholsey Silver Band, Cholsey, OXFORDSHIRE
City of Oxford Silver Band, Oxford, OXFORDSHIRE
Wantage Silver Band, Wantage, OXFORDSHIRE

Knighton Silver Band, Knighton, POWYS

Highley Colliery Band, Highly, SHROPSHIRE
Ifton Band, Oswestry, SHROPSHIRE
Porthywaen Silver Band, Oswestry, SHROPSHIRE
Wem Jubilee Band, Wem, SHROPSHIRE

Watchet Town Band, Watchet, SOMERSET
West Somerset Brass, Watchet, SOMERSET

Thurlstone Brass Band, Penistone, SOUTH YORKSHIRE
Dronfield Training Band, Sheffield, SOUTH YORKSHIRE
Loxley Silver Training Band, Sheffield, SOUTH YORKSHIRE
Rehearses on Thursday evenings from 6:30p.m. to 7:30p.m.
New members are always welcome (some instruments may be available for loan) including those who would like the opportunity to 'restart'
Oughtibridge Brass Band, Sheffield, SOUTH YORKSHIRE
The training band meets every Friday at 6.30 p.m. All ages are welcome; instruments and tuition provided
Stannington Training Band, Sheffield, SOUTH YORKSHIRE

Breckland Brass Band, Breckland, SUFFOLK
We teach beginners from age 9 to 90 for free and can supply most instruments from band stock.
RBL Leiston Band, Leicston, SUFFOLK
Martlesham Brass, Martlesham, SUFFOLK
Stowmarket Concert Band, Stowmarket, SUFFOLK
Woodbridge Excelsior Band, Woodbridge, SUFFOLK

Haslemere Town Band, Haslemere, SURREY

Amington Band, STAFFORDSHIRE
Wilnecote St. John Ambulance Brass Band, Tamworth, STAFFORDSHIRE
Free tuition and instruments for people of any age

Bilton Silver Band, Rugby, WARWICKSHIRE
Cubbington Silver Band, Cubbington, WARWICKSHIRE
Ages from 8 years to up to 16 years.
Methodist Church, Queen Street, Cubbington, CV32 7NA
Practice from 6.45pm to 7.45pm each Monday
Dunchurch Band, Dunchurch, WARWICKSHIRE
Royal Spa Band, Leamington Spa, WARWICKSHIRE

Gresley Old Hall Band, Gresley, WEST MIDLANDS

The Clifton and Lightcliffe Junior Band, Brighouse, WEST YORKSHIRE
Elland Silver Band, Elland, WEST YORKSHIRE

Amesbury Town Band, Amesbury, WILTSHIRE
Bratton Silver Training Band, Westbury, WILTSHIRE
Open to anyone from 8 years
The Tynings, Bratton,Westbury,
Monday evenings 6.45pm-7.45pm
Great Western Youth Band, Swindon, WILTSHIRE
Shrewton Silver Band, Salisbury, WILTSHIRE
Free lessons for children and adult learners from 6:30 to 7:15 every Monday
Wilton & District Youth Band, Salisbury, WILTSHIRE