Some of the contents of the pages on this site are Copyright © 2016 NJH Music | [Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] Re: Re: Competing in the U.S.A. (fwd)
>Maybe the "concert bands are a weak waste of time" comment is not so much >about what the potential of these types of bands are as much as a comment >about the standard of many of these type of bands. Would it be fair to say you went into this with a bias? Or was it culture shock? >Since coming to the US I >have played in 2 such bands and have left both very soon since the standard >was so bad. If only the justice system was so swift. Don't brass bands have a poor standard band? >Basically no-one gave the impression that they practiced and it >was more of a social thing rather than trying to make good music. IS that really so bad? >Both bands were much larger than a regular BB and it >seemed like there was >security in numbers so no-one really bothered. I'm >sure there are good concert bands out there but once >you've played in a decent BB they do seem like a weak >second best. You may be right Paul, but you'll never know till you've played in a good wind/concert band. Your lack of knowledge of the idiom is axiomatic. BTW, don't even consider going to play in a community orchestra. You're in for a hell of a shock. Ima >Paul Join 18 million Eudora users by signing up for a free Eudora Web-Mail account at http://www.eudoramail.com -- unsubscribe or receive the list in digest form, mail a message of 'help' to listserver@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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