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Sunrise	Mar 9 2012, 06:58 AM Post #11461
Virtuoso Group: Members Posts: 3389 Joined: 7-June 10 From: Gibraltar Member No.: 106844	QUOTE(Tenor Viol @ Mar 9 2012, 12:34 AM) QUOTE(Sunrise @ Mar 8 2012, 12:15 PM) I have violin insurance!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) Did the UK work? Guiviers suggested Lark, who were wonderful!! I am so relieved!!

Lee King	Mar 9 2012, 07:31 AM Post #11462
Advanced Member Group: Banned Posts: 349 Joined: 15-February 12 From: Das Land ohne Musik Member No.: 405979	QUOTE(Sunrise @ Mar 8 2012, 10:37 PM) great band practice too, (mancini magic is lovely!) and the offer of some paid daytime work with the band too (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif) I'm now officially in charge of selling CDs!! That's not the military band, is it? I couldnt imagine easy listening stuff being played by a military band.....or even Mancini's most famous work.........enter Peter Sellers and fake French accent!

stetenorve	Mar 9 2012, 07:43 AM Post #11463
Virtuoso Group: Members Posts: 2773 Joined: 25-March 09 From: Born and bred in Derby. Now living on the outskirts of Chesterfield. Member No.: 60099	QUOTE(Lee King @ Mar 9 2012, 07:31 AM) QUOTE(Sunrise @ Mar 8 2012, 10:37 PM) great band practice too, (mancini magic is lovely!) and the offer of some paid daytime work with the band too (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif) I'm now officially in charge of selling CDs!! That's not the military band, is it? I couldnt imagine easy listening stuff being played by a military band.....or even Mancini's most famous work.........enter Peter Sellers and fake French accent! A good military band is very versatile - and full of good musicians. I have been entertained after dinner in the Mess by our regimental band (and others) with a very wide selection of music. They could play stirring martial music, marching tunes, swing, jazz, pop etc etc. Individual players had party pieces which they loved to demonstrate. Brass players seemed to have a penchant for coaxing a tune out of a mouthpiece and any suitable tubing! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

Tenor Viol	Mar 9 2012, 07:47 AM Post #11464
Virtuoso Group: Members Posts: 2876 Joined: 25-October 11 From: Shropshire Member No.: 343214	QUOTE(stetenorve @ Mar 9 2012, 07:43 AM) QUOTE(Lee King @ Mar 9 2012, 07:31 AM) QUOTE(Sunrise @ Mar 8 2012, 10:37 PM) great band practice too, (mancini magic is lovely!) and the offer of some paid daytime work with the band too (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif) I'm now officially in charge of selling CDs!! That's not the military band, is it? I couldnt imagine easy listening stuff being played by a military band.....or even Mancini's most famous work.........enter Peter Sellers and fake French accent! A good military band is very versatile - and full of good musicians. I have been entertained after dinner in the Mess by our regimental band (and others) with a very wide selection of music. They could play stirring martial music, marching tunes, swing, jazz, pop etc etc. Individual players had party pieces which they loved to demonstrate. Brass players seemed to have a penchant for coaxing a tune out of a mouthpiece and any suitable tubing! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) The few military bandsmen I have encountered have been exemplary musicians

Sunrise	Mar 9 2012, 08:11 AM Post #11465
Virtuoso Group: Members Posts: 3389 Joined: 7-June 10 From: Gibraltar Member No.: 106844	QUOTE(Tenor Viol @ Mar 9 2012, 08:47 AM) QUOTE(stetenorve @ Mar 9 2012, 07:43 AM) QUOTE(Lee King @ Mar 9 2012, 07:31 AM) QUOTE(Sunrise @ Mar 8 2012, 10:37 PM) great band practice too, (mancini magic is lovely!) and the offer of some paid daytime work with the band too (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif) I'm now officially in charge of selling CDs!! That's not the military band, is it? I couldnt imagine easy listening stuff being played by a military band.....or even Mancini's most famous work.........enter Peter Sellers and fake French accent! A good military band is very versatile - and full of good musicians. I have been entertained after dinner in the Mess by our regimental band (and others) with a very wide selection of music. They could play stirring martial music, marching tunes, swing, jazz, pop etc etc. Individual players had party pieces which they loved to demonstrate. Brass players seemed to have a penchant for coaxing a tune out of a mouthpiece and any suitable tubing! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) The few military bandsmen I have encountered have been exemplary musicians stetenorve said it...our military band is.... a marching band with corps of drums and bugles/pipers/fifes included then we swap some instruments and drop the corps of drums and it becomes a fully fledged concert band with double bass, timps, drum kit etc, there is also the big band (dixie) and the jazz quartet, sax quartet, brass quintet, celidh band. And of course the numerous soloists...I have played violin and sung with the band, we have posthorns and all sorts. Classical guitarrists, tuba solos, you name it... Oh and we often only have one rehearsal before a concert/parade!

barry-clari	Mar 9 2012, 08:22 AM Post #11466
Maestro Group: Members Posts: 40566 Joined: 10-January 06 From: South East London Member No.: 5804	QUOTE(Tenor Viol @ Mar 9 2012, 07:47 AM) The few military bandsmen I have encountered have been exemplary musicians (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) if you want to train up for a musical career, you could do a lot worse than sign up for one of the service bands/orchestras.

Cyrilla	Mar 9 2012, 10:21 AM Post #11467
Maestro Group: Members Posts: 11902 Joined: 9-November 03 From: Croydon, South London/Surrey Member No.: 99	One of our most enthusiastic exponents of the Kodaly approach is a former bandmaster (the only person, I believe, ever to have scored 100% at Kneller Hall - playing all scales and arpeggios on all band instruments... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)). He is an absolutely amazing musician. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) For me - having a day off teaching (although loads of planning and other admin to do at home) and the thought of going to The Bootleg Beatles' gig tonight with three rather nice people... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

Aquarelle	Mar 9 2012, 10:40 AM Post #11468
Virtuoso Group: Members Posts: 4434 Joined: 5-April 07 Member No.: 10531	Silly things! Daisies out in the garden and celandines too. The pussy-willow promising to flower very soon. A visit to the hairdresser this morning - I came out looking like a sutable match for my newly acquired poodle - and the poodle herself who is beginning to realise that she lives here and won't be dumped again Oh - and the man who is tiling the bathroom has turned out to be the father of a former pupil and he is making a really super job of it of the tiling.

Arundodonuts	Mar 9 2012, 04:52 PM Post #11469
Virtuoso Group: Members Posts: 4923 Joined: 14-May 08 From: Stockport Member No.: 30881	Brilliant lunchtime concert at the RNCM. Paul Goodey (head honcho of Wind, Brass & Percussion at the RNCM) played Edwin Roxburgh's "At the Still Point of the Turning World..." for oboe and electronics, followed by Helen Clinton and fellow students playing Colin Matthew's Oboe Quartet No. 2. Great stuff but not one to come out of whistling the tunes. I took my oboe so it could hear what it's supposed to sound like, but I suspect it slept through the whole thing.

Clari Nicki1	Mar 9 2012, 07:24 PM Post #11470
Virtuoso Group: Members Posts: 3054 Joined: 8-August 06 Member No.: 7335	(IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) Having a happy daughter at home........

maggiemay	Mar 9 2012, 08:10 PM Post #11471
Maestro Group: Members Posts: 18064 Joined: 12-January 04 From: S E England Member No.: 413	Just made me laugh .... our local paper online ... 'the cause of the breakdown is unknwon.' (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)

Guitar_tempo	Mar 9 2012, 09:14 PM Post #11472
Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 205 Joined: 12-January 10 From: Brighton (Hove actually :P) but Southampton for the next three years! Member No.: 87084	Well for yesterday, getting praise from my riding instructor after 3 weeks of feeling like I can't ride! (had more to with a change of horse as the one i usually ride was tired, but still (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)) For today, the promise that halls management are going to talk to the person in my flat who has a thing against me about bullying and harrassment (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)(IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)(IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) and even though I've said they can name me, I don't care! 2 months left here and if he trys anything else, he'll get in even more trouble (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)(IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)(IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Oh! and my viola mute arriving so for the first time since September I can play my lovely viola again!!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

Cyrilla	Mar 10 2012, 12:04 AM Post #11473
Maestro Group: Members Posts: 11902 Joined: 9-November 03 From: Croydon, South London/Surrey Member No.: 99	Having the most SPLENDIFEROUSLY fabby evening at The Bootleg Beatles' gig with Bagpuss, Baz and Louise. The boys absolutely ROCKED - their best gig yet. Loved it, loved it, LOVED IT!!! (And, of course, the fact the tickets were freebies was rather nice - as was the dedication Louise and Baz got from The Lovely Andre on stage!) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/guitar.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rocker.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/drummer.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/guitar.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/yay.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/yay.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/yay.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/yay.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/yay.gif)

Sunrise	Mar 10 2012, 07:18 AM Post #11474
Virtuoso Group: Members Posts: 3389 Joined: 7-June 10 From: Gibraltar Member No.: 106844	Sounds absolutely brilliant! Today - I'm looking forward to my parade this morning - just hoping it doesn't rain....

lottie	Mar 10 2012, 08:19 AM Post #11475
Virtuoso Group: Members Posts: 3891 Joined: 15-January 07 From: In among the purple heather of Scotland Member No.: 9057	This makes me happy (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wub.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/party1.gif) (IMG:http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s225/zilloot/dog%20photos/ninjadoglaughinga.jpg) (I'm just back from Crufts (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) )

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