Seeing as there's not many of us, and this section is rather quiet, I thought we should share with each other what we play in - you know, get more familiar with one another! I will add soon, gotta go now....

a symphonice group, a concert band, and 2 orchestras and occasinaly a quintet thing :-P!

OK, I'm back:

* 2 Orchestras
* 2 Wind Orchestras
* Swing Band
* Big Band
* Brass Band

My groups of the school year 2004-2005 (cos I don'r know what I'll be in at Uni)

local music centre groups;
horn ensemble
symphony orchestra
baroque trio sonata thingy
soloist with the string orchestra
student helper at the junior brass

school;
brass ensemble
school wind band
and i tried to set up a jazz band with me on piano, but my trumpet player was rubbish and no one could be bothered to do it on a monday lunch time

others;
English Schools Orchestra
National Schools Symphony Orchestra (principal)
County Youth Orchestra
Local adult Sionfonia (5th horn for Mahler 1!)

oh and Alibonebone, upper six is sooooooo stressful.

I play bass regularly for one orchestra, that rehearses intensively starting two weeks before its concerts. Last year I was invited to join the Reading University Sinfonia on horn but don't know what will be happening this year. Otherwise it's mainly ad hoc chamber works which I mostly play in a chamber music club to which I belong. My next performance will be of a duet for flute and horn by Sparre Olsen at the Patron's Evening of the orchestra.

Yeeess, that is a disadvantage, but you just have so much more power - half the younger kids mistake you for a teacher!

And the other half are still as mouthy as ever!

Seriously, best advice for you from what I'm having to go through now, make sure you read and re-read everything you get sent from all the unis and ucas. Check out places before applying to them, and when you decide where you want to go check the conditions about accomodation for your firm choice AND your insurance choice.

I didn't check the accomodation for my insurance, and I didn't make the grades for my firm offer. After results day I rushed to hand in my accomodation forms 3 months late, and I have a place to stay my the skin of my teeth. The problem is that I'm in a house that is going to be built on at Easter, so I only at present have accomodation for 2/3 of my first year. So, a warning to you, MAKE SURE YOU READ EVERYTHING!!!!

* 4 Orchestras
* 2 Concert Bands
* 1 String Orchestra
* 2 String quartets
* 1 Viola trio

what do i play in?

casual
summer - shorts [or a semibrief, as maggiemay might say ] and a t-shirt.
winter - trousers, shirt and as many sweaters as it takes. o, and socks and shoes.

at gigs
an outfit right for the occasion like formal concert would be dark jacket trousers white shirt black bow tie.
etc

It's OK I'm not going to uni! But thanks for the advice anyway, sounds likeyou had a nightmare of a time

Someone HAD to say it!

What d'you play in on your birthday?

Its just that its weird going from school (where you're reminded of deadlines every five seconds) to uni (where if you don't read everything it's tough luck).

I didn't realise how many uni things there are to do; student account, ISA, online banking, buying a laptop, getting clothes together, cooking stuff, bedding, stationary, buying set works, books, headphones. All very complicated, and I supose with all the music stuff I've been doing over the spent year I haven't paid enough attention to my uni stuff.

So, if you're not off to uni, are you going to music college? Or full time work?

My school were a bit rubbish, and if you didn't want to go to uni they didn't help you figure out what you wanted to do after A levels. Grr.

Still, I'm less stressed today, and in 8 days I'll be in sunny ( ) Brum.

hornplayer x

I'm joining the marines! (See signature!) so yeh i think it would be very wise advice to read everything! Otherwise I will be publically *******ed and humiliated

My (ex)horn teacher's younger son joined the Army Band on Euph. He was apparently so good that he got through the two years worth of music training in 3 weeks! He had just got his DipABRSM though. She tried to get me to join up, but I'd fail the physical side of it! I've got the lungs for it, but none of the ability to run and carry a rucksack while an army officer shouts in your ear.

How do the marines differ from the Army?

hornplayer x

bratton silver band- full traditional band jacket + shirt and trousers- ouch
west wilts youth orchestra - ?
wiltshire jazz orchestra- all black
brass tacks - brass band - white and black
school jazz group school iniform
pit orchestras - all black

Well they have better bands and offer better training (musical and physical). They're of a higher standard and very demanding of you in every possible way! They're the best military bands at marching, and just about the best musically. Amazing.

x

Wind Orchestra (most senior ensemble in the local Music Service )
Merseyside Youth Orchestra (we rock )
String Quartet (we also rock )
School Jazz Band (ahem )
Brass Quintet/Quartet (recently formed )

Erm, I think that's it!

When i was at school (!) the list was endless, now its just City of Carlisle orchestra and Border Concert Band. Not very exciting!

At school...
Brass group
Orchestra
Jazz band

Out of school...
Sidmouth Town Band
Three Counties Swing band
and occassionally with other groups

Don't have time for any more

I love Sidmouth!! I went on holiday there this summer over the bank holiday weekend. Caught the end of the Regatta and saw them boss fireworks...

I've been asked to join cottingham brass band, and they'll give me an instrument coz they're really short of cornet players, but it clashes with choir

No idea what I'm doing at uni, changes all the time!