Tag: CoreSkills Brass by Andrew Dalby
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In the Bleak Mid (British) Summer
Many years ago when I was a classroom teacher the summer holidays were a strange time because thoughts were already turning to Christmas and planning for the long autumn term. I thought I had put that behind me when I changed to instrumental teaching, but during the course of this last week I have found…
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Too Many Irons in the Fire?
What a week it has been out and about performing at a friends leaving party, playing with the town band at the local Agricultural Show and Gymkhana, and being generally busy with practising and rehearsing. I have also been preoccupied with matters non-musical, but that goes with the territory when you are a church steward…
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Out of this World
It has been a funny old week in the office with a little bit of this and a little bit of that, and I seem to have arrived at Friday again sooner than expected! Outside of the demands publishing and writing place on me, I also teach, but the summer holiday is looming and a…
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What a Week!
This week has caught me out, what with stuff going on outside the office and of course the General Election. I didn’t stay up all night, but I did get up at 3am in time to hear back to back declarations for Islington and Clacton! What with all that excitement and a lean week in…
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Cooking Up Some Ideas
It has been a quiet week in the Dark Horse office as other commitments have kept me away from the business of composing, but that is not to say I have not been sketching out some ideas. Composing can be like cooking spaghetti, you have to throw a lot at the wall before any sticks,…
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A New Beginner’s Brass Course
Well, we had a great time in Scotland on holiday, but inclement weather persuaded us to come home a couple of days earlier than planned. This is not as bad as it sounds because it allowed me time to finish proofreading my up and coming Brass Tutor book Core Skills Brass. This has been a…