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Jayess Newbiggin Brass require a Musical Director to take the band forward and build on the strong foundations already in place. The band have built steadily since its inception in 2009 and have a loyal and committed core who are determined to improve. We currently perform in the 4th section and...

Are the markings meant to be ritenuto or ritardando? I've been interpreting them as the former, but after having a look at the Tredgear workshop on 4barsrest they seem to be playing the latter. Seeing as the adjudicators seem to want clarity to come through (comments from both judges on...

Title says it all really, what's the biggest mouthpiece on the market?

The Wansbeck Entertainment Contest will be making a return this year and will be held at the Sports and Community Centre in Newbiggin By The Sea. The contest is open to all bands and Newbiggin is within a couple of hours reach of Yorkshire and Southern Scotland. For further info, email...

I've started playing again properly after about 2 & 1/2 years with the stick and i'm after a new mouthpiece. I now play on a prestige but i'm finding it a bit of a beast to fill compared to other smaller sovereigns I've played on before, and my DW 4AL (which I've always played on) isn't doing...

I know that there was one in Yorkshire at the beginning of January, does anyone know if there are more lined up and where?

http://www.4barsrest.com/news/detail.asp?id=15883 Just read the above article....banding shown in a positive light again(!) :(

Who's going to the Borders this year? Jayess Newbiggin will be heading (slightly) over the border and are looking forward to it :D

The Jayess Newbiggin Band have a new website. With links to our facebook, twitter and youtube pages, as well as current news and info about the band, why don't you check it out :clap: www.jayessnewbigginband.co.uk Andy

Taken up from Will The Sec's idea, can we perfect the Adjudicators Phrasebook. Here's a couple to start us off... "One band stood out today" = real meaning "I only listened to one band" "Some bands will be disappointed" = controversial decision on its way. "Well done Percussion" = one of the...

http://4barsrest.com/news/detail.asp?id=15574#.UBue1fZlS-0 "We believe this is a unique opportunity to help promote the British Open Championship to an even bigger banding audience."....unique...really? Reading the above article on 4barsrest, I find it strange that this is supposedly a big...

I found a recording of Britannia Building Society Band/Fodens of a piece called Britannia that I think was composed by Philip Sparke but i'm not sure. Does anybody know which piece i'm going on about and whether its published (although I'm not holding out too much hope, as i'd guess it was a...

Does anyone know if this piece is published, tried a quick google search but shows up nothing. Any info would be appreciated :) Andy

The Jayess Newbiggin Band are looking to recruit a: Principal Cornet, In order to lead this friendly band on the next step of our development. The band has a strong sense of togetherness and an ethos of enjoyment, as well as aiming to attain high standards. We have a well balanced diary of...

Willing to help out any bands if I can on euphonium or baritone. Previously played for Blackley Band and Eccles Band and looking to start blowing again.

Does anybody else know how to get this working properly? I have a Samsung smart tv and found out a while ago that I could play files from the computer to the telly by right clicking on the file and pressing the "Play To" tab. When I did this from my desktop it worked easily, set itself up...

Just wondering if anyone is able to help me out. I'm looking to buy a specific piece of music that, i'm assuming, will be published in either Australia or New Zealand. Is their a sheet music site (like a just music or studio music) that deals with brass band music, i'm assuming their has to be...

So who do people think is going to win the League and who's going down? Who's going to be the surprise package? Reckon Chelsea will want to prove a point this year, United will be strong but reckon the new/younger players could buckle under big game pressure (especially the keeper). As a...

Does anyone know if this version, recorded by Cory Band on This Land of Ours, is in print and available to buy?

Above poll: Would you support scrapping the registration system? Would you support a technical method of adjudication (like Steven Meads) or keep the same method we currently have? After reading a couple of threads and looking at the wider picture of the area contests, it strikes me that these...