Hello
Its 13 years since i fell out with Yorkshire Brass Bands, so it is rather strange that I have somehow ended up conducting a C Grade band in Australia, probably only temporarily. I don't really know what I'm doing so I wondered if I could have some advice on a couple of matters.
We might be going to an own choice comp in a few months and I'm looking for a test piece. About 2nd/ 3rd section standard....our top cornets and euphs are relatively strong, horns and troms relatively weak. Any suggestions?
I want to crystalise the band sound, which is very big for a C grade band. I am thinking about changing our formation from the standard open sided square with 2 rows on each side to have three rows facing the conductor (i.e. horns, euphs/baris, basses). Does anybody have an opinion as to what is the best formation?
Thanks
Paul
Its 13 years since i fell out with Yorkshire Brass Bands, so it is rather strange that I have somehow ended up conducting a C Grade band in Australia, probably only temporarily. I don't really know what I'm doing so I wondered if I could have some advice on a couple of matters.
We might be going to an own choice comp in a few months and I'm looking for a test piece. About 2nd/ 3rd section standard....our top cornets and euphs are relatively strong, horns and troms relatively weak. Any suggestions?
I want to crystalise the band sound, which is very big for a C grade band. I am thinking about changing our formation from the standard open sided square with 2 rows on each side to have three rows facing the conductor (i.e. horns, euphs/baris, basses). Does anybody have an opinion as to what is the best formation?
Thanks
Paul