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Our First time at Nationals!!!!
In Tune Music will be there ......... will you????? All information to be found here: http://www.2015nationals.org/ Location: Seymour Theatre Centre, Cnr. Cleveland St and City Rd, Chippendale Date: 3rd – 6th April 2015 Tickets: Available at the Door – Full Season Pass (Incl. Souvenir Program): $40.00 – Single Day Tickets $15-00 – Concession: $10.00 – Children under 13yrs: Free – Official Souvenir Program: $10.00 This is a public event and the general public are welcome. TIMETABLE OVERVIEW The timetable of events is as follows: Friday, 3rd April – Seymour Center. 9am- 10:30pm Open grade brass band (with the Set Test Piece and Own Choice Hymn Tune) Saturday, 4th April - Seymour Center 8:30am - Till Late Junior Brass and Wind Band Open Grade Concert Bands Parade of Bands 12:30pm at Hyde Park North Anzac Memorial in Hyde Park then the Commemoration Service and Wreath Laying Ceremony in Hyde Park South – Sydney City Sunday, 5th April – Seymour Center. 9am- 10:30pm Open Brass Band events (The Own Choice Selection and On-stage March event.) Results for the Brass Band sections are made on this day – Seymour Center. Monday, 6th April – Seymour Center 9am-9pm Solo and Ensemble Competition Commemoration Service and Wreath Laying Ceremony: Starting at 12.30 on Saturday, there will be a Commemoration and Wreath laying service at the Anzac Memorial in Hyde Park. This service will be the opportunity for the Banding Movement to honour the memory of those past members who served and paid the supreme sacrifice and those who served and returned and have since passed. A large portion of the members of unit bands in both World Wars came from community bands and this will be the first time such a tribute has been paid to our community band personnel at the National level. We appreciate the support of our event startegic partners Destination NSW and the City of Sydney as well as the support of a number of corporate sponsors for this event. Hear the best Brass and Wind Bands in Australia making great music, support your local community and school bands, and, enjoy the great atmosphere of the Australian National Band Championships. Join us over the Easter long weekend (3rd to 6th April) in our commemoration of the Centenary of Anzac and celebrate the Anzac Spirit through music and friendly competition. If you cant make to the Seymour Theatre Centre to see it all live, watch the Live Streaming at www.brassbanned.com. Or like our Facebook page. Just Arrived!! Fresh Out of the Box!!!! Mollard Conducting Batons
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One of the most asked questions over the last 20 years that I have been in the "music instrument" business is:
What if my child gives up? Learning a musical instrument while being fun, does take a lot of effort and dedication from both the child & their parents. It is an interesting conundrum. Children are fickle creatures. They (children) are prone to whims and fantastical ideas. Choices are made at a moments notice or because of peer pressure or envy. It should be a concern to parents because music education does cost a lot of money, although I do believe the benefits far out way the costs. Every time I get asked this question it reminds me vividly of my learning experience where I had thoughts of wanting to "give up" playing a musical instrument. It was probably at one of those "plateau" points most musicians hit periodically during their learning and progression where things were getting tough that I had theses thoughts of stopping lessons & stopping playing. I had this internal debate in my mind how I would present this argument to my parents of how I didn't want to play any more & didn't want to go to lessons. I thought of every which way I could of what would be the best way a 10 years old could announce their retirement or how I would quit. The funny thing is I knew in my heart that I would Lose this argument with my parents, that I wouldn't be allowed to stop playing and next week I would be heading of to music lessons as per normal. That was over 30 years ago. Music and Band situations are one of the last bastions of discipline, in terms of a required or needed amount of dedication to practice as well as having to follow instructions from your Conductor or Musical Director. A few good tips to helping your children commit and stick to playing a musical instrument Please Buy a decent quality instrument & Keep it well maintained A $150 ebay special isn't a good investment in your children's education and isn't going to help them succeed. One of the biggest reasons children give up is because the instrument they are playing is of poor quality and it gets increasingly frustrating for them to play an instrument that doesn't respond properly or doesn't play in tune. The second reason is once you have a "decent" quality instrument is to keep it in proper playing condition so once again it doesn't get frustrating to play. Lastly, they (your children), will need your support & encouragement to get them through those tough times, over the humps until music becomes part of their lives and passions. Glenn Clark |
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