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25.01.2022 Yesterday was the first ANZAC Day in almost 30 years that our organisation was unable to perform at a Dawn Service. The Dawn Services are a time the band can give back to the community and is always such an honour for all of our members to be a part of. However not all was lost, multiple members from both BMCB and MYB got out onto their driveways and balconies to play The Last Post for their neighbours and street. We had Trumpets, Clarinets, Saxophones, French Horn, Flutes, T...rombones and even a Violin. Thank you all for keeping the ANZAC Spirit alive and doing yourselves proud. https://www.bmcb.net.au//04/25/anzac-driveway-dawn-service/

25.01.2022 BMCB Member Andrew Neal performing an ANZAC Day ceremony on his driveway this morning! We would love to see any pictures or videos of your performances! #LestWeForget

24.01.2022 Mountains Youth Band performing at Buckland Retirement Village today

23.01.2022 Hi Everyone, With ANZAC Day approaching, and the community efforts of musicians around Australia (including many of our own members) to support the commemoration efforts by playing the Last Post and Rouse on their driveways at 6am on ANZAC Day, I thought I would share some resources for everyone. I think it would be amazing if we can get as many people as possible to join in with performing the Last Post and Rouse, not just Trumpeters or even brass players, but woodwind too.... Here is a link to the sheet music in its original form: https://anzacday.org.au/sheet-music-for-bugle-calls I have also created a some simplified versions for my own students (woodwind parts included) which you are more than welcome to use. They are located here: https://1drv.ms/u/s!AviO-FI00TTwgtour84ytYfD8auN6g?e=SCPZ5B Tenor Sax can use the Alto Sax part, Clarinets (and Bass Clarinet) can use the Trumpet part. In that link is also some videos that I created to teach the music to my students, this may be helpful to anyone that hasnt played the pieces before, but especially to less experienced brass players as I give some tips (alternate fingerings) to make them easier. Families can also perform together, Tenor Sax would just need to use the Trumpet Part (goes down to low C), French Horn will need to use the Horn in F (Low) part, other brass would need to play as written (original fingering). Practise lots, and have fun! Cheers, Andrew

23.01.2022 We are thrilled to announce 2 new scholarships with the Mountains Youth Band! A Percussion Scholarship in partnership with Stormer Music and a Low Brass Scholarship. The Scholarships provides the recipient with substantial private tuition subsidies. Tuition for percussion students will be provided by Stormer Music, whereas the Low Brass tuition will be provided by a highly skilled private tutor appointed by Blue Mountains Concert Band from our extensive list of local speciali...sed tutors. These scholarships are primarily aimed at students that dont currently have private tuition on those instruments. However the terms and conditions of the scholarship (available on our website) does provide scope for the recipient of the Low Brass Scholarship to receive the subsidy with their current tutor, so all students are encouraged to apply. Eligibility: Young people who are residents of the Blue Mountains and Nepean regions who are enrolled at school between Years 5 and 10 in 2019, have a demonstrated level of musical interest and aptitude and are prepared to make a musical commitment to their community through membership of the Mountains Youth Band. Selection: The scholarship will be awarded to a candidate who demonstrates suitable musical ambition, commitment and aptitude. All short-listed applicants will be required to attend an interview accompanied by parent(s)/guardian(s) and present an audition piece or undertake a suitability assessment (e.g. drum test) as appropriate Application Procedure: Application forms, terms and conditions can be obtained via email to the Mountains Youth Band Administrator [email protected] OR through our website https://www.bmcb.net.au/ Closing date is 27th September 2019. Enquiries: The Administrator, Mountains Youth Band Mobile: 0431953217 Please share with anyone that may be interested.

22.01.2022 Come along and enjoy Carols in the Park with the Blue Mountains Concert Band. Friday the 13th of December in Glenbrook Park.

21.01.2022 A few photos from BMCBs performance earlier today at the Leura Gardens Festival. A great way to end the School Holidays with the Sun even making an appearance.

21.01.2022 A very interesting video about the benefits of learning music. Well worth the watch

20.01.2022 Mountains Youth Band is looking for new members, particularly brass players. Check out our website www.bmcb.net.au

20.01.2022 Another accolade for our musical director Mr Garry Clark

18.01.2022 A couple of shots from our Carols in the Park performance on friday night

18.01.2022 MYB Parents, Please note that the St Marys Spring Festival has been CANCELLED today for safety concerns due to the high winds.

17.01.2022 For the month of March Mountains Youth Band will have a Community Matters Token jar at the Grilld resturant on Reilly St Penrith. With each purchase you can support MYB by placing your Community Matters tokens in the MYB jar!

16.01.2022 MYB rehearsal last night, preparing for our next performance at Glenbrook Spring Fair.

14.01.2022 AMEB Theory of Music courses are now FREE! Follow this step-by-step guide to access your free courses and start learning now. https://www.ameb.edu.au/study/...online-courses.html Were here to help music education continue throughout this time. To help you transition to online teaching and learning we have compiled a list of tools and resources on our website and will continue to update this regularly. https://www.ameb.edu.au/here-to-help

10.01.2022 Thanks to those who supported MYB at Grill'd Penrith way back in March. We've received a cheque from Grill'd today as a beneficiary of the Local Matters Campaign in March.

10.01.2022 All set, ready to play at Carols in the Park. Mountains Youth Band and Blue Mountains Concert Band joining forces!

10.01.2022 Sad to hear of the passing of this music legend.

09.01.2022 The Mountains Youth Band is again having an Open Rehearsal! So if you know anyone between the ages of 10 and 19 that is looking for somewhere outside of school to play their instrument, please share this with them!

09.01.2022 Huge congratulations to Wesley Stormer, MYB Alumni on this great result! Best wishes for the remainder of the competition!

07.01.2022 Good Luck to everyone competing at the NSW State Band Championships today. Especially our very own, highly esteemed and award winning conductor, Garry Clark as he conducts his 2 The Hills Music Academy bands. Also to Andrew Neal, who will be playing Tuba with North West Wind Ensemble in Open A Grade.... If you cant make it to Penrith, you can catch all the action for free live and in HD at brassbanned.com from 9am

07.01.2022 Tomorrow BMCB will be performing at the Leura Gardens Festival from 1pm, come along to hear some fun music whilst checking out the gardens. Members, we will be meeting at 12:30pm at Nesuto.

06.01.2022 A sneak peek from one of our BMCB members of what were working on behind the scenes for when things return to normal.

05.01.2022 Heres a couple of photos from our recent Concert of Sacred and Solemn Music at the beautiful St Finbars Catholic Church

04.01.2022 First rehearsal in a much larger space! It's great to be at Blaxland High School!

03.01.2022 Myb at Glenbrook Spring fair

03.01.2022 Reminder: MYB Open Rehearsal tonight! Bring a friend with their instrument!

02.01.2022 Congratulations to our Musical Director Garry Clark https://www.une.edu.au//2019-alumni-award-winn/garry-clark

02.01.2022 1 Week to go!! We hope everyone has enjoyed a restful break over the last 6 weeks, now its time to dust off your instruments and get those chops working again Rehearsal for both bands resume next week!... Tuesday January 28 MYB 5pm for 5:15pm start BMCB 7pm for 7:15pm start See you all then!

02.01.2022 One of our members has asked if we could share a link to a Survey on music in video games for their Musicology Degree: "Dear Sir/ Madam, Our names are Dr Jason Stoessel and Rachel Collyer. We are currently conducting an investigation into peoples attitudes towards music in video games. Whether you play video games or not, we value your input!... We are looking for people to participate in a short, anonymous survey which involves listening to music. It is completely online and can be undertaken at your convenience. The survey takes 10 to 12 minutes to complete. To participate, please visit the following link: https://unesurveys.au1.qualtrics.com//f/SV_2mDw1inMW83X6kd Thank you for reading! This project has been approved by the Human Research Ethics Committee of the University of New England (Approval No. HE20-024, Valid until 28/02/2021)."

02.01.2022 Getting close!! Only 1 week to go, the band is sounding great, make sure to come along to St Finbars to hear some beautiful music.