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Clarence City Band
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25.01.2022 .. 3 days to go ..
24.01.2022 The Beginner Band this year had not even had their first rehearsal when we went into lockdown. But, after hastily downloading Zoom, we began weekly on-line individual and group sessions which continued for three months until at last we were able to experience the power of playing together. A distinct advantage of enduring three months of one to one learning was the progress made in both skills and musicianship, all of which proved so beneficial that when we rehearsed together... for the first time, we began playing at the half way mark in our coursebooks well ahead of where we might have been otherwise. Since new beginners are virtually ‘teaching themselves’ to play their instrument, we try to organise tutorial sessions at least once a term for the instrument groups. These serve both to isolate and remediate any embouchure, fingering or breathing problems (which the conductor probably neglected) and also to enhance skills pertinent to the instrument thus broadening the players’ abilities and providing an added (and hopefully motivational) challenge. Beginner Band is more than just a group of instrumentalists, we seem to have formed a cohesive ensemble where co-instrumentalists help each other, play with each other and listen to each other. With only 13 in the group, we can afford time to focus on areas other than reading and preparing for performance. For example, we have looked at music styles and to date have dabbled in jazz, classical, pop and march as well as listening to and playing music from other cultures. Our group members have each written a line or two of music (some reluctantly) and have experienced the stress, or challenge, of improvising on 5 notes. We sometimes go a step further and analyse pieces, at a fairly basic level, to try and understand what the composer is doing and why; how the pieces are written and formed. All of this adds an element of emotional understanding which hopefully brings a better response/input to a performance. With a performance looming, we are playing around with ideas of how to make fairly easy and well-worn pieces of music work better for an audience. It might never happen as we would like, but getting players involved in interpretation and orchestration is very worthwhile and a whole lot of fun. Jan Kuplis Conductor **Our new Beginner band will start in the New Year. This is open to anyone who is in year 5 (next year) or older (including adults) who would like to learn an instrument and how to read music. Details of our 2021 Beginner band will be released soon. More information about our Clarence City Band Program can be found at www.ClarenceCityBand.com.au
21.01.2022 Lee-Anne enjoys playing the trumpet in a few of our ensembles. Would you like to play in our band too? We have many options, and a 2021 beginner program coming up early next year. You can learn more at www.clarencecityband.com.au or reach out on this page with your questions. Photo thanks to Jhon Entrop.
21.01.2022 .. 7 days to go .. We hope to see you at our upcoming Spring Concert in the park - Simmons Park, Lindisfarne, Tasmania. A free event on Sunday 18th Oct. Bring a picnic blanket and lay back for a great afternoon of LOCAL & LIVE entertainment. Listen to some; Andrew Lloyd Webber, Pink Panther theme, 'Happy' and other great tunes from our local concert band. Details on the event link below.
21.01.2022 Metronome's are an essential piece of kit for a musician. How often do you use yours?
19.01.2022 Get ready for some 'Uptown Funk' on the 22nd of November! Backed by the Clarence City Big Band, Deanna Parkinson will belt out charts from Aretha Franklin to Stevie Wonder. So if you enjoy 'Feelin Alright', 'Crazy Little Thing Called Love' and 'Blood, Sweat and Tears', join us at Simmons Park this Sunday from 2-4pm.
18.01.2022 Last Sunday's Spring Concert in the park is now available to watch and listen to on our brand new YouTube channel (please subscribe while you're there)! Here's a link to the playlist - where you can listen to all of our 10 x pieces: https://www.youtube.com/playlist Enjoy!
16.01.2022 Congratulations everyone on a wonderful Spring Concert in the park today. A job well done!! More pics etc on this coming soon... Next concert is coming up towards the end of November, details released later.
16.01.2022 October Newsletter is out!! Dear band members, our October newsletter has been emailed out. Please check your inbox for this jam-packed newsletter as well as our event calendar for the coming months. Let us know if you didn't receive it. Enjoy!
15.01.2022 Sun 18 Oct 2020 At Simmons Park, Lindisfarne, Tasmania. Clarence City Band - combined Concert and Transition Bands. If you see photos of yourself, please feel free to @tag and share with your family and friends. Photos thanks to Jhon Entrop - www.FortyDegreesCreative.com.au... To learn more about our Clarence City Band, please visit www.clarencecityband.com.au See more
14.01.2022 Great advice from the late EVH
14.01.2022 It's almost that time of the year again... although several Christmas Carol events have been cancelled, there are a few happening. We'll let you know what they are and when by the end of this month!
13.01.2022 . MUSIC DIRECTOR WANTED. Please see image for details. Applications close at the end of this month.
13.01.2022 . LAST CALL - MUSIC DIRECTOR WANTED. Please see image for details. Applications close at the end of this month.
09.01.2022 .. CONCERT TODAY .. We would love to see you at our 2020 Spring Concert this afternoon. Starts at 2pm. Runs for about one hour. Local and live music, by everyday people in your own community. Bring your picnic blanket or chair, and enjoy some great music.... All details are on the event link below. See more
05.01.2022 "We are playing some good old rock'n'roll including The Beatles, Buddy Holly and van Morrison plus some fun marches." - Wendy from the Southern Districts Concert Band NEXT EVENT - in one week! Event details: https://www.facebook.com/events/741654533231232/ Please share.
