15/1/2018 Brass by rutty is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA Mondays are my first brass band rehearsal evening of the week. I love my band. It’s certainly not fashionable or especially popular, but there’s just something fantastic about making music with 24 other friends. I’ve been doing this for over forty years now. I can hardly…… Continue reading 15/1/2018 Brass
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110/365 Blow here
“110/365 Blow here” by rutty is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA I have played a brass instrument for as long as I can remember. I started when I was six and I’m still going at it, more than forty years later. I’m enjoying at much now as I ever have. I’m not exactly Wynton Marsalis, but…… Continue reading 110/365 Blow here
51/365 Toot
https://flic.kr/p/SjYf4B Yet another photo of me at band. This time we are rehearsing Land of the Long White Cloud by Philip Sparke. This is the chosen test piece for the Area, and we are running it out at the imminent NEMBBA contest too. It’s a cracking piece of music, if a bit heavy on the…… Continue reading 51/365 Toot
Bell end
Bell end, originally uploaded by rutty. 61/365 Wednesday saw us have an extra rehearsal for the area contest. Bedworth is less than two weeks away, and while the band is playing well there are still some kinks in the piece to wrangle out. I do like Berlioz but you can rehearse something too much. Carnaval…… Continue reading Bell end
Time for a blow
Time for a blow, originally uploaded by rutty. 1/365 A new year is here and I haven’t made any resolutions. Well, not quite. I do intend to practice my cornet more often. I play in a brass band and we have some contests and concerts coming up that require a strong lip and tongue on…… Continue reading Time for a blow