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Open Day & Workshop 2016
On Saturday 15th October 2016, Coleshill Town Band held another one of its successful workshops to introduce new players into the organisation, with over 25 new players it was our most successful workshop yet.
All players were treated to a performance by our current Youth and Beginner bands with some of their favourite pieces. Players which were brand new to playing a brass instrument were given an introduction to the basics by Steve and Sally Fagg. Our new players got to pick which instrument they wanted to continue learning with and how to read music, working towards playing a couple of pieces.
At the end of the workshop all of our new players performed what they'd learnt to their parents and members of the youth brass. We hope to have inspired these young people to continue learning a brass instrument and welcome them into the band in November.
All players were treated to a performance by our current Youth and Beginner bands with some of their favourite pieces. Players which were brand new to playing a brass instrument were given an introduction to the basics by Steve and Sally Fagg. Our new players got to pick which instrument they wanted to continue learning with and how to read music, working towards playing a couple of pieces.
At the end of the workshop all of our new players performed what they'd learnt to their parents and members of the youth brass. We hope to have inspired these young people to continue learning a brass instrument and welcome them into the band in November.
Coleshill Youth Brass celebrating their win at the Battle of the Bands contest in Chesterfield, July 2016.
Coleshill Youth Brass is a brass band formed up of young players. With ages ranging 9 -18 years, the players come from all over the midlands to congregate every Friday to make music together. Coleshill Youth Brass has been operating since 2004 when it was know as “Coleshill B Band.” Since then Coleshill Youth Brass has progressed both musically and professionally, and now are playing in their own paid concerts.
In 2006 the youth brass had progressed to such a standard a feeder band was needed: Coleshill Beginner Brass. This new founded band was formed to introduce even more young players to the Coleshill Town Band system. Coleshill Youth Brass assisted in the introduction of brass playing to the Beginner Brass when the first “Make Music Workshop” was launched back in September 2006. Since then Beginner Brass made impressive progress meaning some of the beginner brass players had moved up into youth brass. This gave us chance to introduce more young players to the Coleshill town band setup in the workshops from 2008 and 2009.
In 2006 the youth brass had progressed to such a standard a feeder band was needed: Coleshill Beginner Brass. This new founded band was formed to introduce even more young players to the Coleshill Town Band system. Coleshill Youth Brass assisted in the introduction of brass playing to the Beginner Brass when the first “Make Music Workshop” was launched back in September 2006. Since then Beginner Brass made impressive progress meaning some of the beginner brass players had moved up into youth brass. This gave us chance to introduce more young players to the Coleshill town band setup in the workshops from 2008 and 2009.