by Julie | Jul 31, 2024 | Blog, Collaborative Projects, Cumbria Brass, Julie Hoggarth
Brass at the Castle was an event in which Drum and Brass actively sought to collaborate and bring together brass bands across Cumbria. It took two years to plan and almost failed due to the difficulties in finding a date and location that would work for all bands. On...
by Julie | Dec 6, 2023 | Blog, Julie Hoggarth, Musicans' Resources
What happens when? People who have never played music before pick up a bunch of different instruments and ask to learn? In recent months I’ve been arranging pieces for our group in Penrith: Brass Inc. This is a group of musicians with varying disabilities, including...
by Julie | Nov 17, 2023 | Blog, D+B Projects, Julie Hoggarth
Getting out of the band room Funding from the Frieda Scott Trust has galvanised group of us brass players to get out of the band room and take brass to the people. As always, with community projects, we have learnt a huge amount along this journey. Like the fact that...
by Julie | Mar 30, 2023 | Collaborative Projects, Julie Hoggarth
Create a 1-note fanfare Create a 1-note fanfare for the King’s Coronation Winning entries receive a prize and will hear their works performed! Entries close Friday 21st April What is a fanfare?A fanfare is a short, ceremonialpiece of music – often played onwind and...
by Julie | Mar 9, 2023 | Julie Hoggarth, Musicans' Resources
5 tips to make your bid writing pay off (whether you get the funding or not!) Writing a bid for your community project does take time. However, I’m going to argue that it is time well-spent, whether you submit the bid or not. In fact ofttimes I’ve written a bid and...
