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Youth Band Resources
The Gary Young Project - play-along videos for every "Fancy That" part Drum and Brass is working with composer and brass legend Gary Young to make his works for young bands even more accessible. Write/Compose/Arrange Your Own Music https://musescore.org/en...
DIY THEATRE / NO BARS POETRY
DIY Theatre - plays written and performed by prisoners No Bars Poetry - works about freedom, time and growing up by prisoners and ex-prisonersWhen Covid hit, prisons were completely no-go for artists. So we collected all the poetry written during our workshops and...
2023 Easter Coronation Fanfare Competition for young musicians
What is a fanfare?A fanfare is a short, ceremonialpiece of music – often played onwind and brass instruments.Fanfares are traditionally used toherald the arrival of someoneimportant, or to mark a specialoccasion.Ideas to get you started:- Try spelling out some...
Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Health Check
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5 tips to make your bid writing pay off
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...
Play Brass in Eden
In this project, Drum and Brass director Julie Hoggarth worked with brass bands and players to promote the offer of brass bands in Eden in Cumbria In the “Brass in Eden” project, Drum and Brass promotes the amazing opportunities offered by brass...
BRASS DRUMS TRAINS
Visitors to the platform of Kirkby Stephen East on Saturday 24th September 2022 now know that two pieces of heritage are still very much thriving in modern Cumbia: brass bands and railways. They witnessed the premier of “BRASS DRUMS TRAINS” by local composer Jilly...
STEAMPunk
OUR AIMSThe aim of the project is to encourage learners to take a fresh approach to making. With such a global focus on sustainability and the 6 R’s, it seems like the perfect opportunity for a new approach to music and music making to emerge. We aim to take broken...
Prabandh – Synopsis of Interview 3
Over the past two interviews we have gathered a detailed understanding of Prabandh Gayan and its transformation from the Vedic period (2500BC) to the contemporary styles of today. In this third and final interview with the artists, regarding our research of Prabandh,...
Children of a Revolution: Drum and Brass support for partners
Children of a Revolution is the product of 2 Black Country-creatives: Eve Biggs and Saffron Hill, who have a clear vision of how the arts aid wellbeing. Drum and Brass has provided 6 months mentoring to Eve and Saffron with the following results. The Journey: Saffron...