The Band Room

[Andy Broadley]

Welcome to the Cyber Corps bandroom.:clap:

Sorry it's a bit untidy at the moment, but you know what it's like when you just moved in somewhere.:D

We've got a bit of a problem though that I hope you all might be able to help with. There are loads of different instruments for the band from cornets down to E flat bass.

What we don't seem to have are any bandsmen and women. Nor do we appear to have any music.:help:

This is where you all come in. We need volunteers for the band. So anyone who can play any of the instruments, please post and let us know. I doesn't matter if you are not too good yet either. This is cyber space. By the time we've finished remastering it all, we'll sound like the International Staff Band.:D :D


And can you also post and tell us what your favouite band music is, so we can start to build up a collection.:thumbsup:

No band practice as yet. We'll wait until someone sets up a Cyber Songsters and co ordinate the two.;)

[Andy Broadley]

To get us going, I can manage either the Bass or Euphonium (but not both, not enough mouths).


My favourite band piece is an old march called 'Star Hill'.

[Abiel]

I'll go for Euph or Trombone, and have two boys for tenor horn.

[chaplainjared]

i play the "clap my hands" ha ha

[This_Beautiful_Faith]

I've gotta say I'm with chaplianjared on that one - I'm afraid all I'm usefull for is clapping my hands!

[Andy Broadley]

I've gotta say I'm with chaplianjared on that one - I'm afraid all I'm usefull for is clapping my hands!

Well that's great. If you can clap, that means you can keep the beat, so you two can be the percussion section.

And with two tenor horns, trombone, euph and/or bass, all we need are a couple of cornets and we're in business.

Hallelujah!!

[Lena75]

YAY for the Salvation Army Band!! :clap: I always enjoy hearing the band in our local Santa Claus parade.

*here comes forU with a French Horn she hasn't played in about 13 years* Anyone willing to refresh my memory on how to play this thing? :D

[Andy Broadley]

Don't worry, it's cyber music. We'll just remaster it. It'll sound great. Anyone got any idea where we can get tune books for the french horn?

[Abiel]

Don't worry, it's cyber music. We'll just remaster it. It'll sound great. Anyone got any idea where we can get tune books for the french horn?

I think we have to write the music out by hand for french horn.

[Andy Broadley]

Ummmm....thats nearly a thousand tunes (and that's just the basic tune books), could take a while. We could always try the flugal horn music and see how it sounds on the french horn. I have a feeling it could sould OK.


Still no cornet players?

[Abiel]

My lips are too big.

[Andy Broadley]

We need you on trombone anyway Envoy

[Abiel]

Oaky Dokey BM

[chickette]

Ohhhh....theres nothing left for me! That and I don't know how to play any instrument watsoeva!

[Abiel]

Ohhhh....theres nothing left for me! That and I don't know how to play any instrument watsoeva!

Looks like you are on cornet then!

[Sascha Fitzpatrick]

I could play a timpani???

Sasch

[chickette]

cornet??? I have no idea how to even hold the thing! I'll try my best though.....lol

[Andy Broadley]

I could play a timpani???

Sasch

Havn't got a timpani I'm afraid, but I do have the cyber corps bass drum, which has a similer principle, so I'll pencil you in for that.

[Andy Broadley]

cornet??? I have no idea how to even hold the thing! I'll try my best though.....lol

http://www.theisb.com/images/ISBWebMain.jpg


This is the International Staff Band, probably one of the finest bands in the world. At one time, none of these people knew how to play an instrument. Get the idea....?

Welcome to the cornet section.

[Abiel]

cornet??? I have no idea how to even hold the thing! I'll try my best though.....lol

it is a virtual cornet remember!

[elm0]

I can play the fool, but I'll need somewhere safe to store the crayons during practise.

[Abiel]

Thats what that lift up flappy section in your instrument case is for. And sweeties too!

[Andy Broadley]

You're colour sergeant elm0. You cant carry a flag and play an instrument at the same time(not enough hands).

[elm0]

You're colour sergeant elm0. You cant carry a flag and play an instrument at the same time(not enough hands).

I'm pretty sure I can carry a flag and play the fool at the same time ;) :D

[Sascha Fitzpatrick]

LOL...

I'll happily take up the bass drum! Played that enough times in High School! (Australian Anthem never sounded so good!) ^_^

Sasch

[chickette]

it is a virtual cornet remember!

Tehe....I kno....Thats why I said I'd try my best. If it was real life I would have said no immediately. :D

[Andy Broadley]

*wanders in looking puzzled* right, where did I put those music stands? Gotta be round here somewhere...*scratches head and wanders out again*

[Abiel]

Have you looked in the cellar? The smelly cellar is where stuff gets shoved. It's dark and scary too.

[Andy Broadley]

No they're not down there. The Home League are down in the cellar;)

[Abiel]

Good- it is in serious need of a scrubology!

[Andy Broadley]

*wanders back in looking very dusty* No not under the platform either. I don't know. Where could they have got to, I've looked everywhere. I wonder if the CO will let us buy some new ones out of all that jumble sale money....I'll try and catch her when she's in a good mood. *goes off to find some tea*

[Andy Broadley]

Heave, just a bit further. Nearly got it. There, done it. * sits down exhausted from the effort of dragging this thread all the way up from the bottom of the page*


Right, better tidy up in here a bit. O yes, while I think about it. I hear that we are trying to modernise some of the old songs. Good Idea. If anyone wants to post their favourite 'traditional' Army song, I'll try and find some 'new' music to go with it.

Also, I would welcome any combinations of 'old' and 'new' that you have already come up with.

[Abiel]

OKay. I really like 'Hold the fort'

[Andy Broadley]

Hmmm...good one. OK, we'll see what we can come up with.


In the meantime, I'd like to post a request of my own. For a couple of days now I have had a bit of an old songster piece in my head. It's called 'Become aware of Him' and was always my fave songster piece.

If anyone has all the words I'd be very grateful.


Must go. Tootle pip. *wanders off seeking tea*

[Abiel]

http://www.sacollectables.com/midi_index.html see what you can find here.

[Abiel]

I'll be having tea now thanks.

[elm0]

Coffee, No Milk, 5 Sugars!!!!!

[Abiel]

Come come elmo, sugar and caffiene is the most potent fix a salvo can get...dont go hyper on us!

[elm0]

*gnaws on flagpole*

[Blueskies]

Well, I'm a lot rusty but I bet you I can pick up the cornet again, if no one minds listening to me practice. My daughter plays baritone (which is almost bigger than she is) and a valve trombone. She's learning guitar, and wants to take piano. (Praise the father for gifts, no?) If you're looking for singers, I'm your girl

As for music, there's nothing like a rousing march!

[Andy Broadley]

Well, I'm a lot rusty but I bet you I can pick up the cornet again, if no one minds listening to me practice. My daughter plays baritone (which is almost bigger than she is) and a valve trombone. She's learning guitar, and wants to take piano. (Praise the father for gifts, no?) If you're looking for singers, I'm your girl

As for music, there's nothing like a rousing march!

Praise the Lord, the band is complete.

2 cornets - yourself and chickette

2 tenor horns - Tracy's children

1 Baritone - your daughter

1 trombone - the 'gaffer'

1 bass - yours truely

1 flugal horn or French horn

1 Bass drum - Sascha (sorry YPSM Fitzpatrick. Must show respect. She's an officer now);)

[Sascha Fitzpatrick]

HA HA HA HA HA...

You are forgiven, most humble of servants... :P

Still getting used to this Officer thing - never been one for formalities, and me in leadership - hmm... I can here Elm0 and TheDag laughing from here...

Sasch

[Andy Broadley]

Well, I'm a lot rusty but I bet you I can pick up the cornet again, if no one minds listening to me practice. My daughter plays baritone (which is almost bigger than she is) and a valve trombone. She's learning guitar, and wants to take piano. (Praise the father for gifts, no?) If you're looking for singers, I'm your girl

As for music, there's nothing like a rousing march!

We are looking for a Songster leader if you are interested....;)

[elm0]

and me in leadership - hmm... I can here Elm0 and TheDag laughing from here...

Me?...... Laughing?.... At.... you......?

Its not the thought of you in leadership that's funny Sascha. Well, OK. ^_^
It's the thought of you convincing B that he has to come along for the ride!!
"But I don't wanna be in charge" Hmm, I can see me saying that some time too. :scratch:
Actually, I think my line was "You want to give me responsibility?!? You can't do that!!!" :doh: Something tells me it didn't work....

[Sascha Fitzpatrick]

ROTF...

No wonder I call you two twins! :)

I think I vaguely recall a reply like that when I started talking about the 's' word... :P

Sasch

[Andy Broadley]

S being for Salvation, naturally!!

[Sascha Fitzpatrick]

hmmm...

Submission...

Hmmm...

Sasch

[Andy Broadley]

That would be as in '2 falls, 2 submissions, or a knockout to decide the winner', would it?

[elm0]

No, that'd be as in Sascha saying "B, I need you to be the head of this relationship, I submit to your leadership. So what are we having for lunch?"

[Sascha Fitzpatrick]

That's pretty accurate actually...

Drives him nuts! ^_^

[Evangelina]

Sounds like relatively-subtle manipulation and leadership-from-behind, to me... :D
(getting someone to lead by standing behind them is really a form of indirect leadership, isn't it?)

[Sascha Fitzpatrick]

LOL...

It's interesting - not sure B's quite used to being 'head of household' kinda thing - doing it gradually, so he gets used to it (he's used to more 'separate ideals', from past relationships, from what I can tell).

Haven't had any real dramas about it... it usually ends up that we come to the same conclusion, and if we don't, we both put forward our reasons why we want it a certain way, and then I leave the final decision up to him.

The only time that's happened was with a fridge he bought for the house - funnily enough, he chose the one I preferred!

Having a good rationale is always a good thing, with this submission thing...

Sasch

[elm0]

That's pretty accurate actually...

Drives him nuts! ^_^

I know :P

[Andy Broadley]

Sounds like this is all 'leading' up to the band gelling together as a good unit

[Andy Broadley]

*Wanders in to see if theres anyone around*

Very quiet around here tonight. Britains in bed, Australia's at work, and Canada have gone AWOL. So I'm wandering round looking for someone to talk to. Went to see the Anglicans and got into an arguement about Henry 8th, I can't handle the Pentecostals at this time of the morning, and theres only so many times you can play the ABC of girls names before you go stark raving bonkers!! Should start a thread called the ABC of pointless threads!

Getting really tired again, be glad to get home to bed when this shift ends at 6am.

[Evangelina]

I really don't like pointless threads. I don't know why :)

I'm kind of around. Start a convo on a thread in here, or PM me, and I'll respond. In between bouts of hard work, of course :D

[Andy Broadley]

Hi ITF, glad theres someone around. Bet it's a lot warmer there than it is here

[Evangelina]

Well, I think it's only supposed to be a top of 31 degrees (celcius) today :)

Here's a pic of a wading pool (ocean water, but walled off from the ocean itself) near where we live...

http://members.optushome.com.au/strummer/Images/WadingPool.jpg

[Andy Broadley]

Thanks for that ITF:P , I feel so much better sitting here in cold, dark Britain.:cry:

[Evangelina]

Sorry Andy :) :hug:

[Andy Broadley]

*Andy forgives ITF but still wishes he was in Oz were it's warm*

[Evangelina]

Hehe... we have a couple of Brits in the office who moved over here for the warmth!

[Sascha Fitzpatrick]

Oh no you dont! Not after last weekend.

If you're going to move here - better to be an itinerant! :)

Spend Summer in Tasmania and Winter in Cairns (north queensland) - be JUST about perfect I reckon! :)

And Flame did you HAVE to show that gorgeous pic??? Hurry up weekend... I'll be over that side of town being the supportive cricket almost-widow... so I might just have to pop around to the beach...

Sasch

[Evangelina]

Just to cheer up Andy -

A butcher just out of trade school applies for and gets a job in northwest America, skinning and cutting up the kills of local hunters. The first job he gets is to cut up a moose to put in the freezer. He finally gets the moose cut up and is putting it into bags and marking them with the contents: chops, rump steak, ribs, sirloin, etc.

When he finishes with the cuts he knows, he is left with a pile of unidentifiable parts.

At a loss as to what to do with them, he finally puts them all into one bag and labels them ...

'Moosellaneous'

[Abiel]

Funniest joke of the day award goes to...INTHE FLAME!!!

[Evangelina]

Funniest joke of the day award goes to...INTHE FLAME!!!
HEYYYYY... that was the ONLY joke! :D

[Abiel]

It was the day Andy got the award too! Perhaps we need a humour thread...

[Andy Broadley]

Oh no you dont! Not after last weekend.

If you're going to move here - better to be an itinerant! :)

Spend Summer in Tasmania and Winter in Cairns (north queensland) - be JUST about perfect I reckon! :)

And Flame did you HAVE to show that gorgeous pic??? Hurry up weekend... I'll be over that side of town being the supportive cricket almost-widow... so I might just have to pop around to the beach...

Sasch

Why, what happenned?

[Andy Broadley]

As we are a modern, progressive Corps, if anyone fancies getting a worship group together then please feel free to make use of the Band Room thread to do so.



If it helps I used to play bass guitar (very badly) many years ago in a school band called Pancho Villa. We were not good!!!:D :D :D :D :D

[something from the fridge]

sorry i'm later

what do you want me to play? trumpet or keyboard

[Andy Broadley]

I'm only bandmaster for the Brass band, and I need you on Euphonium for that if possible.

[something from the fridge]

I'm only bandmaster for the Brass band, and I need you on Euphonium for that if possible.

as per other thread. i'll do it, but only with groupies!!!!

[Abiel]

We need a pianist for when the band is worn out from playing 'He came to give us life in all its fulness'(274)

[Sascha Fitzpatrick]

I'll swap to piano for that song, if it's okay! :)

Sasch

[Andy Broadley]

as per other thread. i'll do it, but only with groupies!!!!

As per the other thred, the over 60's club have vounteered en masse

[Andy Broadley]

*Cough cough*

Bit dusty in here. Were did the band go? Thought I'd better dust this down and bung it up the list before it got zapped.

[Abiel]

You need to whip us into shape- I dont think you have any natural bandsmen in your band!

[Andy Broadley]

Whip? Me? I can't even whip cream!!

Besides this is cyber music, no training required.

[Andy Broadley]

The band begins to assemble for its first open air meeting....



http://www.handworksgifts.com/ByersPixs/SalvArmyManTuba430G.JPG http://www.handworksgifts.com/ByersPixs/SalvArmyBoyTrumpet430J.JPG


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[wobbly]

Is Mr Bean conducting?

and on a wilder tangent, The Goodies are in Australia, maybe we could talk them into joining us? Just so long as they leave the kitten at home.

[Andy Broadley]

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/m.hodder/kittenkong3.jpghttp://homepage.ntlworld.com/m.hodder/kittenkong.jpg
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/m.hodder/kittenkong2.jpg"We've got to catch him before he eats someone he shouldn't!"
http://www.mrbensons.co.uk/sl/l/3/S_V0031997.jpg


We want Twinkle......

[Victrixa]

Hey Andy!

I love your little S.A. men and women there! :D :thumbsup:

And ahhhhhhhhhhhh! that kitten looks just soooo dangerous! :eek:

[tadpole29]

Hey, my wife is a good cornet player, and I can play anything brass, we both are very active in divisional music programs. Just throw us an instrument, and we have tons of music.

[Andy Broadley]

Hey, my wife is a good cornet player, and I can play anything brass, we both are very active in divisional music programs. Just throw us an instrument, and we have tons of music.

I believe God answers prayer
I believe God answers prayer
I believe God answers prayer
He's answered mine today..(poetic licence at the end)


A hundred thousand welcomes to my humble band room Mr Tadpole sahib!
We really need a Euphonium player.

[Abiel]

So, we need an easy tune to start out with...

[Andy Broadley]

Our first piece will be the march Star Lake

[Victrixa]

I can't play a brass instrument, maybe I could sing? ;) :D

[Andy Broadley]

I think starting the Cyber Crops songsters is an excellent idea, and you would make an excellent leader. As for the band, there are plenty of oppertunities within the percussion section.

[Abiel]

Hey Andy, have you ever called in on the woodwind and brass forum? I'm modding over there. Could do with a bit more excitment..!

[Andy Broadley]

I'll look in, but don't blame me if I end up upseting everyone

[Abiel]

So how is the band doing?

[Andy Broadley]

It's brassed off!!!!

[Abiel]

It needs bumping!

[Warren Peace]

It needs bumping!Owww... whatch who you're bumping into Abiel ;)

[elm0]

And watch what you're bumping with!! Trombones can be dangerous!

[Andy Broadley]

I've heard of duelling banjo's, but Trombones?! That's redicoulous

[elm0]

No, this is drooling trombones.

[Andy Broadley]

As opposed to caughing cornets......

[Sascha Fitzpatrick]

or touretting tambourines! :P

[Andy Broadley]

'Touretting'?

How about battling barritones

or even usurping Euphoniums.....

[elm0]

Just be careful around the Violent Violins.

[Andy Broadley]

Just be careful around the Violent Violins.

In a BRASS band?

[Andy Broadley]

possibly a bludgeoning bass though

[someone_else]

oooo can i be in the brass band?

[Andy Broadley]

The honour is all ours m'am. What would you like to play?

[elm0]

No-one told me it was a brass band! I'll just have to find somewhere else to play the fool then!!

[Warren Peace]

Sounds like you need to join a less-crass brass band ;)

[someone_else]

hmm what should i play i can play the timbrel. but thas not realy brass like is it

[Andy Broadley]

No-one told me it was a brass band! I'll just have to find somewhere else to play the fool then!!

I thought you were colour sergeant;)

[Andy Broadley]

hmm what should i play i can play the timbrel. but thas not realy brass like is it

Well it could technically be classed as persussion, but why not team up with Abiel and form the CF timbrels

[someone_else]

sounds like a plan to me *goes and gets her dusty old timbrel out* (and i did not even grow up in the salvos)

[Andy Broadley]

sounds like a plan to me *goes and gets her dusty old timbrel out* (and i did not even grow up in the salvos)

Neither did William Booth;)

[elm0]

:confused: Who is William Booth? :scratch:







:sorry: Just kidding! :P

[Andy Broadley]

*Gives Elm0 the powder blue crayon*

[RedneckAnglican]

To get us going, I can manage either the Bass or Euphonium (but not both, not enough mouths).


My favourite band piece is an old march called 'Star Hill'.

15 years on Tuba 2 years on trombone and Euphonium...5 years on flute...7 years on drums...been in the music business off and on for abour 21 years or so...my main insturment now is Bass (pluged or not)...

[Andy Broadley]

Come join our Army, we need you.....

[Andy Broadley]

Amazing what you find when you start digging around a few pages belw the surface:)

[elm0]

Amazing what you find when you start digging around a few pages belw the surface:)


More sheet music?

[Andy Broadley]

More sheet music?

Might be some around here someplace.

A lot of dust though.

Need to give the old bandroom a bit of a clean:)

[elm0]

Might be some around here someplace.

A lot of dust though.

Need to give the old bandroom a bit of a clean:)

Well, start huffing and puffing and blowing that dust out!

[Andy Broadley]

Well, start huffing and puffing and blowing that dust out!


*Andy brings the auto clean machine from Reilly's ub and plugs it in*

This should do the trick.

*Presses the button*

There, all done. :)

[Andy Broadley]

*bump*

[Andy Broadley]

Must have another clean up in here.

[elm0]

Just borrow the machine from Reilly's again. ;)

[Andy Broadley]

Just borrow the machine from Reilly's again. ;)


:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: Borrow it???

I don't think I ever actually took it back again:D :D :D

[elm0]

Uh-Oh....

:doh:

[Andy Broadley]

Seems to have been some interest in SA music recently in Cyber Corps.

This is good...

[Abiel]

Daniel played tenor horn in the band at the junior soldiers rally at the weekend. feeling very proud!

[Andy Broadley]

Daniel played tenor horn in the band at the junior soldiers rally at the weekend. feeling very proud!


:clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:

[Abiel]

*Abiel runs a nice warm bath for her trombone

[Andy Broadley]

*Abiel runs a nice warm bath for her trombone

There's a joke in there somewhere:D

[Abiel]

I understand it's the done thing!

[RedneckAnglican]

you guys still need a tuba player?...

[Andy Broadley]

you guys still need a tuba player?...

Sure do

[RedneckAnglican]

It's been awhile...but I'll give it a whirl...

[elm0]

It must have been a while.... OK, I don't know much, but I do know that you're not meant to whirl the tuba.... :P

[Andy Broadley]

It must have been a while.... OK, I don't know much, but I do know that you're not meant to whirl the tuba.... :P

*Band Masters cap off*

*Sergeant majors cap on*

Colour sergeant Elm0. Stop harrassing the bass section and attend to your duties. Did we ever find that powder blue crayon?

*Sergeant majors cap off*

*Band Masters cap on*

[elm0]

Did we ever find that powder blue crayon?

Didn't you see it fly out of the whirling tuba and across the bandroom just before? I think it landed in the sandwiches. :P

[RedneckAnglican]

It must have been a while.... OK, I don't know much, but I do know that you're not meant to whirl the tuba.... :P

actually...Marching in high school and college we did Tuba swirls...hard to play doing that, but it is a lot of fun!...

[Andy Broadley]

Didn't you see it fly out of the whirling tuba and across the bandroom just before? I think it landed in the sandwiches. :P

We have sandwiches?

Wonderful.

[RedneckAnglican]

Didn't you see it fly out of the whirling tuba and across the bandroom just before? I think it landed in the sandwiches. :P

I know I missed the sandwiches...I have more control than that...and I never waste food...

[Abiel]

Toot toot!

[Andy Broadley]

Toot toot!

That second toot should have been in F sharp.

Try it again:)

[Abiel]

toot #toot!

[JoshuaCh1v9]

Off to band oractice for the first time tonight.

Just to observe for the time being.

Been a long time since I last played in the band.

Looking forward to it

[JoshuaCh1v9]

Went to band practice.

Didn't play (was invited but had no wish to ruin the practice for everyone).

They have leant me an old Eb bass and some tune books so I can practice at home.

[RedneckAnglican]

I wish I'd have kept my Eb...I'd send it to you...

[JoshuaCh1v9]

I wish I'd have kept my Eb...I'd send it to you...

lol....shipping might be a little costly.

Not the lightest of instruments.

The Lord 'blessed' me with a double whammy.

Lips too big to be able to play a cornet or tenor horn, but not enough musical ability to be able to master the Euphomium.

So I wound up on the heavy artillery.

You get these lovely pictures at Christmas of salvation Army bands out in the streets playing carols.

And it's usually those prima donna cornet payers you see, looking very dapper.

You never see the poor guy who is breaking his back lugging the Eb about.

[JoshuaCh1v9]

Alright, thats my daily whinge done with:D :D :D :D

[JoshuaCh1v9]

Useful info for you musicians out there.

For free balnk music paper try on here.

www.blanksheetmusic.net (http://www.blanksheetmusic.net)


Print off as much as you need.

[JoshuaCh1v9]

A week into this years campaign

Started last Monday at the church in our village.

Yesterday was a full day at the Morrisons store in Knottingly. C.O skived off. Some lame excuse about having to attend the Training Collage.:D :D :D

Good day though. Received another two invitations to play during the course of the day. One we have had to turn down as we are fully booked. the other we are trying to see if we can fit in.

[Surviving]

I play baritone at the moment...but I do have my own trombone...tenor horn...my husband has an Eb and a Bb bass. I prefer to play trombone though. Oh, and I sold my cornet about 6 months ago, so I'm afraid I can't help on cornet. Besides, my lips wouldn't fit in the mouth piece!

[JoshuaCh1v9]

I play baritone at the moment...but I do have my own trombone...tenor horn...my husband has an Eb and a Bb bass. I prefer to play trombone though. Oh, and I sold my cornet about 6 months ago, so I'm afraid I can't help on cornet. Besides, my lips wouldn't fit in the mouth piece!

Thats my problem as well.

But when you are out there lugging that Bass a bout and caroling, you really wish you could be one of those prima donna cornet layers instead of being on the heavy artillery

[Surviving]

Thats my problem as well.

But when you are out there lugging that Bass a bout and caroling, you really wish you could be one of those prima donna cornet layers instead of being on the heavy artillery
LOL!

[BoazB]

I think the only instrument I have never played is Soprano Cornet. (And I pray that that will never be necessary:( )

[elm0]

one of those prima donna cornet layers
:scratch: Do you lay a cornet the same way you lay an egg?








:P ^_^

[elm0]

Just getting some band practice happening. Have to keep playing the fool often so I don't lose my edge. :sorry:

[Surviving]

I think the only instrument I have never played is Soprano Cornet. (And I pray that that will never be necessary:( )
Soprano cornet players are far and few between.

[BoazB]

:scratch: Do you lay a cornet the same way you lay an egg?

elm0, I think you will enjoy this little tale from a band practice. I had been invited to a practice somewhere. They loaned me a bass trombone (a BEAUTIFUL Holton BbF)- my home instrument - but I think they were desperate;) . One of the euphoniums was getting grilled and here is what the bansmaster said:

BANDMASTER: "This is how you play. You look at the
music... You look at the time signature... You ooo at the key... Then you take a deep breath....

(and then an Eb Bass player next to me mutters from the safety behind his bass:)

Eb BASS PLAYER: "And then you pray!":D

[elm0]

And then you turn the music up the right way, and start all over. ^_^

[BoazB]

And then you turn the music up the right way, and start all over. ^_^

Good one, Dag :D

[elm0]

Good one, Dag :D
*Hands BoazB a Rooibos, and some glasses.* I'm elm0, not TheDag. :P

[SandCrab]

*Hands BoazB a Rooibos, and some glasses.* I'm elm0, not TheDag. :P
Rooibos? Yuk...five roses over here...

[elm0]

Sorry, I don't have any Five Roses here. How about some Twinings?

[BoazB]

Rooibos? Yuk...five roses over here...

:) Yeah, I know... I've heard people say that Rooibos is medicine, and they aren't sick, but here is the advantage...

If you ever do fasting, Rooibos is the one choice that won't give you a headache:D ;)

[Surviving]

I haven't a clue what you are on about!

[Surviving]

Anyway, I play in a brass band in London and I am looking for some players...does anyone have any suggestions?

[BoazB]

I haven't a clue what you are on about!

Five Roses is regular tea as comes off a tea bush. Rooibos is a tea that is made from a reed-like bush, and is more red in colour. It has a VERY different taste, and contains no tannin. It is meant to have great anti-oxidants and other health properties. Is also used in cosmetics (I am told:scratch: )

However, some guys just don't like it because they prefer normal tea or coffee.

Sorry I can't help with the brass player thing. Hope you succeed though. :)

[BoazB]

The bush from which Rooibos tea came from was originally only found (so I am told) in a small place called Clanwilliam in South Africa, also famous for a Lutheran Mission station called Wupperthal. Rooibos is now an export industry. I wouldn't be surprised if it is now available in the UK (in health shops or shops that specialise in South African products maybe?). The tea is also meant to make one very calm - I drink it as much as possible!:blush:

[someone_else]

hey i meet a lady in zimbabwe who loves that tea. although it was the most expensive tea you could buy.

on other news i quit my jobs today so i can start a new one in two weeks. it was harder than i though and i did not leave feeling as good about it as i thought i would mainly because my boss is weak and turned everything back on me and i found out there is rumors going around work about me. still it was nice to say what i have wanted to say for so long now. i had to go right from that to my other work for a shift and i cried when i gave this boss my resignation. partly coz i was sad to do it partly coz i was still so worked up over the other job. Im glad its over just gota get though my next two weeks.

[childofaking]

will play cornet if its not too difficult havn,t played for some time, please play the torchbearers eric ball

[Andy Broadley]

will play cornet if its not too difficult havn,t played for some time, please play the torchbearers eric ball

Good choice. Fine piece of music by an excellent composer.

Also wrote Star Lake, my personal favourite:)

[Psyka]

happy birthday

[Timyone]

i play drums (precussion) and can play a bit of tuba

[Andy Broadley]

i play drums (precussion) and can play a bit of tuba

/me hands him the drum sticks


Welcome aboard

[shadistarr]

I can play the flute


jk jk... how about the Eb horn (I think that's what you people call a french horn) hehehe

[Andy Broadley]

I can play the flute


jk jk... how about the Eb horn (I think that's what you people call a french horn) hehehe

*Rumages through the stack of tune books*

Yup...got one.:) You're in. Welcome

[shadistarr]

sweet!

[Andy Broadley]

Band taking shape nicely now

[Andy Broadley]

Good choice. Fine piece of music by an excellent composer.

Also wrote Star Lake, my personal favourite:)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyFCqYBOje4

[Andy Broadley]

ISB do it best (of course) but a good performance all the same

[Richy2304]

Awesome idea! Count me in... I'm a percussionist (sorry, bad pun), do you have one of those yet?

I also play bass guitar so I'm ready for when the cyber songsters starts

[elm0]

/me hands him the drum sticks
:cry: That was my dinner!!