Haha, yes, definitely will do!Originally Posted by Simon Barden
Might be best to avoid the Miami Sewage Works Brass Band in that case.
I made contact with the Surfers Paradise Brass Band(Only 10mins by bus from where I'm staying), and they are more than happy to have me there for a practice or two.
They will be heavily into gearing up for the Queensland State Championships, so the Musical Director may not want me sitting in with the band, but they did mention they have a spare Bass Trombone there ready to go if I'm allowed to have a go with them.
It would be awesome to sit in with another B Grade band. My own band is currently a C Grade one, but we have been steadily improving over the last couple of years, and we will hopefully be knocking on the door of the B Grade section again soon.
I'm actually missing out on our own State Band Championships by doing this guitar building course, but by the sounds of it, the permit player they are getting to replace me is a top player, so I'm confident that he will more than fill my spot. Hopefully my spot is still available when I return!!
While my Musical Director was disappointed, he's also a guitar fan, and knows I've been wanting this for many years.
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