Maltby Miners Welfare Band Forum - Recent Posts https://maltbyband.org.uk/community/ Maltby Miners Welfare Band Discussion Board en-GB Sun, 26 Apr 2026 19:11:47 +0000 wpForo 60 Band Talk - 29th April - Siobhan Bates https://maltbyband.org.uk/community/main-forum/band-talk-29th-april-siobhan-bates/#post-19 Fri, 23 Apr 2021 19:00:50 +0000 Please post questions for Siobhan here. More info can be found on her website and the Black Dyke Band site

https://www.blackdykeband.co.uk/profiles/siobhan-bates/

https://www.siobhanbates.co.uk/

]]> Dave Chambers https://maltbyband.org.uk/community/main-forum/band-talk-29th-april-siobhan-bates/#post-19 Questions for Band Talk - 8th April - Amersham Band https://maltbyband.org.uk/community/main-forum/questions-for-band-talk-8th-april-amersham-band/#post-18 Fri, 02 Apr 2021 13:40:53 +0000 Please post any questions you have for Fred Harrison, the chair of Amersham Band

http://amershamband.com/

]]> Dave Chambers https://maltbyband.org.uk/community/main-forum/questions-for-band-talk-8th-april-amersham-band/#post-18 Questions for Band Talk - 18th March - Kenny Crookston https://maltbyband.org.uk/community/main-forum/questions-for-band-talk-18th-march-kenny-crookston/#post-17 Sat, 13 Mar 2021 17:33:18 +0000 Our guest is Kenny Crookston, former editor of British Bandsman, former player with Whitburn and currently CEO of Brass Bands England. I've asked him to talk about BBE, what they do, current and future projects, as well as his brass banding history and hopefully some anecdotes. There'll be a Q&A session too but if anyone wants me to send any questions prior to Thursday, send them my way or pop them onto the website. https://www.bbe.org.uk/about-us/our-key-people

 

https://www.bbe.org.uk/about-us/our-key-people

]]> Dave Chambers https://maltbyband.org.uk/community/main-forum/questions-for-band-talk-18th-march-kenny-crookston/#post-17 RE: Questions for Band Talk - 4th March https://maltbyband.org.uk/community/main-forum/questions-for-band-talk-4th-march/#post-16 Tue, 23 Feb 2021 22:15:31 +0000 What is ABBA’s view on standardised, quantitative marking systems for contests, such as those proposed by Steven Mead and others, where points are allocated based on set criteria like tuning, dynamics, accuracy, soloists etc.?  Is there any plan to develop this or trial something of this nature in a future contest?

Our band like many others enjoys entering entertainment and own choice test piece contests as it allows the band to select pieces of music that players enjoy and that suit the band’s strengths. They also seem to becoming more popular at major contests like Butlins.  This must be a challenge for adjudicators as its not a level playing field.  How should adjudicators approach this?  Do you reward the band that pushes themselves with a very hard piece but it doesn’t quite work or the band that plays it safe with ‘easier' music and makes no mistakes?

]]> Jonathan Chambers https://maltbyband.org.uk/community/main-forum/questions-for-band-talk-4th-march/#post-16 RE: Questions for Band Talk - 4th March https://maltbyband.org.uk/community/main-forum/questions-for-band-talk-4th-march/#post-15 Tue, 23 Feb 2021 09:44:15 +0000 How does it work when 2 or more adjudicators,  surely there are times when they can't agree on a winner 

]]> Robert Davies https://maltbyband.org.uk/community/main-forum/questions-for-band-talk-4th-march/#post-15 RE: Questions for Band Talk - 4th March https://maltbyband.org.uk/community/main-forum/questions-for-band-talk-4th-march/#post-14 Sun, 21 Feb 2021 13:28:05 +0000 Does the criteria change depending on the style of the test piece, ie older test piece more on tuning,  modern more on technical skills 

Also, how much does percussion come into the equation 

 

]]> Robert Davies https://maltbyband.org.uk/community/main-forum/questions-for-band-talk-4th-march/#post-14 RE: Questions for Band Talk - 4th March https://maltbyband.org.uk/community/main-forum/questions-for-band-talk-4th-march/#post-13 Sat, 20 Feb 2021 19:12:44 +0000 What type of contest do you prefer? 

 

We all have preferences in music. Do you find it easier to adjudicate a piece you like or a piece you dislike?

 

Is as much care taken to order the bands in the lower part of the reuslts table as in the top 6?

 

Adjudicators often list what they were looking for just before the results are announced. We've played at contests where the deciding factor has been how one movement was played or how influenced by a particular recording the band had been. What scope is there to get this info to the bands before the contest so they have an idea what success looks like? 

]]> Dave Chambers https://maltbyband.org.uk/community/main-forum/questions-for-band-talk-4th-march/#post-13 Questions for Band Talk - 4th March https://maltbyband.org.uk/community/main-forum/questions-for-band-talk-4th-march/#post-12 Fri, 19 Feb 2021 09:24:01 +0000 Our guest on 4th March is Nicholas Garman, Secretary of the Association of Brass Band Adjudicators. He's asked for some pre-prepared questions so please post these below (before 25th Feb).

 

Part of the evening will be an interactive activity where we will all become adjudicators! You'll need the score (follow the link below), the assessment criteria (link below) and a pair of headphones would be useful. If you need me to send paper copies of the attached files, let me know and I'll get them to you.

 

Link to score:

https://onedrive.live.com/?authkey=%21APitfvrxZDl63mM&cid=1BB5F12BA6D0A7D4&id=1BB5F12BA6D0A7D4%211098&parId=1BB5F12BA6D0A7D4%21388&o=OneUp

 

Link to assessment criteria

https://aobba.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Performance-Assessment-Criteria-2015.pdf

 

]]> Dave Chambers https://maltbyband.org.uk/community/main-forum/questions-for-band-talk-4th-march/#post-12 RE: Questions for Band Talk - Thursday 18th February https://maltbyband.org.uk/community/main-forum/questions-for-band-talk-thursday-18th-february/paged/2/#post-11 Wed, 17 Feb 2021 14:32:22 +0000

Our Harry was wondering if he's ever had to  rewrite a part for a contest,  ie 1st horn playing  2nd trombone part etc.,  or if that's not an issue in the upper echelons 

]]> Robert Davies https://maltbyband.org.uk/community/main-forum/questions-for-band-talk-thursday-18th-february/paged/2/#post-11 RE: Questions for Band Talk - Thursday 18th February https://maltbyband.org.uk/community/main-forum/questions-for-band-talk-thursday-18th-february/paged/2/#post-10 Wed, 17 Feb 2021 14:31:12 +0000

Our Harry was wondering if he's ever had to  rewrite a part for a contest,  ie 1st horn playing  2nd trombone part etc.,  or if that's not an issue in the upper echelons 

]]> Robert Davies https://maltbyband.org.uk/community/main-forum/questions-for-band-talk-thursday-18th-february/paged/2/#post-10