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BandSafe and Player Development courses set by BBE

Brass Bands England is offering courses for Player Development and BandSafe over the next few weeks.

Bandsafe
  Thee is a course of BandSafe at BBE headquarters

Brass Bands England will be running or linking up with organisations for a series of different events over the next few weeks.

Player Development

Paul Cosh and Roger Webster will be leading their Player Development Seminar at Morton Park Training Centre on Saturday 23rd November (10.00am — 4.00pm).

For further information go to: https://www.bbe.org.uk/civicrm/event/info%3Fid%3D49%26reset%3D1

These workshops look to improve the overall quality of bands playing and performance. In these sessions, Paul focuses on essentials of brass playing, looking at practical exercises to improve your individual playing to heighten the band's overall sound.

Roger Webster's attention is drawn to the mental and psychological aspects of efficient practice and performance methods. Both sessions have a consistent message that improving the quality of individual players can drastically the quality of your band overall.

To see a video about what is in store go to: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2464841570451235

BandSafe

There will be a BandSafe Training afternoon on Wednesday 4th December (1.00pm-4.00pm) at Brass Band England's headquarters at Unit 12, Maple Estate, Barnsley (S75 2 BL)

For further information go to: https://www.bbe.org.uk/civicrm/event/info%3Fid%3D64%26reset%3D1

The BandSafe training course has been developed with the NSPCC, and is tailored to the challenges you may face in a band environment. If your band wishes to make use of the BBE-held BOPA then two members of your band must have attended a BandSafe training course.

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