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Neish joins Scottish Roadshow

Les Neish will be presenting one of his fantastic masterclasses as the Scottish Brass Band Association hits the road later this month...

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  Les Neish will present his masterclass online

Besson tuba virtuoso Les Neish has signed up to join tutors for the 'Virtual Learning Roadshow' being staged by the Scottish Brass Band Association (SBBA) on 20th September.

Trio

Les will be putting on a masterclass on performance techniques via Zoom, adding to the three contributors who have already been announced.

These include author, performance coach and mental health advocate Tabby Kerwin who will deliver a Zoom session on 'Mental Health in Brass Bands' and Lancashire Music Service's Helen Minshall who is producing a recorded session entitled 'Brass Beginnings', a guide to the early stages of brass playing and building a band.

Jack Nissan from Tinderbox Collective is planning a Zoom session on 'The use of Zoom for online teaching'.

A link has now been provided for the Tabby Kerwin event which can be accessed at: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mental-health-in-brass-bands-tickets-116977612187?utm-medium=discovery&utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-source=strongmail&utm-term=listing

Now, because of COVID-19, the two events are being combined into a single, online experience which will be beamed into people's homes on 20th September4BR

Brought together

Two Learning Roadshows had been planned for the east and west of Scotland during June and September with the intention of reaching out to brass band musicians with useful workshop and information sessions as a means of celebrating SBBA's 125th anniversary year.

Now, because of COVID-19, the two events are being combined into a single, online experience which will be beamed into people's homes on 20th September.

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