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Barber to lead us through the Blues...

Foden's star trombonist John Barber will be leading online delegates through the arts of improvisation in the next Brass Bands England webinar series.

Barber
  John Barber will lead the improvisation seminar to tackle the blues...

BBE will also be hosting another development webinar on Tuesday 29th September (7.00pm).

Foden's renowned trombonist John Barber will deliver a practical, interactive workshop on the topic of improvisation.

Exploration

John will guide attendees through a series of improvisation exercises and exploration into the ways to develop a musical motif, a key tool in improvisation.

In the second half of the workshop attendees will put the exercises into practice, workshopping the 'Brass Band Blues'.

Anyone wanting to take part should bring along their instruments and be ready to play along throughout the evening.

In the second half of the workshop attendees will put the exercises into practice, workshopping the 'Brass Band Blues'.

Webinar

This webinar will be delivered online on using the Zoom webinar platform so attendees can interact and ask questions throughout the session.

This session is free for BBE members and £5 for non-members.

More information on Band or Individual Membership can be found on the BBE website — https://www.bbe.org.uk/join-us

To register for this webinar go to https://www.bbe.org.uk/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=98

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