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Army auditions

Fancy a musical career in the army — then there are some auditions to get through first next year.

 

The Corps of Army Music State Bands (Household Cavalry, Royal Artillery & Foot Guards) will be holding Open/Audition days on 28-29th January 2009 in London.

The audition process will consist of: Performance of two contrasting pieces (without accompaniment), sight reading, scales & arpeggios, a theory paper and an aural assessment4BR

Audition

The audition process will consist of: Performance of two contrasting pieces (without accompaniment), sight reading, scales & arpeggios, a theory paper and an aural assessment.

Information

For information, or if you just fancy a visit to see what they do, contact:

WO1 (BM) Walters — Bandmaster Irish Guards
igbandmaster@armymail.mod.uk
020 7414 3248

More information can be found here:
http://www.army.mod.uk/music/career/default.aspx
or here:
http://www.armyjobs.mod.uk/jobs/pages/JobDetail.aspx?armyjobid=CAM480%2f489&category=7"

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