Warm welcome awaits new players at Usk band
USK Brass Band are embarking on a recruitment drive for perspective beginner players of all ages to join their training band.
Learning an instrument can be so rewarding, not only is it scientifically proven to aid brain development, but also gives any musician the chance to develop key social, learn working and performance skills.
Usk would also love any former brass players, who may have an itch to come back to banding to drop them a message. You don’t need your own instrument, they will sort that out for you. They hope to be public-facing again soon in the community and eagerly await updates from the Welsh Government about performances.
For any brass player whose band may not be rehearsing regularly due to the pandemic fancy keeping their ‘lip in’ in a safe environment, then please drop them a message. They rehearse on a Monday and Thursday.
All players provide a negative lateral flow test before coming to rehearsal as well as filling in a questionnaire and having their temperature checked at the door.
James Jones, the musical director of Usk Band, said: It was an absolute privilege to be playing in the heart of the community last week.
“With so many members of the band being NHS, social and/or key workers it was great to be thinking all of these wonderful people throughout the UK publicly.
“Our focus now turns to representing Wales and our town at the National Brass Band Finals of Great Britain for the third time in a row in September at Cheltenham racecoarse in the Centaur Hall.”
Visit: www.uskbrassband.com.