Pro practice with Roger Webster

This month Pro Practice host, Professor Roger Webster, considers how band rehearsal can inspire or demotivate players

Band Practice - what does yours fulfil? Rehearsal, training, time-wasting, a social event? Of course it is possible to satisfy several of the above in a band practice, but what are your primary goals?

Do you want to:

Improve as individuals.
Improve as a band.
Develop or enhance your musical and technical skills.
Meet and play in an ensemble that simply wishes to ‘give it a go’, but without a real plan or musical ambition.Challenge and push yourselves in an attempt to improve.
Simply meet up for a blow through pieces…

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