Mediaeval Babes time
It been a very Mediaeval Baebes time for the last few weeks. Their new album, The Huntress, arrived on 13th November. I had pre-ordered this back in March 2011 and so got a signed copy with a bonus CD. I … Continue reading
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New RavBrass website
I helped John Ravenor to get a new website http://ravbrass.com for his brass instrument repair and restoration business up today. It all started as I had to take A.’s Tenor Horn to John as the middle valve was stuck. It … Continue reading
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Tagged brass repair, John Ravenor, RavBrass
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Tuned Waste Pipe in C
A while back I started looking into how a recorder works and came across an article on the Physics of Music Instruments which explained the maths behind the hole sizes and positions. The more I thought about it, the more … Continue reading
Relaunch of the music service
I’ve missed the boat here! I missed Central Bedfordshire Council’s announcement regarding the re-launch of the music service, Creative thinking to maintain creative services, which was released on 6th June. On 2nd June, Jo and I attended another stakeholder meeting, … Continue reading
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Tagged Central Bedfordshire Council, Dunstable Music Centre, music service
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More on the cancellation of music tuition lessons
The fiasco that is the fees rises for Central Bedfordshire Music Service continues. Yesterday, we received an invoice for this term for both my son and daughter’s violin lessons. We had cancelled my daughter’s lessons at the end of March … Continue reading
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Tagged Bedfordshire Music Service, Dunstable Music Centre, music centre
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Reduction in numbers for musical instrument tuition
From the spring term to the summer term, following the fee rise, 40% of those taking musical instrument tuition with Bedfordshire Music Service have cancelled their lessons. This isn’t as high a number as I was expecting, however many people … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Rants
Tagged Bedfordshire Music Service, Dunstable Music Centre, music centre
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