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| sammixjx |
hellohiya every1 i just joined this thig the day! quite good! erm i have got my audiont on the 12th o march till the 16th and ive neva been so scared in my life? has any1 gt advice and tips on what to do? how to sell urself but dnt cum across cocky!? lol and wat sort of stuf to play!? please reply soon! x
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| bootybandy |
Well Sam, it's all in the preperation, and it looks like you've left it a tad late matey. These are the kind of questions you should have been asking a few months ago. Read what other people have asked over the past and what information they can give. Good Luck..........I think you'll need it. | ||||
| admin |
Hi Sam,
the best place to look is here http://www.royalmarinesbands.co.uk/actionmusic/Index_recruiting.htm You'll see a PDF about audition preparation there. Play something you are confident with that shows your skills off. Don't play something you are not confident with that will trip you up. Polite, smart and read up on the bands locations and what the Corps is doing in general. Don't practice until you get it right; practice until you can't get it wrong! |
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| sammixjx |
yea well,,, i always cum on the site and look up stuff about them and that but i never thought about joining this bit untill yesterday! it good tho! but dnt think im as nervous as i was! thanks for ur tips and all that jazz x i just dnt no wat srt of stuff they will be askin me?! i think that the hard bit! thinkin of answers but not soundin like a total gimp! haha | ||||
| Aaron Aardvark |
mmmm....Im sure if you text the recruiting office they can point you in some sort of appropriate direction. 
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| sammixjx |
hmm is that sarcastic!?! lol 
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| Aaron Aardvark |
have you tried a sock? 
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| sammixjx |
haha o i gt it now! and i a gurl and incase uaint noticed alreadi i a wee bit slow! lol | ||||
| Hornblower |
Waaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh 
Aa Aa gets it again!!! This is too much like taking candy, annat. Gettin' old Aa Aa? Slowin' down? Toooo much. 
Welcome Sammixjx - keep us informed and don't (whatever you do) write like that stuff you've put on this thread if you can avoid it. Just a wee tip for ya. One final thing - if you can manage to put one over on the Aardvaark again - be my guest. 
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| sammixjx |
oh right ok you mean text speak? i dont understand what i've wrote is it the way i was sayin things? is it wrong?! yeah ill let you know how i get on! x | ||||
| Hornblower |
Yeah sweetheart - just the text speak, not what you say. That's fine and dandy!!!!
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| sammixjx |
aww thanks! i was a wee bit worried there! thats cool then ;) | ||||
| Aaron Aardvark |
Neck!!! wahhhhhhhhhhhhhh....... 
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| bootybandy |
Neck!!! wahhhhhhhhhhhh......
wow. Great riposte Double Aa Aa. |
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| RAB |
OK..youngster...If you're hoping to represent the future 'Jock' entry in RMB, I'm already havin ma doubts... 
If you're jist in fur a wind up then braw...
Ye've made me laugh at yer braille - type posts so far... Wise up young yin and if ye're serious aboot a right go at bein a Royal, then good luck....
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| MrJpig |
Re: hello
Hello Sammixjx and welcome to the Thig 
I have a few questions for you to answer prior to your audition to check that you are a musician and not too cocky 1.What instrument do you play? 2.What grade are you? 3.Do you know what a dictionary is? 4.Have you ever experienced the sharp edges of a piccolo before? 5.R U avin a larf?
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| Fizzie |
Thats going to fill him/her with loads of confidence! "I think you'll need it". Just read up a little bit of the bands history and make sure you've got a few pieces well prepared. Fitness is important, so if you havent started already then get running! It's all about the effort you put in, not necessarilyhow good you are. Try and be confident but not overly and make an effort to get to know the others on the audition. Good luck! You'll have a great time! |
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| sammixjx |
right ok cool! yea i've been doing loads of reading up on the histopry. working really hard on fitness. Thanks
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| sammixjx |
1.What instrument do you play?
2.What grade are you? 3.Do you know what a dictionary is? 4.Have you ever experienced the sharp edges of a piccolo before? 5.R U avin a larf? i play trumpet passed my grade 6 in november! yes i know what a dictionary is! i can spell it was just my hands missed some keys! nope im not having a "larf" and no i havn't experienced the sharp edges of a piccolo!
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| Fizzie |
You go girl! |
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| sammixjx |
oh no did that sound cheeky? it wasnt ment to! i was just answering the questions! :S | ||||
| MrJpig |
The rascal`s got spirit....I like that!!
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| bootybandy |
Spiwit? Then fwow him to the fwoor. | ||||
| MrJpig |
WUFFLY?? | ||||
| bootybandy |
Vewy Wuffly. | ||||
| Fizzie |
no you didnt sound cheeky. You sounded like you were answering the questions that people were asking you, and you dont sound like your "avin a larf" as someone put it. Good luck for March by the way! |
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| sammixjx |
alright ok then! thanks i'm still nervous though! are you in it your self? | ||||
| Aaron Aardvark |
she wishes wahhhhhhhhhhhhhh |
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| RAB |
..Depends what you mean I suppose Sammi...
But from where I'm sitting I would say damned close on two counts...
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| Baaaaaaaaaaass |
Usually just a case of how deep.... |
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| sammixjx |
yep i've got spirit and more! glad you like! well just incase you were all wondering i wasn't meaning anything dirty with " are you in it yourself" i was asking if fizzie was in the marines..just clarifing it! I have been told that i have a dirty mind! i don't know where they get that from! .... | ||||
| Baaaaaaaaaaass |
You'll fit in well, then!! | ||||
| Fizzie |
[quote="sammixjx"]yep i've got spirit and more! glad you like! well just incase you were all wondering i wasn't meaning anything dirty with " are you in it yourself" i was asking if fizzie was in the marines..just clarifing it! I have been told that i have a dirty mind! i don't know where they get that from! ....[/quote
haha yes im going to be "in it myself" in September. I auditioned in November. You'll have a right laugh and meet lots of nice interesting people. Good food too , although the beds arent very comfy...but i suppose thats just something one will have to get used to!
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| townsergeant |
No comment!
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| A |
Good food? At Nelson? Good grief..... | ||||
| townsergeant |
I hope those nasty people ain't goin to shout at me?
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| Hornblower |
Good Lord! (He said putting on his flat cap and taking out his false teeth). Comfy beds? You're lucky you got a bed! You'll be wanting a lie-in next!! (What do you mean you could book a shake from that nice friendly DNCO? Any time between 07.30 - 10.00. One slice of toast or two Miss?) "Corporal, my alarm didn't go off this morning mind if I scrub round today until after lunch?" "No problems sweet little girly, you just stay put until your head's together. Anything I can get you? I'll send that nice Sgt Mark with a list of things we can provide for you." "Oh! And if you don't feel up to it after lunch don't bother with the rest of the day either."
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| lesbryan |
Good food ||||It wasnt good when i was there||| 
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| MrJpig |
Once upon a time when this forum was young there were nice pictures of the accommodation..........now it`s all red crosses??
http://royalmarinesbands.myfreeforum.org/ftopic143-0-asc-0.php |
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| lesbryan |
No red crosses from me andy mate when i was there .there was a full ships company in one mess with the baths and showers (if you were lucky on the ground floor.Nothing like wots in the pictures .The food wernt bad thats just a standing joke ||| :
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| Hornblower |
No red crosses my end either big man.
Full set of piccies for me - I have to say though, the beds didn't look particularly comfy
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| MrJpig |
WAYHAY they`re back...must have been a glitch in my system
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| 2nd Clarinet |
Hey RAB........ I see the educational system over the border is second to none! Grammer being high on the list. 
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| Hornblower |
Grammer! Grammer? You didn't go to Grammer school did you Bob? Probably not, otherwise you'd be able to spell the bloody word! (I did that out of pity for you M8 - didn't want the North of the Borderers to diss you, so did it for you). WOTAMATE!!!! Now - if you're gonna bait the Big Bad Lad up there in Scotlandshire, don't give 'im the opportunity to pick holes in you... S'OK - no charge!!!
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| RAB |
Oi you rear rank (middle) Cromwell admirer...!!!!! Don't blame me for the 'new-speak' utterings of this little girly sprog.. I've never even MET her mother....
Anyhoo, back on thread, when did they stop issuing hammocks..????
Now be careful chaps..this thread is beginning to become humorous...
Most unbecoming of HM finest....
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| lesbryan |
dunno i last slept in one 1967 before refit after refit i had a bunk ||
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| RAB |
Did it fit Les..???
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| sammixjx |
haha yes im going to be "in it myself" in September. I auditioned in November. You'll have a right laugh and meet lots of nice interesting people. Good food too , although the beds arent very comfy...but i suppose thats just something one will have to get used to!
alright sound! i'm sure you will get used to the beds! well done in getting in! :) hopefully they will have me too! ;) |
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| lesbryan |
It certainly would not fit now rab thats for sure
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| 2nd Clarinet |
I was hoping RAB would bite on this........but, you'll do!!! 
Sorry M8!
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| Hornblower |
Anything for an oppo...
(Grammer! )
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| RAB |
..Rab didn't bite 'cos Rab didn't see anything wrong with the spolling.....
..Why is Rab speaking in the second person mode when he's referring to himself..????
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| bootybandy |
I don't know, I'll ask Booty..... Nah I don't know either. 
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| RAB |
Crikey Rab... ..It's catching.....
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| Hey Nonny |
And another fine dit - rehearsals on Horse Guards Parade in 91 - everyone totally threaders - Fred Miller pipes up: 'Roses are red, violets are blue, I'm schizophrenic, and so am I’. You had to be there...
During the same rehearsal, one of the cavalry trumpeters had to repeat their call several times, each time it got progressively worse, until one of our lot was heard to comment ‘b***y hell, it was the horse playing it that time’. 
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| RAB |
....Nice to see you back Nonny...
What would horsegaurds be without the humour..
Hang on.. I'll ask Rab...
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| FFoglamp |
Congratulations, on one of the best thread hijacks ever. How Nonny got to Horseguards from "grammer" on the site I'll never know. The schizo references are a bit loose and thin. That was a change gear without synchromesh - errr --CRUNCH !!!
Anyway, Sammy good- at-spolling txet person, good luck with the audiont. and if you cum on the site again, don't forget windscreen wipers on your monitor screen !!!
Thats good advice from me, and from me. |
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| Hey Nonny |
Errr, elementary my dear Fortissimo! I simply put in the supertonic minor of the new key, followed by the dominant seventh (in 2nd inversion) et voila! New key established, nae probs matey. 
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| bootybandy |
Don't talk technical to Ffoggy, he's a basher of things.... 
hahahaha........ even the emoticon is named after him. hahahahaha |
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| RAB |
...and Hey Nonny plays..???????? Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah.... 
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| Hey Nonny |
The fool mostly, but I have been known to play pots and pans very badly. And no I'm not being self-deprecating, just truthful!
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| RAB |
Ahem...Point of order here please...
Please continue rattling your pans, but leave the pots to the 'Rotund' section....
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| Hey Nonny |
Well I was being half truthful Rab, flying drumsticks and things falling off stage have cause me to notch up three confirmed 'hits' though not 'kills' on brass instruments.  If only it weren't true...
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| FFoglamp |
So, in amongst the smokescreen of humour, what does H.Nonny really play ?
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| Hey Nonny |
Well, er, since you ask, percussion actually... there, that wasn't too humorous was it?
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| 2nd Clarinet |
......Hey Nonny wrote
flying drumsticks and things falling off stage have cause me to notch up three confirmed 'hits' though not 'kills' on brass instruments
Hey FF, look at the reply from Hey Nonny, there's a clue in there somewhere
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| FFoglamp |
Ok, so I missed a big one. I must dust down the "Percussionists book of excuses" circa 1982 sometime. I'm losing my touch.
(It came in very handy against TF in the dog end days). So, Hey nonny, we could do with our own room, and fight back against the blowers of twisted metal ! |
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| 2nd Clarinet |
Don't let Hornblower see your remark about TF. He appears to be on some sort of 'Crusade' to get the Pope to Cannonise TF, PW, DDW, etc, etc and gain good publicity for them. He's the Band Service equivalent of Max Clifford.
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| Hornblower |
You can add DD, MJ and even CB to that list Bob.
I didn't think I'd seen the light, but it does at least give me a purpose! Halleooooooyah - praise the Lord!
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| 2nd Clarinet |
Halleooooooyah - praise the Lord! And Pass the Ammunition......... Stu,
DD...... I have worked out who DD is. :smt027 MJ..... Was MJ a Clarinet/Violin (sometimes played the piano) SNCO who always wore his trousers up around his chest?
CB...... CB? I can think of one CB who was a Cpl burglar, not sure if this is the one you mean.
Give a clue that only those in the know can work out. I'll get in touch with the man himself (Graham Hitchens) and see if he has vacancies in his God Squad, for when you retire from your present post.
A quote for you......Jeremiah (ch. XIII, v. 23) A quote for all you others....I Corinthians (ch. XIII, v. 1) First back with an answer to these two wins a prize.
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| FFoglamp |
Hey Stuey, If you are thinking of remotely being nice to the CB I think it might be, then, I will have to excommunicate you !!!!!
The only canon you will get has two "n" s in it and will be fired up somewhere painful !!!!
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| Hornblower |
Have you two never heard of the act of forgiveness?
These people were blind and did not know their sins - they merely did what was done unto them.
It was THE WAY. There was no other WAY. Start being nice to people and where will it ever end? There was streed cred to think of - start going weak and the bad boys would be on you before you knew it, taking advantage and not cleaning their shiny bits 'n bobs. We bad boys needed to be kept in our place - we deserved all the crap we had to take from the righteous ones. How would we learn THE RIGHT WAY if is was not rammed down our throats at every single opportunity? No - Bob and Ffoggy (dear chaps), we were the ones that needed to be kept in line and I forgive those righteous people for the way they operated, their Modus Operandi was clearly the BEST WAY to ensure that anyone with a bit of spirit, spunk or character did not attempt to overshadow their greatness. Thank the Lord for egos bigger than mine - and the rank that gave it to them. They deserved me. Without people like me, they would have been shouting at each other! And we could never have that type of anarchic behaviour now, could we? (Bob, couldn't be arsed to look up your quotes and in any case I don't got a Bible , and CB has been thoroughly discussed (dissed! ) in these hallowed threads. Find him and you find your person.)
But be careful, Dan doesn't take kindly to open dissing in here and he may SHOUT AT YOU...
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| Hornblower |
24U Bob:
I Corinthians (ch. XIII, v. 11) I Corinthians (ch. XIII, v. 13) Touche smartarse! 
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| 2nd Clarinet |
Nice ones.....Papa! Right!. Back to you...... Matthew (ch. XV, v. 14) CB............... I aint got time to look through ALL threads, dits, etc. For the time I have left is governed by Psalms (ch. XC, v. 10) Double Touche .....smarmypants!
Still nothing from you about MJ......... . |
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| Hornblower |
He's in here too, being dissed, but not by me!!! |
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| Hornblower |
God Bob - you don't half talk some bollox! Touche that 
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| 2nd Clarinet |
I thought Mr Bass Trombone would be in here by now.
I have not heard from him in a while........ Pehaps el policía have finally caught up with him. . |
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| 2nd Clarinet |
Something to do during my lunch break. And 'God Bob' not yet, as I'm a long way behing you in that position.
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| Hornblower |
Hmmmmmmmmmm
*Looks frantically though dictionary - does Google search on strange word but can't find 'behing'. Must be new-but-dead-old biblical term wot I haven't heard of*
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| 2nd Clarinet |
Stu
WHAT ABOUT MJ????????? 
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| Hornblower |
Bob - I've just come up with something for you to do during your lunch break...
...brush up on your spelling/typing/proof-reading.
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| Hornblower |
*Whistles tunelessly* |
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| 2nd Clarinet |
ONE WORD WRONG......... And I get dissed! No forgiveness for me then? 
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| Hornblower |
Hmmmmmmmmmm
Good point there Bob... Answer is... Nope! 
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| bootybandy |
Harsh...........but fair. | ||||
| 2nd Clarinet |
I knew the 'Lone Ranger' would give me a hard time, I was just waiting for his side kick 'Tonto' to put in his three penny worth. And........... True to form, he does...Hello Twinks.........!
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| bootybandy |
Lo Bob...... |