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| david |
Hello!just wondering what sort of musical ability you need to have
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| Co-admin |
David, the careers office may well say grade 8 but that is NOT the case. If you want to PM, email or call CSgt Taff Davis he will be able to clarify this to the careers office should they say otherwise.
You need to be able to play enough to pass the audition, be fit enough to pass the physical tests and have potential... Further details about the audition/joining process are here |
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| david |
can you giveme an example of what a bugler wouold play at an audition ? | ||||
| MrJpig |
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| david |
cheers 
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| Co-admin |
Anything he wants to. It is best to prepare something thatis written down if possible. It could be something easy or complex, at the end of the day you have to play it to the best of your ability. If you were to play a marching solo, it would have to be at a strict tempo. If you played a drum solo from one of our CDs you would need to be accurate in the sound or interpretation. If you play something of your own... it would be better if it was written down. If you know any bulge calls or fanfares that would be good as well. |
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| Aaron Aardvark |
whats a bulge call??? | ||||
| Co-admin |
That noise every morning and I'm not talking alarm clocks
de da de da diggidy diggidy de da de da de da de dur |
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| Aaron Aardvark |
Noise in the morning???? mine sounds more pherrrrrumph | ||||
| RAB |
Yes mate...I like my pherrumph flakes in the morning as well..I usually have them at the same time as the morning bugle call(what's it called revalue or something) to drown out the awful noise...
Oh..and ANDY..being a musical genius, I notice you got a beat wrong in your drum solo above..now it won't do if YOU start on the wrong beat...
David..try pherrumph flakes every morning and good luck as a bugler  no really..
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| Aaron Aardvark |
David
I feel I should tell you that when you join up you will get a free Airfix drum kit. This is jolly exciting but be careful of the bottom hoop and the thumb screws. They look a bit scary. [ 
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| jock |
training compay toilet paper
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| FFoglamp |
Why is it every where I go (no pun intended) on this site, I keep getting pictures of Jock's toilet ? What does it all mean ? Why can't Jock's toilet have his own site !!! 
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| Co-admin |
Ye gads, Aaron has the only existing complete BR13 ever in existance!
They are still writing the new one, started in 1980 by Steve Peirce |
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| Aaron Aardvark |
Also David.... DO NOT take your pet tiger with you because they always get squashed when someone drops the bass drum on them.......
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| jock |
whats wrong with my toilet/ its clean and does the job its required to do. that bog could tell a lot off stories | ||||
| Aaron Aardvark |
Personally I am more used to talking to the bog, but I think 'Jocks Bog' should tell us the stories it has lurking in its pan history. 
It could reveal who has the hairiest bottom.... |
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| RAB |
I'm with you on this one Aaron.( No not on the bog, on the subject)
Mind you at my age I'd settle for a hairy TOP!! 
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| MrJpig |
Look on the bright side David, if you are still thinking of joining??? All of this lavatorial humour is being posted by ex bandies and 'bulgers'.
I am sure the humour these days is much cleaner!!!! AND there is a disabled shower thingy which we never had....VERY PC. |
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| Aaron Aardvark |
....and dont forget.........you get a nice bulge to wake you in the morning. (sorry.....Bugle even) 
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| RAB |
ANDY
At what point in your Police Career do you become a VERY PC?? I don't think I made that rank..We just signed our name & Number..Strange..very strange 
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| FFoglamp |
Talking of ranks and letters after your name...............
If you join up now with the plush ablutions, are you entitled to use DSRM after your name ? |
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| RAB |
GOOD POINT Ffoglamp..
As this is the careers office I think I should point out to any potential recruits that if you do join, you'll see a bit more than just posh toilets and disably shower thingies..You'll also be introduced to the "drying room".. Unless of course they've got dhobie machines and tumbly driers now... Nah...surely not..can't have.. 
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| MrJpig |
Or maybe they don`t touch it at all now. As the fleet is dwindling maybe the old on board washing operatives (V PC WHAT?) are being employed on land....WHAT YOUR NUMBER??????NO NUMBER NO DHOBIE!!! | ||||
| tom06 |
tigervery funny i wont be bringing mine then!!!!!!!!!!!!111 [/quote]
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