Re: Hi!

twinklnotes · Hi!

Hey all, I'm thinking about signing up having decided that secondary teaching is definately not for me! I'm coming to the Mountbatten Festival tomorrow night as my DoM is conducting (Dave Cole) so really looking forward to hearing you all! He's given me loads of advice about signing up and lots of practice in late night drinking on training weekends! any other general advice would be greatly appreciated though. Maybe see some of you in the bar afterwards tomorrow night! x

Caretaker

Welcome Twinklnotes. As you know, everyone is on MFM at the moment but im sure on their return you will no doubt get some advice and responses. In the mean time try looking at the Blue Band site (click the link below) and have a look at the recruitment section. Good luck.
http://www.royalmarinesbands.co.uk/actionmusic/Index_recruiting.htm

Kratos

Best of luck Twinklnotes with the recruitment process. Dave Cole is a top fella and one of the best DoM's the RMBS ever had. He is a true gent and was always very approachable by all ranks.
I hope that you enjoy(ed) the MFM as much as concert goers usually do. It is some years sinec I have managed to attend. However, it is without doubt one of the spectacle of London concert nights out during the course of the year.
Regards Kratos.

lesbryan · Re: Hi!

Errol

Welcome twinklnotes.

Whatever instrument you play, you could do no better
than to try and join the best band service in the world.
Not a bit bias there now is there.

As previously stated Dave Cole is a fine musician with
great leadership skills.
Please convey my best regards to him from me.
We done our Sergeants course together .

2nd Clarinet

Wecome Twinklnotes,

Nice to have you onboard.

It has already been said, but you will enjoy your time in the RM Band Service.

Dave Cole?........ Drinking ?.......With Girls?..........Naaaaah!

Can't be the same Dave Cole I knew.............

Anyhow, Twinklnotes, as a new mewmber of the forum, go to the P'ost Your Mug Shots' topic and post a piccy.

Visit often so you will get to know the sense of humour within the RMBS.

Nick B

Welcome Twinklnotes and good luck with the recruiting process.

Dave Cole is a good man and He will give you sound advice.

I hope you enjoy MFM, I am looking forward to going on Saturday with my Son.

joe90

Join the club Twinklnotes, I presume as DC is your DoM you're with the RBL. If so, give my regards to Paul Collett, I hope we'll see him at the All Stars concert next month which DC is conducting.

admin

lesbryan

Il be there about 1900 tonight going to the station in about 10 mins

2nd Clarinet

admin

Dave Cole knows what it takes to make the grade and if he says go for it then I'd follow his advice. Get yourself down to the careers office and make a start. You will sail through the entrance exam unless you have a huge mental block. Then you are in the system and in the hands of the medical board and then the audition board. Don't forget you need to be fairly fit so get your trainers out!

twinklnotes

Thanks for all of the advice guys.....really helpful...DC has been bugging me for about a year to do it but only just taking him seriously...will definately have to get the trainers out though!

Have put piccie up in the coffee boat now as you suggested - don't laugh!

Maybe see some of you tonight if you're there - I know DC and I are meeting for a drink afterwards so if you're around I'm sure he won't mind you joining in

Thanks again x

sticky blue

Hello TN - Welcome - It's all been said

RAB

Good luck Twinklenotes.. I was in the same instruction class as Dave when we joined up. He was a superb bloke then, and his worthy promotions never changed him. He was one of the hardest working guys I ever knew.

In fact he used to make me tired just watching him....

admin

Nice to see you last night Twinks. Next time please come along a bit earlier and hopefully we will be able to have a bit more of a chat (you noticed how busy we are!). Also, ask Dave Cole to bring his wallet with him so he can buy a CD

Best of luck and with Dave behind you I'm sure you are fully armed with the best advice possible.

twinklnotes

I will definately get him to bring his wallet and dust the cobwebs off of it! Thank you for the CD and the literature it's all been so helpful as has everyone on here. I had a chat with Ian and I'm going to come down to Pompy and have a look around within the next couple of weeks hopefully.

twinklnotes

Hey guys, Hope all is okay.
Haven't managed to tie Ian down to some dates to come down yet but hopefully soon!

Was just wondering if any clarinettists on here had any advice on audition pieces? My tutor is an ex army boy so is only going on what he knows and we're in a disagreement about whether to go for something boring and traditional (like the Mozart / Weber) or go for something a little more funky (Hindemith etc).

He has also suggested that I give the interviewer the choice of what I play out of a selection on the day but sounds a little pretentious to me although I suppose it gives them the chance to turn down something that they may have heard a million times that day - what do you guys reckon? x

admin

Give them a choice if you want. If they don't want to make a choice they will bat it straight back to you with, "Play whichever you prefer or feel more confident with".

bootybandy

My advice would be to play the one that you enjoy playing the most, whether it be the Mozart or the Weber, or indeed Hindemith. If you are happy with your performance, and confident, then play the piece that demonstrates that. What they will be looking for is how confident you are in what you play as well as style and expression. They might even have some sight reading for you which may further give them an indication of you technique/confidence.