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Battle of the Bands - RGS

29/6/2016

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Once again the annual Battle of the Bands took place in the Royal Grammar School.  We had three of our bands performing: the Distance, Flat Stanleys and Little Buffalo Men.  Most of the other bands were older and unfortunately none of ours were in the final top three. However, they had a great time and it was a good experience for everyone.  
Eleven bands performed in total, 14 performers (all boys) were in our bands.  There were about 200 people in the audience, other musicians and family members.
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Armstrong Bridge Food Market

18/6/2016

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Once again, Little Buffalo Men performed for us on Armstrong Bridge.  The weather is getting better and a lot of people were out, sampling the amazing range of food stalls.  Three male members of the band were here today and played for around an hour and a half.  Probably about 150 people passed by, many stopping to listen.  We have had lots of positive comments about the music on the bridge, with both stall holders and the public saying that they enjoy having the music as well as the stalls.  Members of the the public come from both Jesmond and Heaton as well as further afield.
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Sound workshops

17/6/2016

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Six of our new sound recordists turned up for the sound workshop gig.  For the first time, one of our events was run completely by the young people themselves.  They set up the equipment, did sound checks, introduced the event, ran it and tidied up afterwards.  Two bands performed, None of the Above and Little Buffalo Men, six male musicians and about 25 family members and friends came to listen.
We were lucky enough to receive a grant from the Big Lottery to run confidence and performance skills workshops and sound workshops, for young musicians, including young people with disabilities and autism.  
In June and July we ran the sound workshops.  We held an introductory session on 10 June for young people with autism, to show them the building and room and for them to meet the teacher, and then the sound workshops ran for four Fridays, from 17 June.  These were followed by a sound workshop gig on 15 July.
Four young people with autism attended the introductory session, all boys.  Eight young people attended the sound workshops, all boys again.  Session one concentrated on balancing the sound of singer, drums and other instruments and the young people started writing songs.  Session two concentrated on setting up the mixing desk and working on rhythms and drumming patterns.  During session three, the young people worked with a synthesizer and learnt about wave patterns.  In session four they concentrated on different styles, harmonies and chords, using mixer, keyboard and two guitars.  
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