The Scottish Brass Band Association (SBBA) has been looking after the interests of brass bands in Scotland since its inauguration in 1895 and has 135 member bands (each with approximately 30 players) throughout Scotland. Historically, brass bands have been part of Scotland’s musical culture and yet in 2006 there were only six youth brass bands. We recognised that the involvement of youth today would provide the foundations for the continuation of brass bands in the future, and from this... more
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Issue 262: Festival fever
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Festival fever
07 Mar 2013The Scottish Brass Band Association has recently devoted resources to developing a successful youth programme. Clair Tomalin describes how it has been achieved.
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