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BBE webinar with British Army Music

The next Brass Bands England webinar will feature members of the British Army Music team.

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  The webinar will enable people to ask plenty of questions about a career as a professional musician

The next Brass Bands England webinar will be a livestream with members of the British Army Music team.

It will take place on Tuesday 1st September (7.00pm start) on the Brass Bands England Facebook Page www.facebook.com/brassbandsengland and will be saved on the BBE website as a valuable resource after the broadcast www.bbe.org.uk

So, if you have ever wondered what it takes to be a musician within the British Army then make sure you tune into the session.

British Army Music are full time professional musicians that represent the nation on the world stage — from prestigious showcase events to community interaction at local level.

Questions

Any questions about careers in British Army Music can be sent in advance to events@bbe.org.uk or can be posed on Facebook on the evening of the event.

Speaking about the broadcast, BBE's Education & Development Coordinator Sarah Baumann told 4BR: "We're delighted to be partnering with the team from British Army Music for this event to promote some of the incredible musical opportunities within the British Army.

It's an unique job that will be very attractive to lots of people within brass banding, and we're happy to support anyone who can take their love of banding and make it their profession."

We're delighted to be partnering with the team from British Army Music for this event to promote some of the incredible musical opportunities within the British ArmyBBE

Events

Brass Bands England will be continuing to run a series of online events including webinars, drop in sessions and live streams.

An informative webinar focused on the topic of Copyright is already earmarked for Thursday 3rd September (7.00pm) as well as the on-line Brass Band Conference on Saturday 19th September.

To find out more about either of these events and to register your place go to www.bbe.org.uk/events

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