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"You never forget the music, friendships, parades, feelings, concerts, laughter, emotions or the sense of belonging. There's nothing like making music with other people."
BYMB is a brass and wind band together with a Corps of Drums. We play traditional instruments in a traditional military style. We also provide all the facilities expected of a youth organisation.
We take young people who sometimes have only a limited musical knowledge and train them to reach a good standard of reading music and playing an instrument. We further train them in the art of traditional marching and in a display routine. We have a modern, supportive and fun approach to our music making.
Instruments, the uniform and training are provided by the Band. Some members though choose to use their own instruments.
We meet every Wednesday usually at the Bourne Academy from 6.30 to 9pm. There are also Sunday rehearsals in Poole generally once a month.
We undertake a wide range of performances including concerts, carnivals, arena displays and parades. The music we play includes classical, traditional marches, film, show and pop music. Most of our performances are at the weekend.
We are not just a rehearsal band as we have a busy schedule of performances. Our members are expected to make every effort to attend the performances.
We aim to provide safe and supervised activities for our young people. We seek to safeguard all members of the Band. Our Adult members undergo a DBS check and all members follow our Band policies and guidelines.
So why should young people learn to play an instrument?
music is one of the few activities in life that utilises the entire brain
research suggests that early music tuition improves a child's maths skills significantly
trained musicians more efficiently switch from one mental task to another
20% of children learn to play music, 70% of adults wish they had
We have an open door policy. We are always recruiting new members. You are welcome to come to any rehearsal and find out more.
There is no minimum standard required to join. All standards and abilities are welcome. All we need is a willingness to learn and progress. For younger members who may be new to music or playing an instrument we aim to teach you everything you need to know. We ask that you practice regularly at home as this is key to making faster progress.
Our leaders each have up to 40 years experience in running and playing in Youth Bands. They are trained in Leadership, Youth Work, Safeguarding and First Aid.
During the last few years four of our members have been accepted into the UK Armed Forces. Two are musicians with the Royal Corps of Army Music and two are with the Royal Marines Band Service as Drummer Buglers. Join BYMB and we can help you turn a hobby into a professional and secure musical career with the UK's top bands.
Many more have used the life skills learnt with BYMB to gain employment and then promotion to senior positions in a range of organisations.
We are a uniformed marching band so members need to be medically 'fit for task' and able to carry out Band activities safely.
If you are interested in joining the Band please send an email to bymband@aol.com
Go on, give us a try. Join our Team.