{"id":174,"date":"2016-11-04T10:01:56","date_gmt":"2016-11-04T10:01:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aberystwythsilverband.co.uk\/cms\/?p=174"},"modified":"2016-11-04T10:01:56","modified_gmt":"2016-11-04T10:01:56","slug":"the-bandroom-a-history-1926-2016-chapter-7-rehearsals-and-learners-at-the-bandroom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aberystwythsilverband.co.uk\/cms\/2016\/11\/04\/the-bandroom-a-history-1926-2016-chapter-7-rehearsals-and-learners-at-the-bandroom\/","title":{"rendered":"The Bandroom &#8211; A History (1926-2016) &#8211; Chapter 7 Rehearsals and Learners at the Bandroom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Learner classes became established by the band in the 1970s before the introduction of school brass tuition.<br \/>\nThey began under the leadership of Bandmasters Bill Dickie and Hywel Jones and continued under John R. Davies.<br \/>\nThe classes were a great success with several of the young players later becoming professional musicians.<\/p>\n<p>Photos show learner classes in the 1970s, the celebrated Aberystwyth born trumpet player Ronnie Hughes joining in rehearsal in May 1981 and Helen Rudeforth is seen conducting one of her own compositions in 1976. Helen became a headmistress of a Birmingham secondary school following her university studies.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-174 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.aberystwythsilverband.co.uk\/cms\/rehearsal\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"211\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aberystwythsilverband.co.uk\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/rehearsal-211x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aberystwythsilverband.co.uk\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/rehearsal-211x300.jpg 211w, https:\/\/www.aberystwythsilverband.co.uk\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/rehearsal.jpg 237w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 211px) 100vw, 211px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.aberystwythsilverband.co.uk\/cms\/group-photo\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aberystwythsilverband.co.uk\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/group-photo-300x212.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aberystwythsilverband.co.uk\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/group-photo-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.aberystwythsilverband.co.uk\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/group-photo.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.aberystwythsilverband.co.uk\/cms\/ronnie-hughes\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"210\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aberystwythsilverband.co.uk\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Ronnie-Hughes-300x210.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aberystwythsilverband.co.uk\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Ronnie-Hughes-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.aberystwythsilverband.co.uk\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Ronnie-Hughes.jpg 324w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>by Peter Henley<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learner classes became established by the band in the 1970s before the introduction of school brass tuition. They began under the leadership of Bandmasters Bill Dickie and Hywel Jones and continued under John R. Davies. The classes were a great success with several of the young players later becoming professional musicians. 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