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Arban Bootcamp

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4barsrest, Arban, Brass, Brass Bands, Brett Baker, cornet, Geneva Instruments, Iwan Fox, Paul Archibald, teaching, Trumpet

When Brett Baker, General Manager for Geneva Instruments, invited me to create a practice regime for lockdown as part of a collaboration between the company and 4barsrest, I was delighted to accept, of course, but it did raise a few questions as to the best way to structure my ideas.

Brett Baker and Geneva Instruments

At the time of the invitation, the world had shut down for business and we were under strict instructions to ‘stay at home’. Clearly, this regime had to be both productive but also reassuring. I didn’t feel it was the right moment to introduce some revolutionary concepts using material that would be difficult to acquire and I felt the regime needed to be both playable, familiar but also challenging.

Keeping things familiar during lockdown

Probably like most brass players, I’ve become used to the idea that all the best thinking for practice regimes had been developed relatively recently. Most of the greatest players around now are passionate educators and there are many superb methods and study books available for us to really take things to the highest level.

Much to my shame, the Arban method was gathering dust on the shelf as I’d subconsciously filed it away as a classic book but perhaps a little old fashioned for today’s modern, multi-dimentional, multi-talented cornet/trumpet player.

An early edition of Arban’s Cornet Method

However, I had revisited Arban’s timeless Characteristic Study No 1 just to give it a GarageBand revamp which I have cheekily recreated as Arbanista No 1. You can check it out here when you have a moment.

https://paularchibald.wordpress.com/2020/04/18/arbanista-no-1/

Looking through the book once again I was quickly reminded that any player who mastered this method would have a solid and secure technical foundation at the end of it. All I had to do was structure some of the material into manageable sections that, when bundled together, would create an enjoyable and inspiring practice session but ultimately ensure that the time spent was worth the effort in terms of personal musical development. And so the Arban Bootcamp was born! Checkout the Arban Bootcamp video here:

https://vimeo.com/417172704

Once the exercises are familiar the Bootcamp takes around 45-50 minutes to play and it’s a great workout once completed. Once band and orchestra rehearsals, concerts and contests restart you’ll be in great shape and ahead of the game. It will be a great feeling I can promise you….

Those Magnificent Men and Women

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Like many other brass bands, the Coronavirus pandemic has put paid to rehearsals and concerts for the foreseeable future. Regent Brass, however, are continuing to perform online so as part of our big thank you to the NHS and key workers we decided to offer our version of the classic theme from the film, Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying machines.

We’ve adapted the title of course to include everyone who is playing an important role in keeping the country safe and secure during the lockdown We’ve also put together a video that we hope will be both amusing and show off the wonderful players that we have in the band.

To make the recording, each player recorded their part asa video whilst in isolation at home, working alongside a guide track, which was then put together to form a wonderful performance full of energy and vigour.

Please spare a few moments to look at the video and please leave any comments if you have enjoyed our performance.

Regent Brass perform Those Magnificent Men and Women

We’ll be making more videos during the lockdown so stay in touch….

English Brass Academy

  • Brass Band Boot Camp June 6-8 2014. Some thoughts… 0
  • English Brass Academy (website) English Brass Academy 0
  • English Brass Academy Wellington School Easter Course 2014 0
  • My Year As A Euphonium Player 0
  • Performamce Anxiety: 4 Bars Rest Hits the Spot 0

English Brass Ensemble

  • English Brass Ensemble Widor Symphony No 5 in F Minor The 30th anniversary of a recording made by English Brass Ensemble in 1990 0

English Music Academy

  • A New Venture in Hong Kong 0
  • A New Venture in Hong Kong 0

Life in Thailand

  • Moving On – A New Life at Shrewsbury International School, Bangkok A new appointment as Head of Woodwind and Brass at Shrewsbury International School, Bangkok offers a great opportunity to focus on teaching and developing new projects at the school 0

London Mozart Players

  • Exciting Changes at the London Mozart Players 0
  • Milton Keynes Marathon vs Me 0
  • Mozart / Stephen Oliver – Goose of Cairo UK premiere of a classical/modern operatic masterpiece 0
  • The London Marathon (and my part in the Milton Keynes Marathon) The LMP Relay Marathon Teams in action… 0

Personal

  • Anna Segal Requiem to the Old World (1st Movt) The first movement of Anna Segal’s Requiem to the Old World. Composed during the Covid-19 pandemic 2020 0
  • Arban Bootcamp Arban Bootcamp: the ideal practice regime for brass players to keep in shape 0
  • Arbanista No 1 A revamp of a classic study by Jean Baptiste Arban 0
  • Ave Verum A rather different version to `Mozart’s original but, hopefully, still the master wouldn’t be too offended… 0
  • ‘Götterdämmerung’ at La Scala 0
  • Bytom High School Paul’s visit to Bytom High School 0
  • Concert: Waterbeach Brass – Carry On Cornets An entertaining concert given by the fabulous Waterbeach Brass 0
  • Following the Science? Or sacrificing the Arts? 0
  • Kolbuszowa Music School 2-day Brass Course at Kolbuszowa Music School 0
  • La Scala, Milan 0
  • My Thank You To Roger Williams A personal reflection of a friend and colleague. 0
  • Toru Takemitsu Paths – In Memoriam Witold Lutoslawski A lockdown recording in memory of the great Japanese composer 0
  • Victor Tam, Chris Moyes and the Hong Kong Wind Philharmonia 0
  • Žywiec Music School Workshop and Recital Workshop and recital at Žywiec Music School 0

Regent Brass

  • Interview on Brass Band Radio Talk Live 0
  • Regent Brass April 26 2014 0
  • Regent Brass – British Open 94th Spring Brass Band Festival 0
  • Regent Brass: An English Autumn 0
  • Those Magnificent Men and Women A tribute from Regent Brass to NHS and Key Workers 0

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