BYBA member Bands hail from all
sectors of the Youth world and number amongst them:
Boys Brigade,
Girls Brigade,
Scouts,
Guides,
Church Lads & Church Girls Brigade,
Nautical Training Corps,
Sea Cadet Corps,
Army Cadet Force, Venture Corps and many independent and
"town" Bands.
Bands playing all forms of wind and percussion instruments
are encouraged to join, and the Association has included
many varieties on its register - Bands with Bugles and
Drums, Trumpets and Drums, Fife and Drums, fully chromatic
Brass, Brass and Woodwind and many Bands with dance/twirl
sections called Colour Guards. |
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To assist in the aim of promoting the
growth, prestige and calibre of marching bands, BYBA
operates an
Education section
for the benefit of is Membership. |
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A
bursary fund
exists to provide financial support to members who have a
special need to follow a musical career or require
assistance with a particular musical need. |
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The main aim of BYBA's Education Committee is to inform, to
facilitate or to provide the means of fulfilling our
perceived shortfall of educational needs for the benefit of
all BYBA members. Education has many facets, however,
for the purposes of BYBA this covers anything from the needs
of the Marching Member to our Chairperson and could include: |
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Musical Skills |
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Choreographed Displays |
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Marching Drill |
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Instrument Care |
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Instructional Techniques |
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Team Leadership |
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Management Skills |
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Financial Skills |
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Skills in Special Needs |
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Disciplines within the Voluntary Sector |
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Supporting of Organisations |
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That list is not exhaustive and each facet can also be
subdivided into equally long lists. |
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Primarily all of the above Facet Skills, to a lesser or
greater degree, exists within each membership band and
committees. Although the first three are capable of stealing
the show, it is the next eight that consistently win the
supporting role. |
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a voluntary organisation many skills that we use are brought
into the Association through personal competence and
experience gained both within and external to the
Association. |
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Any member wishing to make any
constructive comments or wishing to input items can do so by
direct contact with the
BYBA Education Chairman.
Only members that submit a reasonable identification can
expect response. |
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If you would like to learn more about the Association please
visit
www.byba.org.uk |
