Band news

Spread the Word!

by Ron Goldenberg

The West Island New Horizons Band is gearing up for its fall session, which will start on September 22nd. So, dust off your instruments and register now! Invite all your friends to register too!

In addition to welcoming back current members, the band hopes to attract as many new members as possible for the new session in order to reverse the decline in membership caused in recent years by this pesky pandemic. To that end, we will be advertising in the Suburban newspaper for three consecutive weeks starting on August 24th. We have also produced a small flyer and business card that will be left in strategic locations on the West Island. These will be placed in libraries, music stores and other locations where we hope to spark the interest of new musicians. A sample of the flyer is shown below. If you would like to distribute some flyers, please let us know.

The best advertising, as always, is word of mouth. We are counting on you to spread the word! Tell your friends, family, neighbours and colleagues to join in the fun of making music together. If you can, please upload the flyer on your social media accounts to help with this effort.

The search continues for a new Music Director, but we are happy to confirm that Christian has agreed to continue as Music Director until we find a suitable replacement.

We look forward to making music together soon. Please register at www.westislandnh.com

The Goldenblog - June 30th

by Ron Goldenberg

Good day everyone!

This is my first blog posting and I am excited to be reaching out to you. We are all anxiously awaiting the return to music making and the day seems to be getting closer and closer.

In the meantime, we will be holding our AGM (annual general meeting) on July 23, 2020 so please ensure that you attend. Invitations to the ZOOM meeting have been sent out to all band members.

For all of you saxophone players out there I would like to share a personal experience on my playing journey. I joined the McGill Music Sax School (not related to the university) and have found it to be incredible value for the money. Nigel McGill often promotes the school and gives free unlimited access for a short period of time. The website has hundreds of lessons delivered by video that range from beginner to pro. The site contains many popular song lessons that take you through the basics. The sheet music and a backing track are almost always included too. Give it a whirl. You will probably enjoy it.

Stay safe out there.

Hope to see you soon.

Ron