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Steed irons out the kinks!
Steed admits to Mrs Peel that he has had "very little experience" with this type of garment... Before this classic chastity belt scene in The Avengers 1967 “ Murdersville ” episode, featuring Steed and Mrs Peel (AKA Patrick Macnee and Diana Rigg), Steed and Cathy Gale (AKA Honor Blackman) came together to musically celebrate their shared interest in leather garments in 1964 . ..you can take a brief trip into the 60s culture through this reprise from 1990 . Have you ever wond
Mar 24


Putting You In Your Place: The Art and Science of Band Seating
Introduction Have you ever wondered why you have been moved from your "usual" spot during a rehearsal or performance? In a community band, we are a diverse collective of instruments and experience levels. Consequently, finding the perfect seating arrangement is as much a science as it is an art form. Where we sit isn’t just about who we want to chat with during the interval; rather, it is the "secret sauce" that defines our collective sound. How do we optimise the acoustic en
Feb 17


On the Spectrum...
We know that the pitch of a musical note (how high or low the tone sounds) is almost entirely determined by the frequency of vibration of the sound. Frequencies in the range between about 27.5 Hz and 4,186 Hz (you might recognise this as the pitch range of a standard piano) sound essentially “musical” to the human ear. The most "verifiable" and elegant fact in music science is that our perception of pitch is logarithmic, not linear . The musical note identified as A2 has a
Jan 25
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