Watford Band

2 of the bands members have successfully completed their latest grade examinations with flying colours. Both achieved a Distinction on their respective instruments.

Jamie Chandler, 12, plays Euphonium in the band and gained his award at Grade 6. Jamie has been with the band for nearly 4 years and he gained near perfect score for sight reading which his parents put down his membership of the band. The band carry out about 15 performances during the spring and summer season and select each programme from around 70 pieces which have been well rehearsed during the year.

Corin Frankel who is a little older than Jamie is a perfect example of "its never too late"!!! Corin started to play the cornet less than 2 years ago at the age of 35. She has been well taught by the band's Solo Euphonium Sally Franklin. Corin gained a merit at grade 4 and she is 3rd cornet in the band.

She qualified as a doctor from Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School ( now part of Imperial) in 1994 but changed career about 5 years later to the much more civilised world of landscape gardening. This switch has given her more time and freedom to explore the more practical and creative things she has always loved, particularly music. As well as cornet she is currently learning percussion, adopting the motto of an 80+ friend who says you are never too old to learn!

Well done to both of them.