Australian Concert Bands

bensimon · by **bensimon** on Mon Sep 17, 2007 7:50 am

Hey All

Well, we are looking to host this forum permantely, but i think www.australianconcertbandsforums.com is a little bit too long.

The brassies have a forum named SpitValve

Any ideas on a name we could use?

Look forward to hearing suggestions!

Cheers

Ben

Hornist · by **Hornist** on Mon Sep 17, 2007 9:13 am

Ben, just so long as you don't refer to us as the squeakies.. That really p's me off. That name usually comes from the brass band guys who can't swing and have a vibrato a mile wide.

bensimon · by **bensimon** on Mon Sep 17, 2007 9:20 am

Hey Hornist

No worries mate! Definition of a sqeakie is a sop cornet player whos not quite on the top of their game lolol

Not sure if ive used it in the forums (prob have oops), but but apologies to all!!!

Any thoughts for a name?

BrianC · by **BrianC** on Mon Sep 17, 2007 3:01 pm

don't need forums on the end - we can work that one out for ourselves!!!

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As far as squeakies etc, the brassies must be razzies with all their raspberry blowing they do!

Give me the clean dulcet tones of a woodwind choir anyday! :wink:

ok... maybe just the clarinets and below - flutes can be a little bit overpowering..... :lol:

Note: The above was stated with tongue firmly in cheek!

bensimon · by **bensimon** on Mon Sep 17, 2007 3:03 pm

Totally agree Brian!

But i was thinking something short and catchy. The brassies have SpitValve, which is short and more importantly easy to remember!

I mean, we could go Moutpieces and Ligatures, but it doesnt quite have the same ring!

What about NoTenorHorns.com? lolol Just kidding!!

MattL · by **MattL** on Mon Sep 17, 2007 4:44 pm

Hornist wrote:That name usually comes from the brass band guys who can't swing and have a vibrato a mile wide.

As opposed to concert bands that can swing? I'm yet to come across such a band!

Hornist · by **Hornist** on Mon Sep 17, 2007 5:18 pm

The trouble is most commusnity bands don't play swing music and cannot swing. I'm talking about the police band, they swing like there's no tomorrow. (and the Army and Navy and Air Force)

bensimon · by **bensimon** on Mon Sep 17, 2007 5:48 pm

Reminds me of what the adjudicator said about the C Grade State.
"If your gonna swing - do it properly"

Any ideas for a name guys?

Graham Wharton · by **Graham Wharton** on Mon Sep 17, 2007 11:23 pm

come on you guys must be some catchy saying in the concert band inner circles

ok ill start how about REED SPLITTERS :shock:

bensimon · by **bensimon** on Mon Sep 17, 2007 11:29 pm

lol

what about us trumpeteers!!?!!? lololol

Octave Key? Doesnt have a good ring to it...

Most concert band music is written in a key that has sharps. Brass stuff tends to have mostly flats. Well for cornets / trumpets anyway. Anything there that we can use?

I feel it needs to be something that is only a single word (or a couple of words long) and is quite snappy...but for the life of me i cant think of anything!

What about ACB (initialise the name?) or Oz Concert Bands (OCB)?

DanJ · by **DanJ** on Tue Sep 18, 2007 8:14 am

cork grease forums?

pezza · by **pezza** on Tue Sep 18, 2007 10:19 am

Find a name, but enough with the "them" & "us" with brass bands. Some people play with both! :evil:

BrianC · by **BrianC** on Tue Sep 18, 2007 3:00 pm

like:-

TheBandroom

or

TheBandhall

so it could be www.thebandroom.com.au
or www.thebandhall.com.au

(Personally I like bandroom better!)

bcook10 · by **bcook10** on Fri Sep 21, 2007 10:47 pm

They are both ok but don't really say what this forum is all about. I was thinking of something along the lines of "valve oil"? We all use it but use different names. How about "the music room"?

or

just found a really good one "Windsong"!!! one word or two.

Let me know what you think

llamafarmer · by **llamafarmer** on Sat Sep 22, 2007 4:58 pm

I was wondering about "Great Vibes" or "Good Vibes" for a name for the Forum.

Australian Concert Bands

A new name for ACB Forums?

A new name for ACB Forums?

ACB name

AusConcertBands.org

Re: ACB name

How about something non-band specific???

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