{"id":590,"date":"2026-02-14T18:51:05","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T18:51:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stalbansband.co.uk\/?page_id=590"},"modified":"2026-02-14T18:57:42","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T18:57:42","slug":"play-with-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stalbansband.co.uk\/index.php\/play-with-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Play with us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stalbansband.co.uk\/index.php\/band-vacancies\/\">St Albans City Band<\/a>, our &#8220;main&#8221; band, is a friendly&nbsp;group of brass players&nbsp;based in Hertfordshire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Weekly rehearsals throughout the year in our own band room in St Albans for just \u00a312 per month<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wednesday evenings in north St Albans<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stalbansband.co.uk\/index.php\/youth-band\/\">St Albans Youth Band<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>tuition and weekly term-time rehearsals (Wednesday early evenings) in our own band room for just \u00a35 per week<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>free loan of a brass instrument, beginners welcome<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stalbansband.co.uk\/index.php\/training-band\/\">St Albans Community Band<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>a development band for adult learners, rehearsing each week on Tuesday evenings in our own band room, for just \u00a312 a month<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>free loan of a brass instrument when we run beginner courses<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Grade 2 to Grade 4 standard<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What instruments are in a British Brass Band?<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/stalbansband.co.uk\/index.php\/an-introduction-to-british-brass-band-instruments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Check out our handy guide to British Brass Band instruments here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>New players are always welcome, but please do contact us before coming for the first time so we know to expect you. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stalbansband.co.uk\/index.php\/find-out-more\/\">Find out more and tell us what you&#8217;re interested in<\/a><\/strong> or <a href=\"https:\/\/stalbansband.co.uk\/index.php\/2021\/09\/15\/contact-us-2\/\"><strong>send us a message<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fMtV3qruWeQ?si=MZEAFXr0CtgnEN8O\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A one a two a one two three four! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wgLhcoFcjF\">pic.twitter.com\/wgLhcoFcjF<\/a><\/p>\u2014 St Albans City Brass Band (@stalbansbrass) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stalbansbrass\/status\/1468320429521649664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 7, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"441\" height=\"74\" src=\"http:\/\/stalbansband.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Stalbanscityband_Tertiary_Logo_Full_Colour_RGB_628px@300ppi-1-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-767\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stalbansband.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Stalbanscityband_Tertiary_Logo_Full_Colour_RGB_628px@300ppi-1-1.png 441w, https:\/\/stalbansband.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Stalbanscityband_Tertiary_Logo_Full_Colour_RGB_628px@300ppi-1-1-300x50.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 441px) 100vw, 441px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>St Albans City Band, our &#8220;main&#8221; band, is a friendly&nbsp;group of brass players&nbsp;based in Hertfordshire. St Albans Youth Band St Albans Community Band What instruments are in a British Brass Band?Check out our handy guide to British Brass Band instruments here. 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