{"id":595,"date":"2022-04-28T14:24:16","date_gmt":"2022-04-28T14:24:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stalbansband.co.uk\/?page_id=595"},"modified":"2026-08-22T20:48:54","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T20:48:54","slug":"youth-band","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stalbansband.co.uk\/index.php\/youth-band\/","title":{"rendered":"St Albans City Youth Band"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Interested in (your child) joining the Youth Band?<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/stalbansband.co.uk\/index.php\/2021\/09\/15\/contact-us-2\/\"><strong>Please contact us using this form!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Already a member?<\/strong><br><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stalbansband.co.uk\/index.php\/are-you-interested-in-st-albans-city-youth-band\/\">Sign up for next term here<\/a><\/strong>!<br><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stalbansband.co.uk\/index.php\/youth-private-page\/\">Access the parents&#8217; page (password required)<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Would your son or daughter like to learn a brass instrument?<\/strong> <strong>Are you a young person who would like to play brass?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>tuition and weekly rehearsals for just \u00a350 per term<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>free loan of a brass instrument (if needed and depending on stock availability), relative beginners welcome<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wednesday early evenings during Hertfordshire term times<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Our youth band is for brass and percussion players in Year 5 and above <\/strong>who have progressed beyond the first 5 notes on their instrument and want to play music with others. <a href=\"https:\/\/stalbansband.co.uk\/index.php\/2023\/03\/29\/introducing-the-new-leader-of-our-youth-band\/\">The band is directed by Simon Tong<\/a>, an accomplished local musician, conductor and tutor. Tuition of brass and percussion instruments is given before a weekly rehearsal of the band. We regularly perform in concerts, including joint concerts with St Albans City Band and St Albans Community Band.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>We are taking in new members for Autumn 2026 and will remain open for new members to join at any time.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Who can come? <\/strong>The Youth Band is open to any young person who wishes to learn a brass instrument or who wishes to improve their existing playing. Parents are also welcome to come along and learn alongside the young people if they would like to have a go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How much does it cost? <\/strong>The cost for the Youth Band is \u00a35 per week, per person. This includes all tuition during the session and also the use of a Band instrument, if required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Can I borrow an instrument?<\/strong> Instruments will be available to loan for those who require them at no additional cost (subject to availability). This instrument can be taken home to practise in between the Youth Band sessions. All we ask is that you take good care of it and if it gets damaged, please let us know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What instruments are in a British Brass Band?<\/strong><br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/stalbansband.co.uk\/index.php\/an-introduction-to-british-brass-band-instruments\/\" target=\"_blank\">Check out our handy guide to British Brass Band instruments here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Where does it happen? <\/strong>The Youth Band takes place at the St Albans City Band band room in north St Albans. Our bandroom is upstairs and has plentiful space for teaching and full band rehearsals. There is also ample free parking at both the front and rear of the building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>New players are always welcome, but please do <a href=\"https:\/\/stalbansband.co.uk\/index.php\/2021\/09\/15\/contact-us-2\/\">contact us<\/a> before coming for the first time so we know to expect you.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Interested in (your child) joining the Youth Band?<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/stalbansband.co.uk\/index.php\/2021\/09\/15\/contact-us-2\/\"><strong>Please contact us using this form!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Already a member?<\/strong><br><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stalbansband.co.uk\/index.php\/are-you-interested-in-st-albans-city-youth-band\/\">Sign up for next term here<\/a><\/strong>!<br><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stalbansband.co.uk\/index.php\/youth-private-page\/\">Access the parents&#8217; page (password required)<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"441\" height=\"74\" src=\"http:\/\/stalbansband.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Stalbanscityband_Tertiary_Logo_Full_Colour_RGB_628px@72ppi.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-692\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stalbansband.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Stalbanscityband_Tertiary_Logo_Full_Colour_RGB_628px@72ppi.jpg 441w, https:\/\/stalbansband.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Stalbanscityband_Tertiary_Logo_Full_Colour_RGB_628px@72ppi-300x50.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 441px) 100vw, 441px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eGOKzB4UNGU?si=td6P9vxy5n0XfY7E\" 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<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=315&#038;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Freel%2F1387200713109340%2F&#038;show_text=false&#038;width=560&#038;t=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowFullScreen=\"true\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/stalbansband.co.uk\/index.php\/st-albans-city-band-policies-and-procedures-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">Safeguarding policy<\/a><\/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>Interested in (your child) joining the Youth Band?Please contact us using this form! Already a member?Sign up for next term here!Access the parents&#8217; page (password required). Would your son or daughter like to learn a brass instrument? Are you a young person who would like to play brass? We are taking in new members for &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stalbansband.co.uk\/index.php\/youth-band\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;St Albans City Youth Band&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2435,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"inspiro_hide_title":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-595","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stalbansband.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/595","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stalbansband.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stalbansband.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stalbansband.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stalbansband.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=595"}],"version-history":[{"count":44,"href":"https:\/\/stalbansband.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/595\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3697,"href":"https:\/\/stalbansband.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/595\/revisions\/3697"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stalbansband.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2435"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stalbansband.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=595"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}