CORBY CONTEST (2016)

Another Corby contest where we had to wait for a torrential rain storm to pass over before we could get on with the serious job of tuning up!

Chanters soon came up to pitch though once the sun was out

1st Grade 4 (March Selection)

Place
 Band
P
Px2
D
T
1
 Wolverhampton
1
2
3
5
2
 Nottinghamshire Police
2
4
4
8
3
 Knox Grammar School 1
5
10
1
11
4
 Grampian Association Corby
6
12
2
14
5
 Reading Scottish
3
6
10
16
6
 Scunthorpe & District
4
8
9
17
7
 Beverley & District
7
14
5
19
8PP
 Birmingham Irish
8
16
8
24
9
 Seaforth LRC
9
18
6
24
10
 Knox Grammar School 2
10
20
7
27
11
 Knox Grammar School 3
11
22
11
33

The pipe sound is improving, but the presence of finger slips needs to be got rid of - occurring too many times - nerves?

 

1st Grade 4 (MSR)

Place
 Band
P
Px2
D
T
1
 Knox Grammar School
1
2
1
3
2
 Nottinghamshire Police
2
4
2
6
3
 Wolverhampton
3
6
3
9
4
 Seaforth LRC
4
8
4
12

We weren't on the ball at all with this performance!

 

2nd Grade 3 (Medley)

Place
 Band
P
Px2
D
T
1
 Scots Guards Assocation (South)
1
2
2
4
2
 Manchester Phoenix
2
4
1
5
3
 Wolverhampton
3
6
4
10
4
 Nottinghamshire Police
4
8
3
11

Not too bad I suppose considering the two bands ahead of us are Grade 3 bands, but we've got a lot of room for improvement!