Membership in the Fountain Creek Brass
Band is open to all high caliber musicians who play a brass band
instrument. Our audition process is informal. Perspective members are invited to join the group for a
rehearsal and may be invited to become a permanent member or put onto a
sublist to be invited back to play as needed. Although permanent openings
in the band are uncommon, we are consistently looking for talented
musicians for our sublist, so we encourage any interested musicians to
come sit in to see if we might be a good fit. If you would like to be
considered for our sublist, please contact us
so that we can invite you to a rehearsal.
Current
Openings:
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Percussion - The Fountain Creek
Brass Band is currently seeking percussionists to audition for an opening in the
percussion section. The candidate should be comfortable playing standard
orchestral percussion instrumentation, should be proficient on a drum set,
and should poses strong sight reading
skills. To be considered, please contact us
and we will invite you to a rehearsal.
There are no other permanent vacancies at this time.
The band's policies and procedures are included below
for your reference:
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FCBB
Membership Policies and Procedures
- New Membership
- Perspective
members are invited by the Director and Section Leader to
join the group for a rehearsal. The perspective member may:
- be
invited to become a permanent member of the band.
- be
put on a substitute list to be invited back to play on an as
needed basis.
- be
determined not be a good fit for the band at this time and
possibly be invited back in the future.
- After
your first rehearsal, you will be invited back if you are
interested in joining the band and the Section Leader and
Director agree that your talents will be a good fit for the
group. Perspective members will be notified as soon as
possible once all candidates have played with the group.
- Attendance
- Members
are expected to attend all rehearsals, sectionals, and
concerts for which they have not prearranged an absence with
their Section Leader and the Director.
- Absences:
- The
Section Leader and/or Director shall be notified as early as is
possible.
- It
is your responsibility to give your music folder to the Director
or Section Leader before the absence to afford substitute members
the opportunity to play with the band.
- Performance
- Members
are expected to commit to the professionalism of the band
through continued practice and preparation for all
rehearsals and performances.
- Performance
Deficiency
- Should
it be determined a member is not fulfilling the responsibilities
to the best of their ability, the Section Leader will notify and
work with that member to try and reach the expected level of
proficiency.
- In
the unlikely event that a member is not fulfilling the attendance
and/or performance responsibilities, he or she may be asked to
leave the band.
- Before
any member is asked to leave the band, the Section Leader,
Director, and the FCBB Board Members must all be in agreement that
the dismissal is in the best interest of the band at large.
- Leaving the Band
- When
leaving the band for any reason, it is necessary that you
inform the Director, Band President, and Section Leader as
early as possible to facilitate a timely replacement.
- All
music shall be given to your replacement, Director,
librarian or Section Leader.
- An instrument on loan by the band shall be repaired if
necessary, cleaned, and returned to the band as soon as
possible.
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