In this blog post, I am going to introduce the band's current line up and also celebrate some of the players from the past who we as a section have been inspired by.

How have I found the new Sterling after 4 months?

My experience of the 2026 Whit Friday Band Contests with Fodens.

My first thoughts of the new Sterling Virtuoso Euphonium!

This blog post outlines my experience at this year's Yorkshire Regional Championships, held in Huddersfield Town Hall, where I performed with The Grimethorpe Colliery Band.

If you are reading this blog post, then welcome to my website, I am Mark Glover , the brass teacher / music teacher currently teaching at your child's school. You might also be reading this as a teacher or are involved with whole class instrumental teaching in a different school to those I teach in, maybe even with a different instrument family and I hope this post helps you as well. Our lessons might have started already and students are now taking instruments home or the le

My write up of the British Open Brass Band Contest, 2025.

My trip to Washington DC as soloist at the Tuba and Euphonium Workshop 2025.

My experience performing with Grimethorpe Band at the Yorkshire Championships 2024.

This is not a topic I ever thought I would write about, but it is nice to follow what is happening in the world and to have a view of my...

To read my November 2023 update jump ahead with this link. Kurun & Gilbert are the designers and manufacturers of K&G Mouthpieces, a...