Announced by native musician Kevin Freitas:
After forming Better As Brass 2 years in the past, one touch upon West Seattle Blog’s publish caught with me: “Can you PLEASE also form a Jr.?!” Plus, as my kiddo grows up, I need him to have the chance to play alongside me in a enjoyable setting.
Introducing: West Seattle Fam Band! We play enjoyable, upbeat tunes and welcome musicians at any expertise degree. Seriously! Parts for our music are organized by newbie, intermediate, and skilled. Our guiding rules with this intergenerational band are mentorship, fellowship, and enjoyable the place we hope excessive schoolers can carry up youthful children (and get your service studying/volunteer hours!), elders can move on sage recommendation, and people who’ve by no means performed an instrument can provide it a go.
Now, the requests…
1. I’m interested! We’re presently searching for brass and percussion gamers (however could broaden later so nonetheless tell us). We rehearse twice a month (time and place TBD), mess around West Seattle, and observe the varsity calendar with recent new tunes annually. Elementary on up are invited (children 12 or underneath, convey your dad and mom to play collectively!) Don’t play brass or drums? Try one out! Don’t have an instrument? Let’s discover you one!
2. Help out! Do you’ve an area (gymnasium, occasion area, place of worship, and so forth.) we might rehearse in? Want to sponsor us or donate to assist purchase devices, t-shirts, and extra? Are you a designer who will help with a emblem or superior merch designs? Photographer/videographer who will help seize some recollections? Social media professional who desires to share our enjoyable? Have another talent or ardour you wish to contribute? Let us know.
Kevin presently leads and performs trumpet in Better As Brass and is previously a founding member of 8-Bit Brass Band, the place he performed sousaphone and organized tunes. Before that, he performed in Trash Talokay, acquired his Honk band begin with D20 12 years in the past, and has sat in with varied Honk bands by the years. He grew up taking part in trumpet at school and desires enjoyable bands like this existed when he was youthful.