People clapping along and standing to applaud, bands supporting each other and members from bands mixing and taking the time to catch up … this was the British Youth Band Association at it’s best.

Fancy yourself as the next star of the marching arts? Are you always tooting and squealing, tapping and dutting, spinning and throwing?...

Taking part in your first BYBA contest can be a daunting prospect, but as Adrian Tongue - Bandmaster of 15th Nottingham BB Band - explains, perhaps it's not as daunting as you might think ...

Learning that you’ve lost your long booked venue just a week before the event you’re hosting is due to take place is enough to vex even the most placid of folk, and this is exactly what happened to Dale Willis and the Summer Rhythm band contest recently.