Written down because I answer these on the phone every week, and a page you can read at midnight is more use than a call you have to book.
Booking a band
What does a wedding band cost?
What drives the number: players, hours, travel and load-in.
Read it →Live band or DJ?
A fair comparison from somebody who plays in the bands, including when a DJ is the better call.
Read it →For bandleaders
What's a horn chart?
What's on the page, and what changes when a band stops learning parts by ear.
Read it →How many horns do you need?
Three, four, five or six: what each can voice, and where the returns start diminishing.
Read it →Starting lessons
What happens in a first lesson
What's covered, what to bring, and what a realistic first month looks like.
Read it →Thirty, forty-five or sixty minutes?
Which length suits which student, and why the longest isn't the best for most people.
Read it →Choosing a first instrument
Saxophone, clarinet or flute: the practical differences nobody mentions until month three.
Read it →How to practice
Why twenty focused minutes beats an hour, and what parents should listen for.
Read it →Anything not here
The frequently asked questions covers the short ones. Anything else, just ask. If it takes more than a paragraph to answer it usually ends up on this page.