BRASS BANDS.

Feilding Star, Volume IV, Issue 1137, 18 March 1910, Page 2

BRASS BANDS.

THE NORTH ISLAND CONTEST

QUICKSTEP AND QUARTETTE

WANG AINU I AND NELSON THE

WINNERS

Largo crowds continue to follow the baud contests in Wanganui, and the Quickstep and Quartette contests yesterday proved great attractions. Wanganui and Nelson again scored the honours. THE QUICKSTEP. Maximum points to be obtained for music in the Quickstep Contest: Intonation_ 30. interpretation 30, tone i, precision and unanimity 15, ensemble and balance 13. accuracy as to notes and rests 15, soli 9, total 138 ; military, 180. Following were results :— MiliMusic. tary. Total Wanganui Garrison 130 165J 285J Blenheim 122 16] 283 Potonc 126 139 265 Nelson Garrison ... 120 141| 261} Wangauui City ... 112 141 253 Mnnaia 107 140J 247J : Gisborne 119 128-\ 9471 Cambridge 100 138" 243' Wellington Tram. ... 108 125$ 233* Waitara 103 129J 232} 1 Feilding 102 12H 223J Opunake 99 118" 217 In his notes the musical judge wrote: "No. 7.—Feilding.-—Hand out of tune. Soprano missing notes 21 and 22. Soprano better 24 and 25. Cuts forzando notes too short. Bass solo poor. Bare 73. 74 and 75 indistinct. Eupho. frightfully out of tune. Band out of tune. Band very .shaky. Hand not improving as they go along. Where is soprano at 34 and 35? Band badly balanced. Not working together. Articulation bad. Notes cut too short. Better from the trio, when stationary. Tempo too fast. Last two notes played correctly 24 23, 20, 10, 10. 9, 6—102." Gisborne, Wanganui (2), and Nelson entered for the Quartette. Results: Nelson, 132 points, 1; Wanganui No. 1, 129, 2; Wanganui No. 2. 121: Gisborne, 107.