Page 2 - Info Magazine nr 15 JANUARY 2021

Dear reader, the Class Band lessons) The E-bass? Why
not?
First of all I wish you a happy and healthy In this edition we will also have interviews
2021! Let us hope that this year will bring us with some teachers: this time Ruth Knight
more possibilities again. and Agnes Maria Myrbakk from the city
Play in a band / orchestra together again. Porsgrunn in Norway. They teach at two dif-
Enjoy concerts together again. ferent schools but work very well together.
And again an interview with a student, this
Most countries are still in lock down but time from Italy, Bassano del Grappa. She is
there is some light at the end of the tunnel: playing the saxophone in the Class Band
the vaccination has been started and gives there.
hope for the coming future!
And don’t forget our dedicated Facebook
Due to the unsure situation at the moment site!
and for the coming months we have post-
poned the European YCB Congress to 18- Stay Safe and Healthy!
20 February 2022! We are sure that most of
the people in Europe will be vaccinated by Kind regards,
then and we are at the safe site to make it a
very successful congress together. Vincent de Leur
More information will follow soon. Head Yamaha Class Band Europe
we are preparing the application forms and
invitations.

In some countries Class Bands started onli-
ne. Using Essential Elements Interactive - a
great tool during these times.
More about this in this edition. Of course
we will also have some new repertoire men-
tioned.

This edition of the magazine will be a speci-
al about the saxophone. Every month we will
have one of the Class Band instruments as
highlight and tell about the history. And ma-
ybe it is also interesting to have more instru-
ments in the future highlighted? The piano?
(sometimes also used as accompaniment in