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Events Diary: Postponed Last Night Of The Proms Concert
The time has finally come for our Postponed Last Night Of The Proms Concert! Saturday evening was an amalgamation of brass mastery, British bangers and flag waving mayhem. The KTB adult singers, KTB Youth, Lostock Hall Memorial Brass Band, Lanky Stuff and soloist…
Singing For Wellbeing 21 February 2026
Join us for a relaxed wellbeing sing. Singing releases endorphins, our ‘happy hormone’ and helps you to feel good. Whether you feel you can sing or not, if you enjoy it then do it! We reminisce, drink tea and laugh lots in between singing along to well known songs….
Singing For Wellbeing 24 January 2026
Join us for a relaxed wellbeing sing. Singing releases endorphins, our ‘happy hormone’ and helps you to feel good. Whether you feel you can sing or not, if you enjoy it then do it! We reminisce, drink tea and laugh lots in between singing along to well known songs….
Lunchtime Recital Featuring Sid Calderbank
Book Now Catch Sid Calderbank performing our very own home grown Lancashire Dialect live in the stunning setting of St. Andrew’s Church set in the heart of the pictoresque village of Longton. As a native dialect speaker, Sid has been researching and collecting songs,…
LVM Choir Rehearsal Diary: Wednesday 14th January 2026
Lots of smiles as we welcome each other back after our Christmas break, on a very cold winter’s night (sounds like a song!).Warm up included lots of different nonsense words : going up the scale repeating the sounds, until we hit our limit (and then drop an octave)….
Music Theatre Chorus Rehearsal Diary: Thursday 8th January 2026
Happy New Year! I think we’re still in the socially-acceptable timeframe to say that, given that this is our first rehearsal of 2026.June feels so very far away, but at KTB Music it might as well be next week, and we have work to do. We spent this evening getting a…
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KTB Choir Rehearsal Diary: Monday 5th January 2026
It was a quiet session this evening due to many members feeling under the weather but calmness was not on the cards. Kate took charge this evening, opening the session with announcements and updates of events coming up including a concert version of a musical which…
Youth Music Class Rehearsal Diary: Monday 5th January 2026
Excitement grew for the first class on the year as there was a new lesson format in play. Members arrived and we had a quick fire round of ‘tell me in 30 seconds what you got up to over Christmas’. The members eagerly awaited their turn to tell the group new of their…
Carol Singing For 6 Hours?!
It’s reaching the end of the performing year for the choirs of KTB Music, and that means one thing: six hours of carol singing at Booths, Longton! It’s a great chance to pick up your sprouts, hear some live music, and help to raise money for a great charity – all at…
Events Diary: KTB Music Christmas Singing For Wellbeing
Saturday 13th December I went to a Singalong organised by Katy of KTB Music.It was uplifting and enjoyable.Everyone that comes to Katy’s singalongs are there because they love singing, so it doesn’t matter how well we can sing. The fact that we are there singing is…
Events Diary: Much Hoole Locals Lunch 11th December 2025
One of Kate M’s school choirs set out on a musical mission this afternoon to bring joy of song to local ‘Much Hoole-igans’ who were meeting for their Christmas party. Organised by Richard and Julie, this lunch was designed to bring some of the older residents in the…
Events Diary: Chew’s Yard Sunday 7th December 2025
Chew’s Yard, you absolutely blew us away! What a fantastic way to spend an afternoon: an amazing audience, sparkly lights, welcoming staff (who didn’t mind us immediately rearranging all the furniture), and smells that made us hungry. Becky: Well, where do I even…
Events Diary: Carol Singing Saturday 6th December 2025
I felt very welcomed today when I walked in to Tatton Community Centre in Chorley. That might have had a tiny bit to do with Festive Jumper Solidarity – the organisers and stallholders were also dressed to their sparkly nines – but I got the feeling that’s just how…
Events Diary: Hoole Church Ladies Group Christmas Party
Last night I went to a Christmas concert, but it wasn’t just any old Christmas concert. It was like something you’d see on a Saturday night prime viewing time!It was a cold night so it felt like Christmas was in the air. When we got into the Village hall, it was warm,…
Events Diary: Longton Winter Wonderland Sunday 30th November 2025
What a brilliant way to spend an afternoon! It’s your KTB blogging duo (Aeryn and Becky) here, with a behind-the-scenes report on our singalong performance at Longton’s Winter Wonderland. (B: We’re back!! Missed you Aeryn 😂.) A: “If it’s outside as…
Effective Practice
Here at KTB Music, we have an ethos that you must desire to play your instrument rather than practise it. Yes, practising is important; refining technical skill is absolutely imperative for those intending to take their skill further in life and pleasure. But, surely…
What is it like to play in a band?
To play music with a group of like-minded musicians, is a unique experience which is hard to put into words. The comradery in the band is very important and becomes stronger once playing together. One of the main things that I enjoy about band is the small…