Brian G. Draper is a British brass band

Brass band

A brass band is a musical ensemble generally consisting entirely of brass instruments, most often with a percussion section. Ensembles that include brass and woodwind instruments can in certain traditions also be termed brass bands , but are usually more correctly termed military bands, concert...

 musician

Musician

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 and conductor

Conducting

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. He currently judges brass band contest

Competition

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s around the Midlands

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 as well as conducting the Bestwood Welfare Black Diamonds Brass Band

Bestwood Welfare Black Diamonds Brass Band

The Bestwood Welfare Black Diamonds Brass Band, colloquially the Bestwood Black Diamonds , is an old and well-known brass band based in the village of Bestwood in the north of Nottingham....

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He formerly taught music in school

School

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s around Nottingham

Nottingham

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 before moving temporarily to Thailand

Thailand

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 and running his own orchestration

Orchestration

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 business. He assumed the reins of Bestwood after bring requested to by the band's committee. Previous to his Thailand excursion, he had been their principal euphonium

Euphonium

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 player. He can also play the trombone

Trombone

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 and is proficient at developing an embouchure

Embouchure

The embouchure is the use of facial muscles and the shaping of the lips to the mouthpiece of woodwind instruments or the mouthpiece of the brass instruments.The word is of French origin and is related to the root bouche , 'mouth'....

 for a variety of brass instrument

Brass instrument

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Draper lives in Blidworth

Blidworth

Blidworth is a small village approximately five miles east of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. Its history can be traced back to the 14th century, although many of the current houses were built in the first half of the 20th century to provide housing for workers at Blidworth Colliery .-Robin...

, just north of Nottingham

Nottingham

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