I am joining with many other Cambridgeshire musicians to raise money for the Spinial Injuries Association by doing the Grade-One-A-Thon - taking grade one in an instrument I've never played before!  It will be quite a challenge for me as I've never played a brass instrument before - after only 8 weeks I'll be taking grade 1 french horn. The exam is on February 27th 2011.

I have been inspired by Guy Llwellyn, the horn player in our orchestra who has had severe spinal injuries and has been given support by the Spinal Injuries Association.  He has to use a wheelchair now but is still playing his horn.

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