Dale Hitchen
Bb Bass

Started playing brass at about 9 years old.  I played a Bugle in Emanuel Church Lads Brigade Chadderton.  When I started secondary school a friend talked me into going to the Brass band with him.  I was given a EEb tuba but after a month of lugging the thing around, on and of buses (Mum & Dad don't drive) changed to cornet. 

When at Dobcross Band one of the tuba players had a stroke 2 weeks before a contest, I offered to go on tuba, been there ever since. Should have stayed on Tuba at school (I was a rubbish cornet player).

Bands played for 1977 ~ 2001
Newton Heath Boys
Failsworth
Dobcross
Delph
Boarshurst
Moston & Beswick
Eccles
Trafford
British Aerospace
Poynton
Yorkshire CoOp
Cobden & Chadwick
United North West CoOp Rochdale
Marple
Yorkshire Imperials (the Imps)

After a 6 year break due to illness, now back playing and really enjoying playing music at a high standard again. As well as Tuba I play and teach Bass guitar, 6 string guitar & rock band skills

Favorite Test Piece
Resurgam & Journey into Freedom

Non test piece favorites
Anything with a thought out bass part (not just 2 notes per bar)