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The #pLayin30days Challenge

December 19th, 2014 | 1 min read

By Chris Fower

2015 is just around the corner and sooner then you realise you will be asked numerous times “What’s your New Year’s resolution?” You might already have some ideas like giving up chocolate, committing to more exercise, spending more time with the family or even something a bit more obscure like breaking some sort of record.

However, if you’re like us then you’ll want a resolution that’s a little bit different. So why not challenge yourself and your friends to the #pLayin30days challenge. Start the New Year as you mean to go on and learn, with us, how to play the pBone in just 30 days. You can invite your friends and family and see who can master the pBone in just 30 days, what could be a better way to start the New Year than by learning a new talent?

From 2nd January till 31st January 2015 we will be sharing games, quizzes, videos, sound clips and much more to help you on your way to becoming a pBone prodigy. Just follow the daily advice on our Facebook or Twitter and you’ll be performing your own pBone master class in no time.
We’ve even managed to persuade two members of our team to attempt the #pLayin30days challenge… so join in the conversation and use the #pLayin30days to share your progress with us over the 30 days.

Chris Fower

As an undergraduate Chris studied Jazz at Leeds College of Music and then became a member of the Advanced Studies, post-graduate performers course at the Royal Academy of Music and Principal Bass Trombone with the European Community Youth Orchestra under Claudio Abbado. He then spent 25 years as a busy freelance performer based in both London and the North of England working with a wide variety of ensembles and artists, including being a member of Grimethorpe Colliery Band, The British Philharmonic Orchestra, Dame Shirley Bassey’s Orchestra and the Creative Jazz Orchestra.

Alongside this Chris has worked extensively in all areas of music education, latterly as a leading deliverer and trainer in informal, large group practice. This included roles as Leader in Wider Opportunities at Hertfordshire Music Service, Leader of Instrumental Development for Derbyshire City and County Music Partnership and as a face to face trainer on the Trinity Guildhall/Open University “Whole Class Instrumental Learning” national training program.

He became a key member of the team that created pBone, the plastic trombone in 2011/12 and has been involved with pBone Music in various roles since then. Chris is currently the Director of Creativity and Innovation for the company, a role that includes overseeing product development and improvement, quality and education.