BRASS band conductor Nicholas Childs passed on his expertise to 50 people at a workshop in Bishop Auckland.
The County Durham musicians, aged between 11 and 25, spent a day working with the conductor of the Black Dyke Mills Band and three of his colleagues: Chris Turner, principal cornet; Lesley Howie, principal tenor horn; and Phil Goodwin, principal tuba.
The workshop, organised by Durham County Council's Arts, Libraries and Museums, department, culminated in a short concert featuring music studied during the day, which was attended by family and friends of the players.
Alan Hood, the county council's music development officer, said: "The young players displayed not only remarkable musicianship but also an enthusiasm that delighted the four tutors."
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