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WO1 Bandmaster Dean
Farrar BMus(Hons) LRSM ARCM(Hons) LGSM LLCM RM
Dean was accepted into the Royal Marines Band Service
(RMBS) in 1985, and shortly after began his studies
on the Euphonium and Cello at the Royal Marines School
of Music (RMSM) in Deal, Kent. Upon early completion,
his first draft was to Portsmouth and the band of Commander
in Chief Naval Home Command. With promotion to Band
Corporal in 1992, Dean returned to his roots at the
school but this time as the Instructor of Euphonium
and Cello. In 1995 in a bid to encourage his students,
he became a Licentiate of the London College of Music,
the Guildhall School of Music and an Associate of the
Royal College of Music for Euphonium Performance.
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The following year brought promotion to
Band Sergeant and with it selection to attend the Warrant
Officer Bandmasters Course. Throughout the 52-weeks involved,
tuition and assessments took place in a wide variety of subjects
under the guidance and scrutiny of Dr Le Grove, Malcolm Binney
and Gordon Langford. Upon completion, Dean gained a Licentiateship
from the Royal Schools of Music in Band Musicianship, and
subsequently appointed as Bandmaster to the Royal Naval Volunteer
Band, HMS Dryad.
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In 2004, Dean gained a Bachelor
of Music honours degree from Portsmouth University and today
is currently on his 4th appointment as Warrant Officer Bandmaster,
presently serving with the Band of HM Royal Marines, Plymouth.
Recently nominated as the successor to WO1 Corps Bandmaster
George Tate RM, Dean will shortly reach the pinnacle of his
career and is to relocate to HQ RMBS to commence his duties
as Corps Bandmaster in June of 2007.
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Throughout his career to date,
Dean has served in several capacities at the RMSM and no less
than five RM Bands including a brief spell onboard Her Majesty's
Royal Yacht Britannia. He considers himself fortunate to have
been able to travel the world extensively representing the
RMBS in both Ceremonial and Military roles in support of the
wider Naval Service. He has also grasped every opportunity
for further periods of study, and in September 2006, he enrolled
on a Master of Arts (Performance) Programme at Salford University
under the mentorship of Professor David King.
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