[1] He also teaches performance at the Royal Northern College of Music as well as giving lectures on psychology (specialising in Cognitive Intervention Therapy a version of CBT).
In this year he was invited to join Black Dyke, one of the world's greatest brass bands, as principal cornet.
[3] It was during this time that he received a master's degree in music at the University of Leeds, and went on to complete his PhD in psychology[4] The stay once again lasted five years with him leaving in December 2005.
In his first contest for Grimethorpe they came first beating his former band by one point whilst also picking up the best soloist award[6] Roger left Grimethorpe in December 2008 along with several colleagues and is currently busy performing as a soloist and orchestral trumpeter (receiving great critical acclaim for his flugal playing in Mahler 3 and trumpet work in Gregson's Dream Song.).
Webster owns a very old Besson cornet, one that was originally presented to Alexander Owen in 1875 by Queen Victoria.
Alexander's daughter gave it to a friend who in turn presented it to Derek Garside after a charity concert in 1961.