I’m at home on the high school parking lot. It’s the only space the administration grudgingly affords our marching band, and yet it’s ours. The band family lives and thrives off people supporting each other, we are there for each other when no one else is. I was elected by this family to be their band president last spring, and I have been completely changed. Despite the flashy title, I am still just one member of this 140 strong group, and I am still pushing to fulfill the responsibility placed on my shoulders.
It all started at McKinley High School. Kendall Aaron, Carlton Phillips, and Corey Thomas they all was in the band for all 4 years. They enjoyed band and it was their main focus after their grades. McKinley High band was so important to them, they took it serious as it was reflecting their grades. They were so excellent in the band that they were offered 3 scholarships from 3 different schools.
For many years I have been known for being a very talented athlete. But what many people do not know is that I was once in the Elba Marching band. Being in the band has taught me a lot of things, like reading music, discipline and organization. The most interesting thing about the band was that we had to learn how to read music. At first this was a challenge for me, but I soon got the hang of it.
baton twirlers, the cheerleaders, the flag spinning, the marching band, the mascot, the Saluki shakers, and the last group of cheerleaders. There is an empty space between the last group and the coming cars. Anyway, it was good to have a minute to organize what I was able to write. The rain did not stop at all, it stopped raining for some minutes, but it started again. The Interim Chancellor, Dr. Brad Cowell passed driving a car, there is a couple in this car, I am not sure who they are; but I guess they are from the '65 class which is celebrating 50 years of their graduation.
About a month after the nerve racking All-District Band auditions, three bands in Northwest Missouri performed last Saturday to a near-full theater. Thomas Brockman, the lead band director at Smithville and NWMMEA president said, “All-District is an honor band that represents our top players in the Northwest region. Students go in and audition on a set of material and they are selected via their performance in the audition and if you make this group you are doing very well and you’re also one of the top players in Northwest Missouri.” The NWMMEA or Northwest Missouri Music Educators Association holds audition events for high school and middle school band students on the first Saturday of November annually.
Marching band; copious amounts of people scoff at the sound of those words. I often hear students commenting on how easy marching band is, how we don’t train like the football players do. At Anderson High School, that’s not the case, the marching band trains for just as long. As a band of over 125 individuals, it takes determination, pride, and confidence to achieve the goals we have set forth to accomplish. As a leader of the saxophone section, I know what it’s like to face failure, to overcome and turn it into success and to march on with confidence.
The California region makes up what is now modern-day California. The region is made up of many tribes, including the Pomo, Whilkut, and Shasta. Instruments of California tribes are made up of the gambling drum, flutes, whistles, gourd rattles, bullroarer, mouth bow, and clapper sticks. Almost all of these instruments are different in comparison to the other regions excluding whistles and rattles. The region also has many other songs, languages, and spiritual meanings that will now be explored.
Every person has an interest or a talent which separates them from the rest of society allowing them to become an individual. It wasn’t until I decided to audition for the North Carolina Elementary Honors Chorus in 2009 that I discovered my talents lie within the realm of music. Becoming an active musician has not only helped me grow as a person by allowing me to build and strengthen social and cognitive skills, but has also helped me to appreciate each component of music, and has also taught me how to become a supportive and attentive member of the audience. That fateful day in the fall of 2009 when I heard that I was one out of one hundred and six students to make it into the North Carolina Elementary Honors Chorus was the day I realized that I had a passion for choir and for music. After that I continued to stay in choir in middle school, and eventually made it into Middle School Honors Chorus in 2013.
I play six instruments including Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Clarinet, Mellophone, and Piano, and I sing in my Church Choir as well. I have the honor of being principal chair on Alto Saxophone in Symphonic Band, as well as a featured soloist in the 12 O’Clock Big Band. I have applied for student leadership in Marching Band next year as well. Athletics at Central Dauphin have taught me important skills of teamwork, sportsmanship, and camaraderie. My musical involvement has also shown me that hard work and practice can make anything
As an active member in both my school and community I have taken part in many extracurricular activities and received many honors. I find it to be very important to live my life in a way that I am able to reach my fullest potential while giving back to others at the same time. Outside of school I participate in numerous activities. In the year of 2003, I began to take piano lessons. I pursued this and eventually had the opportunity to play in a church band.
Eric Whitacre is a current American composer who despite his youth, has experienced much success. The Los Angeles Times describes his works as having “Electric, chilling harmonies; works of unearthly beauty, and imagination. ”(Hyperion) Whitacre is the founder of Virtual Choir and has composed for many different performance groups such as the London Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, The Tallis Scholars, The King Singers and the Minnesota Orchestra. (Eric Whitacre)
I’ve spent hundreds of hours working with my peers, building friendships while working toilsomely to perfect one show each year. When we weren’t on the field practicing, we were performing at football games or at community events, bringing the community together with a sense of pride. Being a part of the marching band has taught me to put the betterment of my peers over myself and I have made it my goal to make the people around me the best that they
After discovering music therapy, I fell in love with the idea of working with children on a one on one basis. I believe my gentle nature has lead me to want to work on a one on one basis, instead of a full classroom. One of my biggest inspirations, for following my dream to become a music therapist was my high school chorus director, Linda Tieman. She brought me to Ohio University, and helped me to further explore music therapy. Mrs. Tieman introduced me to an Ohio University alumni, Jessica Lucas, who graduated with a music therapy degree.
Concert Report #1: Music Faculty Showcase The Music Faculty Showcase was a chance for majority of the musical faculty to showcase their musical abilities. Music performed was on no specific era or genre of music and mostly was comprised of solos and duets used to compliment and illustrate the musician’s talents and abilities. The concert overall was quite long lasting about two hours, but was quite entertaining.
Performing Arts "The world is a complicated place, and there's a lot of division between people. The performing arts tend to unify people in a way nothing else does." (Rubenstein) This quote refers to how the performing arts is a source of unity of people of different race and religion.
