The Georgia Tech Band Program

It was the biggest game of the year, what every person wants to win, the championship. The score is tied 24-24 and the Idaho Hawks had the ball on twenty one yard line. It was third down and five and they ran the ball for only two yards and it was fourth down. They went for the field goal and got it. The score was 27-24 and the Texas Rams were ready to receive to it. On the return they ran for twenty yards. With only five seconds left the quarterback, John Halen, threw the ball to James Morgan. Morgan outran the cornerback and with no time left Morgan at the five yard line dropped the ball. The Hawks won, they were the champions.

When I'm not in school I have Since my freshman year I have been doing marching band. As a sophomore I took my position as a upperclassman to help my freshman to the best of my ability. I help the freshman in my section to read drill, marching techniques, and how to play the music. While doing that I also do activities with my Girl Scout troop. I have been in Girl Scouts since the 4th grade and that has been a wonderful learning experience. From learning the ways of sales, to taking educational trips around the state i have grown in skill and character. Also for the last 3 years I have been the 2nd in highest cookie sales so that has been been very beneficial. Then during the summer I volunteer at the Durham Art's Council's Summer Camp as

The band program means a lot to me because it has helped me become more outgoing and friendly to people. It has also helped me gain much more of an interest towards all things music. When I was a kid I always wanted to be a teacher, but I never knew what I wanted to teach. When I joined band and attended different music classes, I became interested in something that meant little to me at the time. During my time in band it became much more clear to me that I wanted to pursue music education. The band program means a lot to me because it made me who I am today and I hope to help someone find themselves through music like I

On April 11, 2014 The Florida Orchestra performed Wolfgang Mozart’s Symphony No. 28 in C major, K, 200, David Diamond’s Symphony No. 4, and Johannes Brahms Quartet No.1 for Piano and Strings in G minor at the David A. Straz Center for the Performing Arts, Ferguson Hall in Tampa, Florida. Gerard Schwarz, guest conductor, led the Florida Orchestra for each of the compositions. According to The Florida Orchestra Program the list of performers for the violin is Jeffrey Multer, Nancy Chang, Jeffrey Smick, Lei Liu, Sarah Shellman, Lucas Guideri, Valerie Adams, Toula Bonie, Saundra Buscemi, Mary Corbett, Linda Gaines, Oleg Geyer, Cynthia Gregg, Linda Hall, Yan Jiang Lu, Evelyn Pupello, Claudia Rantucci, and Virginia Respess. The list of performers for the viola is Ben Markwell, Kathie Aagaard, Karl Bawel, Lewis Brinin, Alan Gordon, Alison Heydt, Kenneth Kwo, Warren Powell, and Barbara Rizzo. The list of performers for the violoncello is James Connors, Lowell Adams, Rebecca Bialosky, Alfred Gratta, Gretchen Langlitz, Laura McKey Smith, and Merrilee Wallbrunn. The list of performers for the bass is Dee Moses, John DiMura, Roger Funk, Alan Glick, James Petrecca, and Deborah Schmidt. The list for performers for the flute is Clay Ellerbroek, Daphne Soellner, and Lewis Sligh. Lewis Sligh was the only piccolo performer. The list of performers for the oboe is Shawn Welk, Lane Lederer, and Jeffrey Stepehenson. Jeffrey Stephenson also performed during the night playing the English

George Helmholtz, as the head of the music department at Lincoln High School, is very determined with his regular students and the gifted musicians of the band. Each semester and year at school he dreams of “leading as fine a band as there was on

At the beginning of my senior year, I committed myself to additional volunteer works. These volunteer activities require leadership skills that I have learned previously. Some of these activities include:

The Evergreen Marching Band and Colorguard (EMBC) has stewed in accomplishment, success, and hard work, for more than two decades. People don’t know, that we 're not just a normal halftime marching band--we are a competitive marching band. Like any football, drill, or soccer team, EMBC strives to compete amongst the greats. For a couple decades, EMBC has marched to success and we don 't want to stop now; however, the competitive program was close to being slashed this year, due to lack of funds. Students and parents raged at the thought of no competitive season. Competing is the best part for everyone in this program. If we lost that it wouldn’t be as much fun. We were so far in debt that if we couldn 't raise enough money, it would 've been game over.

    The football managers that were going to the game that night were Hailey, Crystal, and I. we were sitting outside the locker room questioning the boys’ music choices.

Many moons ago, a brave warrior, a band geek, and a loving friend, made his greatest endeavor to save our world from the enemy: orch-dorks. In a happy land of band geeks, came the storm of orch-dorks that sought to conquer them. Driven by a desire to eliminate all band geeks, they commenced their mission. The orch-dorks sent out their men to accomplish this terrible task. The sounds of their stringed instruments hypnotized the band geeks to follow their authority. Their mission proved to be successful, but one band geek prevailed over their efforts. Clara Net, the most heroic of them all, set out on a journey to bring back the band geeks from the evil reign of the orch-dorks. But there was only one way to defeat the orch-dorks, she needed to

On September 12th, Gator Tail, a jazz band consisting of faculty members, performed at Kimbrough Hall. This concert was the first in a series of WSU Faculty Artist concerts that are being held throughout the year. Gator Tail is a jazz band, composed of four faculty members, with both blues and funk influences, giving it a more modern sound. One unique aspect of the band was the use of a Hammond organ. Organs are not typically seen in jazz bands, and Gator Tail’s unique sound comes from this instrument. During the concert, there were many solo parts played by all the instruments. For example, Greg Yasinitsky, the saxophonist, would often have solo parts during a song, and one of the other instruments would respond with another solo part, exemplifying the “call and response” technique. The concert was completely made up of original compositions written by the members of the band. While each composition was written by members, each song had their own individual sound and style, making the music interesting to listen to. One composition, Undercurrent composed by Brad Ard, was heavily influenced by Norwegian jazz, giving it a unique sound that made it stand out from the other compositions. Teo Ciavarella was a guest

Phil Smith, band director of the Penzville High School Marching Band, would like for the principal to increase his extracurricular pay. Mr. Smith specifically has asked that the extracurricular pay be raised to be equal to that of the head football coach’s compensation. Mr. Smith’s justification for his request is based on the band’s outstanding growth and performance:

To think of something that didn’t go my way I don’t have to look back very far. This spring I tried out for the drum major position in the Ohio State University Marching band. I was a member of the band last year and drum major was the next logical step in my journey. I had practiced for months leading up to tryouts. I thought I was ready for anything. During the first of three parts of the tryout process I was twirling down the field and the baton slipped out of my hand during a crucial part in the routine. I was devastated but I thought I still might have a chance. After everyone had tried out we waited for them to announce who had won. Nothing hurt worse than standing there in front of my friends and family and not having my name called.

One day in the city of Chiquana, a man named Jeremy Hudson lived with his wife and son. He was a famous Canadian league receiver for the Chiquana Dragons. Over the course of his 13 year career he has racked up 14,367 yards, and 133 touchdowns. The upcoming season had been cancelled due to bomb threats by a group of hitmen . His wife Sheree Hudson, and his son Phillip Hudson were not to happy. They had gotten season tickets, and there wasn't going to be a season.

Everyone is just hanging out in the band room for about 20 minutes until Mr. Russell walks into the band room and says “Where’s Hill? We got her flute out”. I did not believe him until one of my dudes walks in behind Mr. Russell with my muddy flute. Everyone still in the band room is astonished at the fact that i got it stuck in a storm drain and even more at the fact that we got it out. Afterwards, two of my friends and I had to stay after for an hour to clean it.

Entrance requirements for Curtis Institute of Music are fairly simple. Curtis requires all students who are native speakers to pass the SAT with a minimum of 500 on both the verbal, and critical reading parts. Curtis requires non-native speakers to pass the SAT verbal and critical reading parts with a minimum of 500. Curtis also required non-native speakers to pass TOEFL written test with a minimum of 550 and the TOEFL computer-based test with a minimum of 213, while passing the TOEFL iBT with a score of 79-80. Both require high school diploma (or equivalent—The GED will be accepted by Curtis only as a supplement to exceptional academic