I was in the band from 1957 through 1960. I also was in the marching band in '59 and '60. I played the alto sax. Before those years, I took piano lessons with Mrs. Williams. I have an organ at home which I haven't played in a while, but I played by ear. I really enjoyed this better than just lessons. I think it's more fun this way. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve" <pipeguy920@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <msb-alumni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2014 12:31 PM Subject: [msb-alumni] Re: Band
I started playing piano, I thought it was a mandatory thing, and I couldn't wait to get out after a year. I had Agnes Horton as my teacher. When I switched to snare, Jesse Manley taught me the rudimentals--drum rolls, paradiddles, etc. I can still hear his voice in my mind "Beat, Beat, Bounce-it".In my first year in band, they had Park Herron and Milton Jackson as snare drummers, so I played the bass drum. Kathy Barkley was on timpany and glock and spiel; Nancy Denny was on cymbals. I learned all the percussion antics from Park Herron, and we certainly carried it all forward in the following years. Park used to make runs to Fabs during rehearsals, just like Mark Tonkins did a couple years later.Because I was small-framed then, I did not play bass drum when we marched. I had to pretend to play the cornet and that was pretty embarrassing. Chard didn't want me to miss marching in various events including the Holland Tulip Festival. I don't remember who else from my class was in the band that year, other than I think Terry Posont and I think his brother Larry was there then as well. I know there were over thirty and I think at least three trombonists.I think during 1967 I may have played snare drum at one of the band performances, unbeknownst to Jack Chard. Park switched with me and he played bass drum. God, I laugh at the stuff we used to mostly get away with then.I remember a couple years later when Chard was holding us over to get some extra practice before the festivals. Terry Posont put his trombone away and left. I figured I would do. I quietly put the snare drum in its case, put my coat on and just as I was ready to walk out the backstage door, old Jack caught my by my coat collar. I did get in some trouble at home for that stunt.Steve Class of '72 To send a message, msb-alumni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To subscribe to the list, send an email to: msb-alumni-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with subscribe in the subject line. To unsubscribe msb-alumni-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with unsubscribe in the subject line. Online, searchable archives of this list are available at//www.freelists.org/archive/msb-alumni
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