That is it something like that. He was a real nice guy. I liked him a lot. A very good teacher of. -----Original Message----- From: msb-alumni-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:msb-alumni-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Steve Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2014 12:24 PM To: msb-alumni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [msb-alumni] Re: Band Jesse taught percussion but not band. I don't recall him teaching chair caning; he was piano tuning instructor. I think you're thinking of Mr. R Rosnowski, something like that spelling. Steve ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peggy" <pyates2011@xxxxxxxxx> To: <msb-alumni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, April 04, 2014 8:39 PM Subject: [msb-alumni] Re: Band > Hi Steve, > I didn't know that Jessie Manley taught band. I remember him teaching > chair caning but that was all I knew he taught at the time. > Peggy and Ld Ginger > Class of 1970. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Steve > Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2014 1:31 PM > To: msb-alumni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > 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 > 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 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 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