[msb-alumni] Re: Band/Music Tours and Festivals was Re: Re: Band
- From: Fawn Scott <fawnscott61@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "msb-alumni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <msb-alumni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 5 Apr 2014 14:25:39 -0400
Hi Willie
This is Fawn Scott class of 1981
I loved to sing in choir we took some neat field trips as well.Mrs Whitmore
was real strict but you knew she cared.
Went to different schools and nursing homes in the area very exciting and
fun memories!
Sincerely
Fawn
On Saturday, April 5, 2014, willie jones <wjones007@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Jim I remember that trip to the Irish hills that was a great time I roomed
> with Joe Quarles the last night we stayed on a dairy farm.
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim in Detroit" <
> james.prather@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <msb-alumni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2014 10:05 AM
> Subject: [msb-alumni] Band/Music Tours and Festivals was Re: Re: Band
>
>
> I enjoyed the trip we took to Interlochen in 1971, staying at that hotel
> and having sundaes at the Melody Ranch. The next year, as a music tour, we
> went to the Sault, Munising and Kincheloe AFB where I saw a warhead as big
> as a compact car. In my Junior year, we went to the Boynes and Gaylord; my
> Senior year took us to the Irish Hills (Onsted, Addison, Adrian and
> Hudson.) I made many friends with the students; some of which I'd see at
> CMU in subsequent years.
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Marcia Moses
> Sent: April 03, 2014 13:55
> To: msb-alumni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [msb-alumni] Re: Band
>
> I took piano for too many years. I finally talked my folks into letting me
> take percussion lessons in the ninth grade.
> I didn't know it when I began snare drum lessons with Jesse Manley, I was
> automatically in the band, I thought it was great! I played the bass drum
> right off the bat.
> If it hadn't been for the band, I wouldn't have had the opportunity to
> visit
> parts of Michigan I would have never seen, or had the honor of playing in
> many band and orchestra festivals.
> It's good Mark Tonkin's was there to step into Park's footsteps, to insure
> that we would get our snack fix, with the chips and ice cream sandwiches,
> lol.
> Marcia
>
> -----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
>
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> Jim in Detroit
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