[msb-alumni] Re: Band/Music Tours and Festivals was Re: Re: Band
- From: "Peggy" <pyates2011@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <msb-alumni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 5 Apr 2014 19:57:48 -0400
Hey Fawn,
I do remember Mrs. wWhitmore. I thought she was pretty nice. She didn’t let you
get away with anything though.
Peggy Yats and Ld Ginger.
Class of 1970
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From: Fawn Scott
Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2014 2:25 PM
To: msb-alumni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [msb-alumni] Re: Band/Music Tours and Festivals was Re: Re: Band
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"
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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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James A. Prather
Central Michigan University: 1980
Michigan School for the Blind: 1974
"Fire Up Chips"
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