CONCERT BAND MPA IS HERE! Please click on "Information" for detailed student and parent information!
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ATTENTION--WE NEED BUS DRIVERS!! Any parents or "friends" of the band that are interested in driving buses to away games and/or to other off-campus band functions: If you still need training to get your C.D.L., contact the Jackson County School Board for official Training for Prospective Bus Drivers - - call John Hamilton, 482-9613 for details. There will be another bus driver training class this summer.
We also need more "band parents" to be involved at band functions. This involves volunteers to work the concession booths at football games, and as chaperones at both football games and other various band trips throughout the year! If you or any other band parents you know are interested and/or available to assist, please contact Mr. Bean, Mr. Walton, or Mr. Stuart Wiggins (Band Booster President).
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Funeral services for Mr. Max Deese, former Band Booster President and long-time supporter of the MHS Band program, were held on Sunday, November 1, 2009, 4:00p.m., at the Christian Center Church, 4791 Sheffield Drive, Marianna.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to establish the Max Deese Memorial Scholarship Fund at Peoples First Community Bank. Max had been an avid supporter of the Marianna High School band program for the past seven years. His scholarship will benefit a graduating MHS band member each year with plans to further their music education.
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The Marianna High School Jazz Ensemble participated in the Florida Band Masters Association Music Performance Assessment for Jazz Bands held at Chipley High School on Saturday, February 27. Our Jazz Ensemble received the highest possible rating of Superior for their performance from all three judges. A fourth judge acted as a clinician and worked with each band after their performance, making suggestions for improvement. We also receive recorded comments from the judges that are used to play for the band members, once back at school, to receive additional feedback on their performance. There were six Jazz Bands from our district that participated in the event. There were also three college bands that played for our enjoyment. The College Jazz Ensembles were: the Chipola Jazz Ensemble directed by Dr. Daniel Powell, the Jazz Ensemble from the Baptist College of Florida in Graceville directed by Ron Branning, and the Jazz Ensemble from Troy University led by Ray Smith.
Students in the MHS Jazz Ensemble are:
Travis Bontrager Alto Sax Rachel Redfern Trumpet
Meaghan McClendon Alto Sax Jeffery Edenfield Trumpet
Levi Kirkland Tenor Sax Mary Ann Osiecka Clarinet
Lindsey Starling Tenor Sax Shelby Basford Clarinet
Anthony Wood Tenor Sax
Justin Curry Baritone Sax
Trey Holmes Trombone Virginia McDaniel Piano/Rhythm
Josh Emanuel Trombone Zachary Perkins Piano
Michael King Trombone Nicholas Ratzlaff Guitar
Lauren Vila Bass Trombone Wyatt Peterman Guitar
Kassie Starrine Bass Guitar Nicholas Hollis Percussion/Rhythm
Carrius Moore Percussion/Rhythm Amber Pate Bass Guitar/Rhythm
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On Friday, February 12,
2010, forty-three MHS Band students participated in the Florida Bandmasters
Association's annual District II Solo and Ensemble Music Performance Assessment
(MPA), which was held at the Baptist College of Florida and Graceville High
School. These 43 students performed in 25 separate combinations, including
instrumental and auxiliary solos, a brass trio, the Dance Line (10 members), the
Color Guard/Flag Line (7 members), and two separate percussion ensembles (one
with 9 members, one with 10 members). Many students performed several times, in
various combinations of solos and larger ensembles.
All performances were scored by sanctioned adjudicators, who gave the
students both written and oral comments, and issued scores, ranging from a top
score of Superior [(I), to Excellent (II), Good (III), Fair (IV), and Poor (V).
All MHS students earned scores of either Superior (I) or Excellent (II).
All of the Auxiliary (Dance and Flag) members earned a score of Superior,
and are eligible to advance to the State MPA, which subjects the performances to
a higher level of grading. An additional factor in the instrumental performances
is the difficulty rating of the music being performed--level 1 being the
easiest, and level 7 being the hardest. Each instrumentalist playing music rated
at level 5 or higher, and earning a score of Superior, is also eligible to
advance to the State MPA, as well. The State MPA for north Florida will be held
in early April.
Counting multiple performances by some students, a total of 49 Superior
(I) medals were earned, with 10 students also earning a rating of Excellent
(II). Below, each student is listed alphabetically, within each solo or ensemble
grouping. This is followed by the music level in brackets, followed by their
earned score, either I or II:
INSTRUMENTAL SOLOS--
Travis Bontrager-Tympani solo [6] I; Alto Saxophone solo [6] I
Hannah Colbert-Flute solo [4] I
Justin Curry-Baritone Saxophone solo [4] I
Jeffery Edenfield-Tuba solo [5] I
Trey Holmes-Trombone solo [5] II
Virginia McDaniel-Flute solo [7] II
Katelyn Miller-Alto Saxophone solo [5] I
Zack Perkins-Piano solo [5] II
Ryan Pilcher-Alto Saxophone solo [5] I
Sharon Price-Clarinet solo (5) I
Samantha Rudd-Flute solo [4] II
Lindsey Starling-Clarinet solo (4) I; Alto Saxophone solo [5] I
Megan Troutman-Flute solo [4] II
Lori Tucker-Alto Saxophone solo [4] I
Anthony Wood-Alto Saxophone solo [5] II
INSTRUMENTAL ENSEMBLES--
Brass Trio--Josh Emanuel, Trey Holmes, Duante' Smith- [4] II
Percussion Ensemble/9--Stevie Blanchette, Travis Bontrager, Jeffrey Gardner,
Chris Gilmore, Lizzie Mathis, Jamie McCoy, Carrius Moore, James Morrison, David
White- [4] I
Percussion Ensemble/10--Stevie Blanchette, Jeffrey Gardner, Chris Glimore, Will
Glover, Lizzie Mathis, Jamie McCoy, Carrius Moore, James Morrison, Chris Rogers,
David White- [4] I
AUXILIARIES--
Flag Solos
Ashley Raines- I
Alanna Clayton- I
Samantha Barnes- I
Indoor Guard/Flag Line--Sharnesia Baker, Samantha Barnes (Co-Captain), Kelsey
Baxley, Alanna Clayton, Ashley Combs, Kathryn Huffman, Ashley Raines
(Co-Captain)- I
Dance Line- Whitney Basford, Kayley Bryan, Rachel Callahan, Hollie Daniels,
Rachel Huckaby, Brynne Markham (Captain), Victoria Mock, Kelsey Olive, Lauren Smith, Kassi
Starrine, Ashton Stephens- I
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Friday and Saturday, January 29 &
30, 2010, Marianna High School hosted rehearsals and the performances of the 2010
Florida Bandmasters Association District 2 Small Schools Honor Bands, which
consisted of approximately 150 band students from 17 area high schools and
middle schools in our "middle panhandle" area. Special congratulations go to the
35 MHS students who participated in 10+ hours of rehearsals Friday and Saturday,
and performed Saturday night.
MHS students in the Junior High School (grades 7-9) Honor Band: Jeffery
Gardner, Delmar Jones, Jamie McCoy, Irene Muniz, Zachary Perkins, Kristina
Roman, Draylon Toombs, Megan Trotman, Lori Tucker, and Abi White.
MHS students in the Senior High School (grades 10-12) Honor Band: Shelby
Basford, Travis Bontrager, Justin Curry, Jeffery Edenfield, Joshua Emanuel,
Chris Gilmore, Christin Ham, Deanna Harrison, Trey Holmes, Michael King, Levi
Kirkland, Meaghan McClendon, Virginia McDaniel, Mallory Mock, Victoria Mock,
Carrius Moore, Ryan Pilcher, Sharon Price, Chris Rogers, Samantha Rudd, Duante'
Smith, Lindsey Starling, Kassi Starrine, Julia Tanner, Lauren Vila, and Christin
Wiggins.
Be sure to congratulate these band students, Marianna High School's "Finest",
when you see them this week!
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Please pay careful attention to the schedule (click on "Information") for the next several weeks. Additional events/parades have been added recently!
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The new MHS Band Handbook is now available on-line: click on "Information", on the left, and scroll down to the bottom of the page.
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Please check back to this web site for updated information.
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A calendar of events for
1. Winter/Spring After-School rehearsals, and
2. Concert/Symphonic Band and Jazz Band performances --
is NOW available!
CLICK ON THE "Information" link, to the left.
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CLICK ON "News" (on the left) for information about signing up for our new "E-MAIL NEWSLETTER."(As of 2/01/10, this 'service' is still NOT active.)
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The 2009-2010 School Year begins!----
Friday night, 8/28/09--Great job at the Kick-Off Classic by the band, in the stands, under hot and humid conditions! Let's keep up the good work!
"The Pride" full Band Camp is over--What a GREAT job the band students did! On Friday, 8/7/09, we presented our Exhibition performance, playing "We Didn't Start the Fire", "Piano Man", "My Life", "Only the Good Die Young", and "Land of 1,000 Dances." In just one week, we also learned about half the drill that we will end up with. THANK YOU to the parents, family, and friends that showed up to hear up play--it's ALWAYS fun to play for an audience!
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END-OF-THE-SCHOOL-YEAR (Spring, 2009) events:
Friday, May 29 & Monday, June 1--What a great group of new 'marchers', including a few "upperclassmen", we had at our first annual "Spring Rookie Camp"! We look forward to seeing even more first-time high school marchers at band camp in August--click on "Information" on the left for the full schedule!
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Thursday, May 28-
The combined Concert/Symphonic Band did a GREAT job performing at GRADUATION--THANK
YOU to the Senior Band members who joined us one final time to play the National
Anthem! May you all find ways to continue to play for the rest of your lives!!!
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Wheeeeeeeeeeee, we went to Disney World!!!!
Marianna High School Band—Disney Magic Music Days
Thursday, May 7—Saturday, May 9, 2009
WHAT A BLAST!
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Congratulations to the participants in the
FBA State Solo and Ensemble Music Performance Assessment!
On February 13, at the Florida Bandmasters Association District Solo and Ensemble Music Performance Assessment (MPA), seventeen MHS students qualified to advance to the State Solo and Ensemble MPA, which was held in Ocala on Monday, March 30. Unfortunately, since this was during our Spring Break, only 10 of these students were able to make the drive to Ocala to participate. This is a fantastic achievement by these students, each of whom had made a “Superior / I” rating at District MPA in order to qualify to participate at the State MPA.
At the State level, however, a “Superior / I” rating is not a ‘given’…but any score, even an “Excellent / II” or a “Good / III”, is still a wonderful achievement, since each of these students still worked hard in preparation to perform their solos once again, subjecting themselves to criticisms, complements, comments, and a final rating from yet another judge, who by the very nature of it being a State-level assessment implies a higher, more difficult level of scoring.
The results of Monday’s performances (students listed alphabetically):
Samantha Barnes, Flag Twirling Solo— Good / III
Travis Bontrager, Alto Saxophone Solo— Superior / I
Andrew Davis, Trumpet Solo— Excellent / II
Virginia McDaniel, Flute Solo— Superior / I
Ashley Norville, Alto Saxophone Solo— Excellent / II
Mary Ann Osiecka, Clarinet Solo— Excellent / II
Ashley Raines, Flag Twirling Solo— Good / III
Lindsey Starling, Clarinet Solo— Excellent / II
Bryan Whitfield, Trumpet Solo— Good / III
Anthony Wood, Alto Saxophone Solo— Excellent / II
All of these students are to be commended for their extraordinary efforts to have themselves “put under the microscope” and be judged yet again. CONGRATULATIONS for their participation in this State level assessment!
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Congratulations to the
SUPERIOR
MHS Symphonic Band!
Friday night, March 13, 2009, the MHS Symphonic Band performed at the Florida Bandmasters Association Music Performance Assessment, held at Chipley High School.
The band earned an overall "Superior" rating from the three judges in the 'prepared' concert venue, and also earned a "Superior" rating from the Sight-Reading judge.
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Friday, February 27, 2009: WHAT A GREAT PRE-FESTIVAL MINI-CLINIC!
Our guest clinicians were very impressed with the attitude of our band students, and were collectively able to make some marked improvements with the various sections of the band! THANKS go to our Band Boosters for supporting this wonderful opportunity for our students to get ideas and suggestions from other experienced band directors and musicians!
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Bravo! to the 56 MHS Band students who performed at the FBA Solo and Ensemble MPA Friday and Saturday, February 13 and 14, at The Baptist College of Florida and Graceville High School. Performers included the MHS Jazz Band, the Percussion Ensemble, the Flag Line, and the Dance Line, as well as numerous solos and small ensembles. The 56 students appeared in 24 separate presentations (solos, small ensembles, and large ensembles), with some students performing 2 or 3 times. Each soloist, small ensemble, or large group performed in front of 1-3 judges, who provided comments and suggestions, and gave each person or group an overall score.
****All students/groups participating earned at least a rating of either "Superior" or "Excellent", which are the two highest ratings available!
****The following students qualified to advance to the Florida State Solo and Ensemble MPA, based on earning a "Superior", and on the level of difficulty of their music:
**Dance Line: Anna Dennis, Captain, Brynne Markham, Asst. Captain, Kristie Bard, Whitney Basford, Elligrace Clark, Andrea Cooke, Rachel Huckaby, Emilyanne Mathis, Victoria Mock, Maggie Rooks, Meagan Seay, Lauren Smith.
**Flag Line: Ashley Shiver, Captain, Amber Perry, Asst. Captain, Taliyah Barkley, Samantha Barnes, Alanna Clayton, Tiffany Garrett, Ashley Norville, Ashley Raines, Kelley Simmons, Kassi Starrine.
**Mallory Mock--Solo Baton Twirling
**Samantha Barnes--Solo Flag Twirling
**Ashley Raines--Solo Flag Twirling
**Low Brass Quartet--Ethan Noblin & Michael Cone, baritones, Caleb Lovely & Chris Sawyer, tubas
**Ashley Norville--saxophone solo
**Travis Bontrager--saxophone solo
**Anthony Wood--saxophone solo
**Mary Ann Osiecka--clarinet solo
**Deanna Harrison--clarinet solo
**Lindsey Starling--clarinet solo
**Virginia McDaniel--flute solo
**Caleb Lovely--horn solo
**Andrew Davis--trumpet solo
**Bryan Whitfield--trumpet solo
**Jaryd Deese--trumpet solo
****The following students also earned a "Superior", but did not qualify to advance to the state MPA due to the level of difficulty of their music:
**Flute Trio--Samantha Rudd, Christin Ham, Hannah Colbert
**Christin Wiggins--clarinet solo
**Adrianna Elmore--clarinet solo
****The following students earned an "Excellent" rating:
**Percussion Ensemble--Carrius Moore, section leader, Stevie Blanchette, Kyle Cumbie, Chris Rogers, Bryan Whitfield, Anthony Wood
**Jazz Band--saxophones: Travis Bontrager, Levi Kirkland, Anna Dennis, Anthony Wood; trumpets/clarinets: Andrew Davis, Bryan Whitfield, Jaryd Deese, Caleb Lovely, Kamisha Massaline, Deanna Harrison; trombones/baritones: Trey Holmes, Joshua Emanuel, Lauren Vila, Ethan Noblin, Pete Smith; Rhythm Section: Ashley Norville, piano, Nicholas Ratzlaff & Wyatt Peterman, guitars, Kassi Starrine, bass, Drew Stradley, drums
**Joy Wallace--flute solo
**Jeffrey Edenfield--tuba solo
This was a FANTASTIC turnout of MHS band students participating, and each and everyone of these students deserve congratulations for their hard work in preparing their solos and ensembles, and following through to perform them. Once again, BRAVO to them all!
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At Marianna High School, after-school sectional rehearsals are scheduled throughout the year, to promote maximum musical and instructional development by combining like instruments from the various band classes. In addition, distinguished clinicians are invited to come work with the band students, in order to broaden their exposure to diverse musical and educational ideas, which will help them to become more well-rounded musicians.
On the "Ensembles" page, you will find information on after-school rehearsals.
Click on the "Information" link for a copy of the new Band Handbook, which was given out during Band Camp, as well as a copy of the yearly band schedule.
WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL!
Mr. Bean, Mr. Walton, Mrs. Larkin, Mrs. Tiner (formerly Ms. Williams), Mrs. Whitehead,
and the band officers look forward to working with "The Pride"!
Please check back often for updates on our MHS Band website!!!