The MARCHING BAND
by Mary Hahne
September 09, 2009
The Marching Band is working to defend
their 1st place ranking at the Lion’s Club parade in Norfolk on
September 26th. The Parade starts at 10:00 AM. The parade route
starts on 4th street by the Norfolk High School and turns toward
5th street ending by Norfolk Senior High School. This year the band
will perform a new song El Campeon(The Champion). This piece is
difficult because it has a ¾ section in the middle which poses as a
marching challenge for staying on the left foot. Students are
learning the music and doing very well marching. This is a
testament to the talent in the 7-12 marching band. The music
portion is also coming along with dynamics, accents, balance, and
blend. One should hear a solid performance from the 2009 marching
band.
New this year, Amber G. and Tiffany G. are
teaching and challenging the flag corps with a more difficult
routine. Mrs. Hahne was impressed. Within 2 weeks of receiving the
music, Amber and Tiffany composed the flag routine, recruited
members, and taught the routine to the flag corps. We are looking
forward to the flag corps to be a huge asset to the marching band
with their new technique and skills. The flag corps members
practicing this summer were Kristina B., Danielle B., Kaylie P.,
Kim B., and Lesley H.. We are working to build larger group. If any
students are interested in joining the team, please see Mrs.
Hahne.
Brandi S. will be our drum Major again this year. She took home the
Marching Band award for her leadership and willingness to help
others in marching band. Leading the group with a positive attitude
and great work ethic, the band and Brandi worked as a team to take
home the trophy last year.
Banner Carriers this year will be Maggie
C., Amber D., and Megan F., the 3 top performers in the 6th Grade.
The student’s earn the privilege to march in front of the band in
the Norfolk parade by passing pages in their lesson book throughout
the 5th grade year. These three are the farthest, but what a
challenge. The 6th grade is an amazing group of musicians
surpassing many in their achievement level through the books. The
spring concert was evidence of the talent shared through-out the
grade.
