Drumbeat 6.2015 - Beal City Bands

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SUMMER 2015
OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE BEAL CITY BANDS
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AFTER THE SHOW: Apollo Schafer, Rannon Newman, and Nick Freeze head
toward the bleachers following a performance last fall. They’ll be excited to
perform the music of Genesis for 2015.
MARCHING AGGIE BAND WEEK
MONDAY, AUGUST 3 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 7
TRANSITION: One year to the next; Aggie Musicians expect the best
Music of Genesis to kick
off the new school year
Wit h strains of Pomp and
Circumstance still ringing in our ears, we
happily bid the 2014-15 school year
adieu, and welcome the coming year
with great fervor! Here’s a quick look at
all the accomplishments from this school
year:
• Congratulations to the Middle School
Band who have earned Second
Division marks at District Band Festival
for six years in a row!
• Our High School Concer t Band
earned First Division marks at District
Band Festival for the third consecutive
year, unmatched in BCPS history! And
Looking for an exciting way
to be involved in the
musical life of your student?
add to that, the FIRST DIVISION at
State Band Festival - the first ever!
• The Marching Aggies received their
second Second Division rating at
Marching Band Festival, receiving a
First Division in the General Effect
category!
• Three middle school students - Emma
Licina, Elizabeth Powell and Noel
Schafer - participated in
Middle
School Solo & Ensemble Festival,
receiving a First Division and Second
Divisions, respectively. Excellent work
by some fine young ladies!
• Our high school students sent 15
events to District Solo & Ensemble in
Owosso; and eight more to State Solo
& Ensemble in East Lansing. Excellent
p e r f o r m a n c e s by h a r d - wo r k i n g
students!
H oweve r, we a r e d o g g e d l y
determined not to rest on our laurels and
proof of that is the ambitious
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In This Issue
Philadelaphia Update
Marching Aggie Help Class of 2015 Update
2015-16 Initiatives 2
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This issue is filled with opportunities to enhance your student’s
participation in the Beal City Bands.
However, the best way to be
informed is to attend monthly TEMPO Club meetings. Make a decision
today to mark the second Monday of the month at 7PM to be in the Beal
City Band Room! Next meeting is 8/10. We look forward to seeing you!
HELP WANTED
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Assistance needed
when t he Marc hing
Aggies take the field!
See where you can
help!
Sideline Set-Up
LIBERTY LIES WAITING: Philadelphia, along the banks of the Delaware River, is
the centerpoint of the Great American Experiment and the destination of the
Beal City Bands for Spring 2016
undertaking by the Marching Aggies in
the fall season: The Music of Genesis.
Genesis is a pivotal and important
rock group that hales from southern
England. Most Americans are familiar
with the Phil Collins-fronted trio of
musicians that made hits such as
“Invisible Touch,” “That’s All” and “I
Can’t Dance” in the late 80s and early
90s. They started, however, as a
songwriting collective in the very late
1960s and became an avant-garde
musical force with incredible storytelling
and bizarre costuming as they built a
following in the 1970s. Our students
watched a documentary “The Genesis
Songbook” at the end of May to
familiarize themselves with the music.
The Marching Aggies will highlight
music from both eras, the songwriting
collective and the pop-oriented trio,
covering the hits “Turn It On Again,”
“Invisible Touch,” “In The Cage,’ “The
Musical Box,” “Mama,” “Throwing It All
Away,” and “Follow You Follow Me.”
Participating students should accept the
invitation to the Google Classroom set
up specifically for the Marching Aggies
to hear the arrangements.
Also, much sight-reading was done
in the waning moments of the 2014-15
school year, investigating new concert
literature to study. Several important
choices were made including “Aventura”
by James Swearingen and “Nathan Hale
Trilogy” by James Curnow for the
Concert Band and “Hyperion Overture“
by Anne McGinty and “Modal Song and
Dance” by Elliot Del Borgo for the
Middle School Band.
DESTINATION: The City
of Brotherly Love
As voted upon by students and
TEMPO Club Executive Board, our High
School Concert and Jazz Band will
travel to Philadelphia in the Spring of
2016. A couple of things have changed
since the original packet of information
was published of which families should
be aware:
• Due to unforeseen circumstances
in the Philadelphia area, we need to
move our trip a week earlier to April
20-24, 2016
• Due to the move in dates, there is
a slight increase in cost at this time.
However, we may be able to offset
that through some fundraising efforts
and increased participation.
Our collection of podia need
to find their way from the Band
Room to the Stadium Field. If
you or your student are
interested and capable, please
contact Mr. Lowe. Student or
p a r e n t h e l p i s we l c o m e ;
students receive extra credit!
Color Guard Crew
Our hopes to have multiple
flags used during our show is
coming to fruition!
We will
need help setting flags in
positions for our Color Guard
to use throughout the show. If
you or your student are
interested in providing this
material suppor t, please
contact Mr. Lowe.
jlowe@bealcityschools.net
We have more students interested in
participating on this trip than in years
past, and many more parents interested
in chaperoning. This should be a great
experience!
MARCHING AGGIE BAND WEEK
MONDAY, AUGUST 3 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 7
class
of
2015
name
after HS
band memory
wise words
Brendan Carrick
MMCC
Heavy equipment operation
Cleveland 2014
Have fun and don’t break
percussion stuff!
Katie Gottschalk
Northwood University
Bachelors & Masters in
Accounting
First time marching;
Marching on Ford Field
twice; gossip time with
Mr Lowe; band festivals
Don’t quit! Be involved
and don’t forget to enjoy it
along the way.
Jessica Holland
MMCC
Discover my career plans
All of it has been so
fantastic!
Have fun and do what you
love. That’s all that really
matters.
Jake Horsley
Central Michigan University
Health sciences
Washington DC 2012
Play the trumpet.
Max Horsley
Central Michigan University
Medicine
Washington DC 2012;
Cleveland 2014
Take pride in band,
because it’s pretty dang
fun.
James Kolb
Central Michigan University
Science education
Hanging out in the hotel
on the Cleveland 2014
trip
Stop breaking the freaking
percussion equipment!
Kyle Loos
MMCC
Fiction writing
Capture the Flag at
Marching Band Camp
Play out, make friends
and have fun!
Alex Matthews
MMCC-NMU
Math, Science-Biology
Band trips
Don’t play the flute.
Hayley Neyer
Kendall College of Art &
Design
Interior design
First time marching
Work hard! It does pay off
in the end.
Alex Schafer
MMCC-Ferris
Math, Science, Engineering
Cleveland 2014; Playing
Les Mis
Don’t be too serious; just
have fun with it!
Emily Schafer
Eastern Michigan University
Music Education
Every day; being DM,
standing on the podium,
conducting, watching
everyone work together;
having fun in class
Stay in band! All the smart
people are in band! Hard
work beats talent when
talent doesn’t work hard.
Rachel Schwerin
Michigan Tech University
Biochemistry & molecular
biology
Receiving a First Division
at State, with crazy
reaction from Nick
Freeze
If you chew gum in class,
bring an extra reed.
Michigan State University
Neuro-science, minor in piano;
Running cross-country
Marching Band: first
performance, glow
shows, being DM,
leading in rehearsal;
Trips; First time receiving
First Division at District
Festival in 20+ years
Be involved. Find a place
where you belong, where
people accept you and
people have a mission,
where people care and
give you a reason to come
to school every day. Band
was that place for me.
Just where are they
headed and what do
they remember
about the Beal City
Bands
Emily Steffke
The Music of
Tony Banks - Keyboards
Phil Collins - Percussion, Lead Vocals
Peter Gabriel - Flute, Lead Vocals
Steve Hackett - Guitar
Michael Rutherford - Guitars
Daryl Stuermer - Guitars
Chester Thompson - Percussion
Ray Wilson - Vocals
Formed in Goldaming, Surrey, England
Peter Gabriel Era Albums
From Genesis to Revelation (1969)
Trespass (1970)
Nursery Cryme (1971)
Foxtrot (1972)
Genesis Live (1973)
Selling England By The Pound (1973)
The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (1974)
2015-16 INITIATIVES
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Phil Collins Era Albums
A Trick of the Tail (1976)
Wind & Wuthering (1976)
...And Then There Were Three (1978)
Duke (1980)
Abacab (1981)
Genesis (1983)
Invisible Touch (1986)
We Can’t Dance (1991)
MARCHING AGGIE BAND WEEK
MONDAY, AUGUST 3 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 7
Equipment Trailer
Many programs our size have
purchased an equipment trailer to haul
the accompanying equipment the band
has to its various events, performances
and festivals. To date, we have been
for tunate to
use Rod Cole’s
t r a i l e r .
However, Mr.
Cole no longer
has a student
in the program
and it would make sense to purchase
one for our exclusive use. Costs on these
trailers run between $2000-2700. If you
have connections on such a purchase or
have funding options, please contact Mr.
Lowe.
Marching Percussion
Our cur rent marc hing
percussion equipment is, at
least, 20 years old.
Purchasing a complete new
marching drumline would cost
approximately $8000-10000.
Please be looking for
crowdfunding opportunities
connected with this initiative or
contact Mr. Lowe for ways you
can help.
BAND WEEK
Ford Test Drive Event
In partnership with the Beal City
Education Foundation, the Beal City
TEMPO Club will be co-sponsoring a
Ford Drive 4 UR School event. This will
be held on either Friday, September 11
or Friday, September 25 before the
home football game scheduled for that
evening.
Be sure to watc h for
information on how you can help by
either hosting or driving!
Alumni Support Club
If you are interested in the formation
of a tiered-membership support club,
akin to PBS membership, for the Beal
City Bands, please contact Ron Schafer.
He has an idea of creating a
group to spearhead large
initiatives, to reconnect band
members from other eras and
to create a supplementary
support network for TEMPO.
COULD YOU HELP US?
A couple of initiatives have cropped up
that we could use some help:
Lunch Sponsor
Our students will be working from 8to-5 each day and have an hour for
lunch. Would you, your family or your
business or place of work be interested
in sponsoring a lunch for the Marching
Aggies during Band Week? You would
be listed in our Marching Aggie
Invitational and Band-Tastic program as
a Band Week Lunch Sponsor.
Hydration
We have submitted a request to Ice
Mountain Bottled Water for a supply of
water during Band Week. We may
need assistance retrieving that water.
Or we may need assistance procuring
water for the band during band week
and t hen at subsequent games.
Contact Mr Lowe for more information
and your opportunity to help!
BEAL CITY BANDS
Marching Aggie
Invitational
We are always in need of
hosts, concession workers, and
tech support for the Marching
Aggie Invitational.
Please
contact Mr. Lowe for more information.
3180 WEST BEAL CITY ROAD
MOUNT PLEASANT, MICHIGAN
48858
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EMAIL:
WEB:
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Marching Aggies - Fall 2015
Drum Major
1. Hannah Steffke
Baritone Sax
31. Thomas Neyer
Color Guard
2. Katie Fletcher
3. Grace Mindel
4. Faith Moody
5. Elizabeth Powell
6. Ariel Salter
7. Noel Schafer
Trumpet
32. Ivan Aney
33. Nate Horsley
34. William Lambourn
35. Nick Schafer
36. Amy Schwerin
37. Trevor Small
38. Dylan Snyder
39. Easton Straus
Flute
8. Lauren Beltinck
9. Katie Daniels
10. Erin Dodds
11. Gabby Gamble
12. Ryleigh Hines
13. Sean Schafer
14. Aleisha Wilson
15. Valerie Yuncker
Clarinet
16. Sara Bushong
17. Jillian Hall
18. Emma Licina
19. Andie Loos
20. Kaylee Nelson
21. Charlie Schwerin
22. Katlyn Yoder
Alto Sax
23. Joe Clark
24. Tyler Darnell
25. Eric Faber
26. David Millard
27. Ryan Powell
Tenor Sax
28. Nick Freeze
29. Apollo Schafer
30. Brennen Whitehead
Mellophone
40. Heidie Neyer
41. Kyle Sandel
42. Madeline Steffke - ADM
43. Kendyl Wilson
Trombone
44. Alex Kotecki
45. Nick Kotecki
46. Zach Yoder
Euphonium
47. Emilie Ehler
48. Nick Finnerty
49. Jared Gottschalk
Tuba
50. Jason Clark
51. Chris Vogel
Percussion
52. Ryan Ambs - S
53. Samantha Carrier - C
54. Jackson Gross - C
55. Joe Marchiando - S
56. Wyatt McCoy - S
57. Rannon Newman - B
58. David Philo - Q
59. Daniel Schafer - B
60. Miles Vondoloski - Q