The Milan Mirror-Exchange Tuesday, August 14 2012
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South Gibson County band explores “The Tech Effect” in new show
By Crystal Burns
Pop fans, get ready for a walk
down memory lane as the South
Gibson County band explores
technology’s effect on pop
music.
“The Tech Effect” is an entertaining and educational show
featuring music that appeals to all
generations. It also includes narration read by the students while
the music is being played that
will explain the different points
of interest in Music Technology
history.
“I think the audience will enjoy
the wide range of music,” said
Stephen Price, Band Director.
“The Tech Effect” begins with
a medley of “Birdland,” “Jump,
Jive and Wail,” and “Let’s Dance.”
Other songs include “Rock
Around the Clock” and “Johnny
B. Goode.” The band will play
portions of “Hard To Say I’m
Sorry,” “Mr. Roboto,” “Bad Medicine,” and “You Shook Me All
Night Long” before ending the
show with Lady Gaga’s “Poker
Face.”
Students began looking at the
music during the last couple
weeks of school in the spring.
Even the incoming freshmen got
a head start. During the summer,
the band had five rehearsals to
get acquainted with each other
and learn the fundamentals of
marching.Ten days of Band Camp
allowed students to dive head
first into learning the music and
drill for “The Tech Effect.”
With such a fast-paced show,
Price said matching choreogra-
phy to the music has been difficult. The color guard is also
tasked with finding flags and uniforms that replicate the mood
and feel of the music.
It’s just the band’s second
year of marching and competing. Price said learning the routine of weekly performances
during the 2011 football season
and taking on a full schedule of
competitions last year helped his
students learn the importance
of organization, promptness and
responsibility plus the thrill of
performing.
“They also learned through
experience that performing in
front of hundreds of people can
be exhilarating,” Price said.
South Gibson County has 78
band members and 15 student
leaders.
“All of them have done a
wonderful job already of showing great attitudes, encouragement, and a hard work ethic,”
Price said. “My job would not be
near as fun, nor as easy, without
them.”
SGC begins its competition
season September 22 at Liberty High School where the
band will compete in the morning and afternoon. They’ll travel
to Gibson County High School
Sept. 29 and will perform October 20 and 27, gearing up for the
Division II State Competition in
Thompson’s Station November
3.
“I felt very good about last
year’s competitive season,” Price
said. “We were always competitive and even came home with
SOUTH GIBSON COUNTY BAND MEMBERS are Melody Lemonds, Haley Boals, Sydni York, Tyler Giles, Destiny Carnal, Rachel Mason, Ashley
Jackson, Holly Graves, Sere Jackson, Courtney Moritz, Katie Travis, Breauna Collier, Maggie Walgren, Samuel Johnson, Gideon Anderson,
Danesha Johnson, Madeline Moore, Emily Davis, Christina Quenon, Ruby Maroney, Destiny Meyer, Hannah Houck, Matthew Paschall, Josh
Young, Presley McCoy, Jason Kail, Briana Emerson, Tim Evans, Sarah Foust, Riley Hawk, Micah Whitnell, John Beal, Noah Houck, Megan
Hurt, Haley Powell, Sydney Minton, Haley Hardwick, Hailey Hudgings, Adrian Zarate, Morgan Johnson, Jana Blackmon,Tyler Delaney, Brayden
Hendrix, Chris Sowell, Reese Gardner, Emily Penney, Alyssa Lynn, Austin Rogier, Peyton Adams, Colby Gillman, Kimi Bruce, Danielle Price,
Reagan Fesmire, Brooke Turner, Kaitlin Partin, Rachel Edwards, Ashley Njalle, Brooke Whitney, Jose Sanchez, Andrew Mayo, Gabby Hardison,
Emily McGill, Keaton Wilson, Kiah Hurt, Kendall Cox, Carter Bumpus, Moriah Kerfoot, Jon-Daniel Boudreau, Mallory Heidelberg, Jacob Todd,
Seth Gibson, Marissa Powell, Dalton Leslie, Erin Ison (assistant director) and Stephen Price (director),
an overall first place in Division II from Huntingdon. What
impressed me most was how the
band improved each and every
week even up to the last performance. That’s all I ask of my
students - ‘Do a little better each
time.’”
For more information on the
South Gibson County band, visit
southgibsonband.blogspot.com
or follow them on Twitter @
southgibsonband.
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MEDINA MIDDLE SCHOOL- Seventh and eighth graders are Riley Ragan, Levi Schlesinger, Jay McLean,
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Word, Covy Case,Austin Laffoon,Aalyc Walker, C.J. Sharp, Calem Rich, Jack Estes, Kadavion Jenkins, James
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MEDINA MIDDLE SIXTH GRADE team members are (back row, from left) Blake Loflin, Dylan Robbins,
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row) Bernard Johnson, Marlos McCraw, Bryce Duncan, Dalton Bowers, Kizer Brown, Asher McCord,
Colton Gittermann, Chase Daniel; (front row) Brock Hurst, Parker Wiser, Matthew Turner, Adren
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MEDINA MIDDLE SCHOOL COACHES are (from left) Barry Ross, Heath Moore (head coach), and Barry
Bray.
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