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Senior Band Awards for Spring 2006 |
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David Andrade (with Dan Faulk) was awarded the "Louis Armstrong Jazz Award". Next year David will be attending the Berklee School of Music in Boston on a full-tuition scholarship. |
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Elyse Guidas was the recipient of the United States Marine Corps "Semper Fidelis Musicianship Award" for her outstanding contributions to the band program. |
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Sarah Barrett (seen here as Spider Woman in the dodgeball tournament) was awarded the "John Phillip Sousa Band Award" for her accomplishments on tuba this year. |
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Thunderbird Jazz Bands Travel to California to Compete in Fullerton College Jazz Festival |
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Combo I sets up for their award winning performance |
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Jazz II students Taylor Watson, Candice Sampson and Jake Mason in the hotel |
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Matt Johnson and Gino Lamar at the festival |
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Sweet Rewards! |
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The Thunderbird jazz bands recently returned from the Fullerton College Jazz Festival, where all three groups did extremely well, earning Superior ratings. Jazz II took 1st place in their division, as did Combo I. Jazz I finished 4th in the Heavy division but gave it their all and should be proud of themselves. There are some incredibly great bands in that division.All of the students seemed to have had a great time at the festival and at the hotel, as there was some time to relax in the pool and catch some thrills at Six Flags Magic Mountain. The trip took place from March 31st through April 2nd. |
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Mike Crotty Jazz Clinic is a Hit with Students and Teachers from Around the District. |
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World re known jazz composer and arranger, Mike Crotty spent two full days in clinic sessions with all nine GUHSD jazz bands. Each clinic lasted one hour and allowed each band to receive valuable tips and instruction. All of the students and directors had a great time. Mike Crotty was the principle composer and arranger with the U.S. Air Force's premier jazz ensemble, The Airmen of Note for 26 years. Mr Crotty is now at ASU, where he directs jazz ensembles and teaches composition. |
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Brad and Max at clinic with Mike Crotty |
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After two days of working with district jazz bands bands, Mike Crotty met with the directors |
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Jenn Kabbas at Crotty clinic |
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All-State Jazz Band is a blast for three of Thunderbirds' finest |
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Jenn Kabbas Earns Top Score at Concerto Competition |
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Thunderbird students Ben Gray, David Andrade, and Cameren Martinez recently participated in the annual All-State Jazz Band experience. Cameren was in the All-State Clinic Band under the direction of long-time Tonight Show and Buddy Rich bass player Joel Di Bartolo, who is currently Director of Jazz Studies at NAU. The Clinic Band put on a great show at the Arizona Music educators' Conference in Mesa on January 14th and Cameren did an awesome job. Ben and David were selected to the All-State band under the direction of world famous composer and long time professor at the Eastman School of Music, Mr. Fred Sturm. The All-State Band performed in concert at Mesa Mountain View High School and played a terrific set. Congratulations to all three of our All-State Jazz students! |
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Senior clarinet player Jenn Kabbas placed first among all clarinets in the Youth Symphony Concerto Competition held at ASU on January 8th. She also placed 3rd in the Woodwinds category which was good enough to put her in the scholarship round. Her 9th place finish in that round earned her a scholarship to music camp . Her performance was recorded and will be aired by KBAQ radio. Way to go Jenn! |
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CONCERT BAND PLAYS ASSEMBLY |
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FUTURE FRESHMAN NIGHT A SUCCESS! |
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Future Freshman Night was held at Thunderbird on on Thursday January 12th and Jazz II played a terrific set to open up the presentations in the auditorium. Afterwards, The band got a large number of pre-registration sign-ups for band for next year! |
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The THS Concert Band played the performing arts assembly for the first time in school history by playing in the gym. The band played before and after the guest speaker, who was a World War II veteran. The band's performance was met with applause and some great comments from students and teachers alike. |
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