The CHIEF October 2020

Music Update

By: Alyssa Rodriguez Band Update

As the school year becomes more of a routine for the students and staff, many classes have begun to have a rhythm. In Band, students have been working mostly on playing songs that are typically played for events such as football games. Night time rehearsals have also taken place and during that time the whole band is together, not separated into orange and blue groups. In the past few weeks, Mr. Schickel and Mr. Roberts have been setting up small section contests such as “crazy sock night” or “funny hat night” to bring some spirit and some good competition to the table. Along the way, the directors have also been trying to incorporate some marching skills and techniques into our band time. Outside of school and away from the building, virtual lessons are also being held so that every student has one on one time with one of the directors to work on individual technique training. Even though the way Band is running now is not how anybody imagined it would be going, everyone is thrilled to be playing together with their fellow musicians. Madrigals is going in full swing as much as it can get at this point of the year. Monday night practices are going strong and the songs are getting recorded for the first time in preparation for a Madrigal CD. Mr. Durbin and the group are working as diligently as possible to get something out there for the people to listen to and enjoy in the safety of their own homes. Sadly, due to the Elks being under new management and the restrictions in place due to Covid-19, there will be no dinner at the Elks Lodge this year, but that doesn’t mean there will be no Madrigal performances around the town. They will hopefully be performing at the tree lighting ceremony downtown on December 4, so you will be able to go and see them sing and perform live during the ceremony. Until then we will keep you posted and updated on everything Madrigal related and if anything changes on performances around town or any cancellations of Madrigals in general. Madrigals Update By: Alaska Bennett