Alpena High School - Anamakee Yearbook (Alpena, MI)

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Mr. Best Mr. I-Ieiberg THE MUSIC DEPARTMENT. Learning music arts becomes a major factor in the preparation for professional careers and personal e nj oyme nt later in life. The Alpena High School Mu sic Department offers the basic training necessary in the de ve lo pm en t of the background for a career in music, and the use of music as entertainment. As a result of the move to the new high school, the music department acquired many new facil- ities, including private offices and libraries for the instructors, larger rooms, a stereophonic recording system, a special auditorium for con- certs, and a private practice field for the Varsity Band.

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NLARGE9 WITH NEW FACILITIES W' X? Q 1 H er , 57 , 25... I N Mrs. Feindt Mr. Reimann Mr. Alger ..5::'i X , ' ff -A .W fi' Q 1 The dynamic Art program at A. H. S. can equal any of the best programs for its size in the United Statesg as it stim- ulates and encourages individualism and creative thought in A. H. S. students. Paralleling the rapid increase of in- terested art students in Alpena, the Art department is now offering a wide range of top rate art courses, from jr. high to college and museum level. With the com- ming of the new high school, the art pro- gram Was enhanced by new and modern equipment and larger working areas. To compensate for the steadily increasing popularity of the art program. A. H. S. is ready to offer top quality and expanding opportunity for students to study art.

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FACTDR IN CULTURE AND LIFE The instrumental phase of the music depart- ment offered e X p c r i e n c e in sight reading, in preparing for public performances, exposing the students to many type s of music, in addition to instrumentation, better tone qu al it y, and pre- cision marching. The band department Was able to pu r c h a s e five new instruments, an d the orchestra purchased twenty-five ne W orchestra jackets. .+gaqM:7f,fif:wwnf,Q.:1wws mwah Q-' ' , fm,.,.ifm,m,hr-Aw