Baltic High School - Hilltopper Yearbook (Baltic, OH)

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WHY MUSIC IS A PART OF OUR SCHOOL You do11t haxe to haw a speclal sklll 1n muslc 01 undel stand lt SDQCIIICHIIX to app1cc1ate the fact that musxc IS a funda mental pa1t of QXQIX human belng The C1eato1 when he gaye humanity a soul a mlnd a hea1t and hands wlth whlch to const1uct and deslgn thlngs also en dow ed manklnd w 1th a NOICG fO1 6Xp16S s1on Th1ough the passlng of the many centu11es wo1ld cultu1es 11s1ng and fall mg 1nto 1u1n haye eyolyed new methods of eleyatmg those fhst savage shouts of Olll p11m1t1ye ancesto1s upWa1d to figu1 es of eloquent speech and melody A11s1ng f1om the same SOUICB mus1c t1ansfigu1es speech 1nto somethlng emo tlonal and pa1t1cula1ly g11pp1ng If speech alone could do the lob then why do we encounte1 a flood of st1111ng Wa1 songs du11n0f a pe11od of natlonal st11fe7 Why the need fOl Slnglllg commelclals on the 1ad1o and t9l6XlS10I19 and why the use of d1amat1c 1nst1umental IHUSIC as a back d1Op f01 settlng the mood of theat11cal p1oduct1on7 If each 01 us V918 to be dep11yed of all muslc f01 twenty fou1 houls we would find OUISQIXQS 1ndeed IH a yen ba11en w o1ld Let us look at the pl0Sp9CtS bl1Qf ly In the I:llSt place BVQIQOHG would speak 1n a monotone The1e would be no lnflectlon to the 20106 ln speaklng and all questlons would sound exactly as dec la1at1ons The bell whlch sxgnals class change would be mole l1ke a buzze1 than any thlng else All anlmals wlld and tame would be toneless The buds could not s1ng All automoblle horns would be Sl lent In fact eye1y sound 1n the wo1ld about us would become as exc1t1ng as the cl1ck1ng of an old fashloned teleg1aph key In twenty IOUI sho1t hou1s we would bc on the b1111k of madness t1om Sheel monotony Indeed a l1fe o11 the moon would Off9l as much 1ewa1d Acceptlng the fact then that muslc IS a pa1t of us whethe1 we l1ke It O1 not muslc has become a pa1t of ou1 school 1ust as has the many othe1 subjects whlch p1epa1e us f01 a way of l1v1ng We must obtaln a wo1kable deg1ee of sklll IH ou1 Spealxlllg' 1ead1ng and w11t1ng and ln the sclence fields and mathematlcs well as the manual t1a1n1ng and OIIIICG wo1k 1n whlch many of us w1ll be en gaged 1n the future But all of th1s IS not enough to meet the needs of ou1 expand mg Cllltlllal wo1ld And so muslc and a1ts and C1aftS hayc been added to glye all of us a bette1 unde1stand1ng of l1v1ng and to make lt poss1ble fo1 us to emoy llfe mst a llttle b1t mo1e Remembe1 th1s mus1c llke spo1ts IS an fmctlylts whlch wo1ks llke a bank 'lluslc IS fo1 exe1ybody nad the mo1e you p1t 1nto It the mo1e you get out of 1t w1tl1 1nte1 est The1e IS no llmlt to the iunfdj you may haye and the skvs the l1m1t on hte amount of ab1l1ty any Oldl nan pe1so11 can acqu11e wlth appllcatlon Muslc IS a pa1t of ou1 school because It IS not an 1mposs1ble task IO1 the aye1 age student It IS not deflmtely a field of act1y1tv fOl the few but lt IS open to eyelyone If you can speak you can slng It you can move you1 finge1s and a1ms you can play an 1nst1ument In sho1t just about the only DGISOH excluded flom en yovmg the pleasu1es of mus1c on th1s 931th IS the late lamented And our clergy men all tell us that the1e a1e even harps 1n heaven They neglect to tell us of any musxc 1n the othe1 place Maybe thats whv It IS called hell' J H B 7 - vi ,' ' 3 .' f ' . - . . - 1 .,.' ' ' - V . e - . . . . , ' . 1 I 1 7 ' - . v ' V ' . ' . v' v ' 7 1 , . 1 1 D . . , . v U . Y I v , , 1 v . . - . , . I ' ' ' . v I I . ' 1 . v . . . - . I . , 7. ' . ' '. . . . . . V , , 1 1 - '. . . , . . , 3.S . . Y . Y . - 7 1, , - ' I . - . . Y i . . . 1 . l , , ,J , . 1 - . ' - v' - ' ' . ' v .' .- - '. . Y . . . . I ' ' 5 ' .V . ' ' v . v Y ' . , , - ' ' . ' . ' 1 ' ,V Y v ' '. ' ' L ' ' . . 1 . ' - 1 ' ' ' V , '- 1 . , P , , -' V . ' , , - . 1 1- . , , Y . . . . y V ' . - ' ' 1 . . . . . ' v I v V - ' - 1 1 l 1 . . . . , . 1 Y . v ' 1- . 1 , I Y . . . 1 . Y I 7, , l ' ' . ' , . , . . . y , ' - . , y ' - e ' , . , , 1 v ' , 7 ' ' - I , 1 . , . ' - , . . . . v Y l . . - , E , - - . . . , ,

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MUSIC SUMMARY Thele IS plobablx no b6ttL1 tlalnlng fol a box O1 glll than that xxhlch lb D10 xlded bx playlng ln '1 bmd O1 Slllglllg' ln a ChO1US Slnce Il'lllblC pla s such all lm D01 tant palt IH the llxes of students Baltlc has glven mu IC an lmpmltlllt put lll lts school Cll1llCLlll m Oul lnuslcal O1g'3.l'l73.t1OT 5 'ue the balld mlxed ChO1I.lS and glade Ll OlllSfb One of the outstandlng gloups IS OLII band It IS composed of 50 places and ln cludes students flom the foulth glade thlough hlgh school Thl gloup took palt ln the Hallowe 911 pal ado at Dox Q1 and lll the palade held at thc Colntx F311 The band also tool palt 111 the Chllstlnas proglam and the Falmels Instltute Th1S xeal fixe I'I'l0'lllJ615 of the band Will gladuate but tnele Vllll be futule F01 the past few XCZIS the thlec b lldb dllected by Ml Tames Lllxel namelx the Mlnelal Cltx Sotne Cl eel dllll Baltle haxe lolned IH glvlng band fQSt1W tlS Thls xeal thex xxlll be held Clllllllg the s lmm 1 Also dullng the bast sumneel tht Baltlc band has D1OV1d6d muslc f0l the festlxals held at the Baltlc Palk rlllf blncl also vxent to the Band Cllnlc held it Stlasb ug. on Malch 78 A gleat deal of the succcss of oul muslcal ploglam IS due to thc xxoln of Olll Cll1QC,tO1 M James Bal 61 xx ho teaches txx o dax s a vx eelx whlc h ls Mondax a half dax on ll cdnesdax and 1 half flax on Flldax He also glX6S pllx tc lessons to lTlLH1l'JLlS of the band and LllClllS The mlxed Ch0lUS has been steadllx 1111 D1OX1Hg Thls gloup sang a le x numbels at the Chllstmas p10glam at the Falnl GIS Instltute Some of the songs used al e Rock ama Soul Soon I Vllll Be Dolle The Nlghtlngale Rose of Tlalce I Heal a Rhapsodx The accompanxllgf of the Ch0lUS IS Shaled bx Shlllex btdl.lff1L and Allene 1811611 WIISS MHIIOIIQ Slll teaches musl 111 the glades and IS emplox ed fO1 txxo halt days a xx eek The H1512 slx gl ades tool palt lll the Chllstmas D10gI am llc also hax ae sexenth and elghth glade Ch01US vxhlch IS dllectefl by 'VIl James Balxel Deanlla Ballex acmlnpanles thls gl oup In 016101 to 111616886 1HtQ16St lll muslc xeloped maklng lt DOSS1bl9 to ealn mus lcal axvalds Thlee axfxalds based on the attalnment of Sklll and genelal knowl edge about muslc ale OfT919d In 01 del to xxln an A awald IS a 6 ln Fhenllle lx 16 one must ealn 1 000 polnts A CBJ axx ard lequlles 800 pOlHtS and glxes one a -1 ln Chenllle lx 18 A QCD avxald conslsts of a 4 lnch Velxnap lxle and IQQUIIQS 100 polnts Polnts max be eal ned bx I'llGIT1bQlShlD lll the Hlgh School NIUSICEII O1g3I11Z?it1OI1S and ln Commullltx Olganlzatlons such as a tovxn band chul ch ChO11 etc Polllts max also be Qallled bx bfflllg a cholal IC companlst bx concelt attendance al d bx maklng a mUSlL3l sclapbook Shll lex l lmbachcl . ' . y -,x - . ' ' ' - R f ' Q' ' - v' tv v' ' 1, gl - ' ' ' Q' 1 - ' - v . 1. V' I- - - , 9 ' . . Z ' - ' ' V10 ' ' I . Y A , ' .' I Q 1 v ' S - ' 1 'z ' 2 ' I ' f S ' ' ' ' I , , -'. ' I' xl , 1 l 1 v ' s v S' I 'J ' . . . -AL: . 31. . ' A . 'wx ' ' - ' - ' ' ' Q - ' D ' ' . 'fs ' ' - ' V ., f V ., 1 L ' ' I ' I ' ' . H v . . . v . 1 h v A v' q -A ' , ' '. j 'cw : 1. 1 u nw, . ' v. y ,. ' iv - v. . I H 1 ' 1 students to take th911' places lll the near stlll further, a polnt system has been de- , g , , M . - ' V - V 3 . A, 3- 1 I l - ' , I 1 'ji ' . I v ' . - 1 1 . ' ' '3 V' l .'- . . . l . ' ' ' V - V r I y 1 I 7 u 5, - . x .1 , , ' - ' Y . .vc . .T . j .7 .' Y . ' ' . ' 2 2 I I ' A . ' ' , 1 .. J 1 .T I . K I A .l ' . . . . . xxw . t' ' ' T, ' . . . ' , N , ,x, ' - ' v . - . .I -, .. - - Q ' - . -, I.. I Q ., Y l' O ' I' ' ' Q, '- ' Y .v v rv if .Y I .vl . . , 'V .. . h l l A 'Y x' Y. 1 ' v .' va , l 1 ' , ' ' I' . . + 4' ' f ' ' 1'. 2