Caddo Magnet High School - Odyssey Yearbook (Shreveport, LA)

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Oh! THE ANTICIPATIONI Jazz members Tracey Widiger and Qrant Summers await their performance at Artbreak. SOME LIKE IT MOT These members heat up the scene at Artbreak in the plaza near Municipal Auditorium in late April. ONE TWO THREE PLAY! Larry Pannell directs a tune during jazz class. JAZZ ENSEMBLE • 183

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COPITEMPLATIOn OE JAZZ, MAYBE? Newjazz director Larry Pannell is never too busy to probe the inner regions of the mind. PLAY IT AGAin, CLAUDE! Claude Critton is tickling the ivories and is bound to draw applause. SOME LIKE IT COOL .. . Junior Curt Jeffries plays a little cool blues. 182 • MARKING DIFEEREMCES

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They Think ... Lifes A Symphony! Madonna, 1)2, Luther Vandro ss, Ala- bama, Bruce Willis. They represent musical magic for ali rappin ' rock and rollers. So where does Symphonic Band fit into this picture of sensaround sound? Don t think for a minute that Bee- thoven and Mozart are the only com- posers whose music is played in class. As band officer Tymwa Dixon ob- served, here everyone just enjoys mu¬ sic. And we ve played a lot of different pieces because of three very different directors in three years. They ve all offered us something unique, remi- nisced Kristina Owen. Chris Dempsey agreed, and added that he loves playing the drums — to any beat. ' Tve even drummed on the desktops. Just ask Mrs. Lynn how many times I ve left my drumsticks in her room. Symphonic Band plays in regional music festivals, recruiting assemblies, community and school concerts. Felita Larkins enjoys it all — except for changing into these, these things they call uniforms. UGH! TUMIMG IT UP! Enjoying a break from the aca- demics, Symphonic Band members Summer Beach, on the bassoon, and Kristina Owen, on the clarinet, harmonize with the others during classroom practice. JAMMIMG AMD JiViMGI Improvising a few cool notes in the band room, Cut Jeffrey, Kenneth Black, and Alonzo Washington jam with some Symphonic members during activity period. WAIT! I CAM T SEE THE MUSIC. Sharing music stands and pieces of sheet music is common prac¬ tice among the band members. Flautists relita Lar¬ kins and Wendy Robbins and trumpeteer Jason Bratlie sightread a new composition. WHAT STAGIMG! WHAT TECHMIQUE! In the limelight of the Magnet auditorium stage are (front row) Daryl Griffen, Christi Johnson, Vicki Mightengale, Debbie Mevill, Wendy Robbins. Felita Larkins, Kim Long, (second row) Marilyn Pollard, Summer Beach, Paul Knotts, Tymwa Dixon, Kevin Parker, Cody Holder, Kristen San Juan, (standing) direc¬ tor Larry Pannell, Chris Dempsey, Bobby Lewis, (sitting) Jason Bratlie, Barry LeBlanc, and Rodney Beard. 184 • MARKIMG DIFFEREMCES