Emmerich Manual High School - Ivian Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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1 Senior Deanna Todd and junior Terri Todd fiddle around in orchestra. 2 Mrs. Martha Cross directs the freshman girls ' choir in Room 154. 3 The drum section of the Manual band always sticks to the tempo. 4 Another day, another F, says Mr. Bruce R. Smith after a mock inspection of band members. 5 Piano lab tunes into the world of music. 6 The advanced choir for boys listens carefully to the directions of Mr. Thomas Williams. Music 13

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Music department creates sound The Manual music department offers something for anyone interested in mu- sic. It has classes for beginners and those more advanced. For vocal begin- ners, there is Boys ' Chorus and Girls ' Freshman Chorus. However, if a student becomes interested in music after the freshman year, there are Boys ' Chorus and Girls ' Chorus. Vocalists advance at the individual teacher ' s discretion by performance in beginning classes. Stu- dents who advance may move to Prep Choir. This is a combination of the Girls ' Advanced Chorus and the Boys ' Concert Club. Each of these classes has done various parts of Sound of Music which was performed in November. In all vocal classes the emphasis is on the individual student ' s development. Piano classes are divided into sec- tions, beginning and advanced. When asked why he took piano lab, freshman Xavier Rowe said, I played by ear and I wanted to learn to play music, so I signed up in piano lab. Senior Justine Kendirick answered the same question by saying, I ' ve been taking piano for three years to improve my musical ability. I ' ve learned to coordinate my hands so I can handle music better. If a student is not interested in the vocal side of music, Manual offers vari- ous classes in instrumentals. Beginners start in C band where they learn to handle their instruments. The next step, B band, prepares students planning to work in the more arduous A band or Concert Band. A special percussion class is offered for those students who are interested. Music Theory class is a must for music majors. This year Manual ' s music department added a member to its staff, Mr. Rudolph Finell. Mr. Finell came as the new orchestra teacher and also teaches piano lab. His schedule is split so that part of his day is spent in the grade schools. When asked why he chose to teach music, Mr. Finell replied, Music has motivated and directed my life into a discipline that has brought order and sequence with it which has carried over into other aspects of life. For example, family, sports, hobbies, and employ- ment are important areas in which this discipline has helped me. I ' d like to bring this discipline into the lives of others. 1 .«•.» 12 Music

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Redskins study foreign cultures Participating in various cultural tradi- tions was one of the major goals of the foreign language classes. Enrollment in advanced classes decreased, but begin- ning classes were full. French students enriched their knowl- edge of the language by watching films about French culture and playing the French versions of scrabble and bingo. Milbourne, a card game of French ori- gin, was a favorite of many students. Latin classes studied Roman mythology and some of the art at the Indianapolis Museum of Art. Students in Mr. Carsey Gentry ' s Span- ish classes adopted a country. Each stu- dent chose a country to study through- out the semester. A special project related to the country was due at se- mester ' s end. The advanced Spanish classes were offered opportunities to compete in the I.U. Honors Program and the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese National Contest for trips to Mexico and cash prizes. Senior Jeff Larmore commented, I really enjoyed the advanced Spanish class. We had a lot of fun and also had many interesting opportunities in the field of Spanish. 14 Foreign Language