John Marshall High School - Lex Yearbook (Portland, OR)

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Choir. Clarion: rludg theory. give We learned a lot about music theory, which helped us with sight reading music, stated Senior Susan Johnstone, a four year member of Clarions. This was one of the goals that Choir Director John Coady set for Choir and Clarions. By studying music theory Coady hoped to gain good balance of sound, good air support, strong dynamic abilities, and to have people compose their own music. The Choir class was made up of fifteen students, while Clarions had nineteen students enrolled. As far as music selection, Coady divided the year into four parts. During the first quarter the groups sang jazz and pop hits like That's My Friend. Classi- cal music was the theme for the second quarter. This included madrigals such as The Ash Grove, Sing We and Chant lt, and April Is In My Mistress' Face. For the spring session the groups sang show tunes. The year was ended by reviewing songs from the previous areas. To raise money, Choir and Clarions sold calendars, had paper drives, and did an inventory at Fred Meyer. CLARIONS- FRONT: Paula Mobley, Grace Milner, Kristi Jones, Mary McGillivray, Susan Norton, Lynda More. MIDDLE: Julie Hinshaw, Lisa DeWitt, Patti Diamond, Margi Gould, Susan Johnstone, Dawn Alcorn, Barbara LaFont, Diana Dehn. BACK: Jason Smyers, John Coady, George Sanchez. CHOIR: John Coady, Sherri Mallory, Patti Siemssen, Kim Brown, Robert Benjamin, Pat Sprinkle, Maylynne Huie, Rosene Gubele. 40 ' Choir!CIarions concert: With some of the money they raised, the Choir and Clarions hired Karen Collier to play the piano for them. One of the biggest problems that both Choir and Clarions experience was a decrease in interest. Bad attendance at classes and performances really hurt the groups, stated Coady. i'We need a lot more guys and we can't get them until they get over the idea that singing is just for girls. We performed more this year. It gave us the experience we neededf' commented Senior Barbara LaFont, a member of Clarions. The groups performed at Marshall's feeder schools in the fall, at a downtown bank and Kern Park Christian Church at Christmas, and at the Grotto for the Senior Baccalaureate Ser- vice. They also ranked second at an all-city choral festival at Cleveland High School. The people were fun and Choir was an unforgetta- ble experience, concluded Junior Choir Member Pat Sprinkel. LOOKING INTENT, Senior Lynda More sings the madrigal The Ash Grove. Madri- gals are one of the types of music Clarions L d ig , H L i. zf . fsffffwz iff' ' ,H , . Q- 'bl . -,.. ,. , , r .. I., is me X iw if L

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FG' . y 5 - s af-s SMILING PROUDLY as he graciously accepts the sportsmanship award from Jean lnglis which was won at the Girls, Basketball State Tournament is Drum Major Mark Murahashi. A PERFECT EXAMPLE of a Stage Band Sax line is Steve Strouts, Julie Hinshaw, Lisa Logerwell, Chris Belnap, and Tom Yates. yswyrs 'H gl X wi f V , Q INTENSELY REHEARSING their parts for the up-coming band festi- vals are Trumpet Players Dennis Yates, Roger Reed, and Mark Muraha- shi. DOUBLING-UP in more ways than one are Bassoonists Tom Yates and Garry Britt. While each play a double reed instrument they also play other woodwind instruments. BAND ' 39

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f V 9 Q if 1 - ,W,,.r. Wm. . 4,5 V Jimi... CHOIR DIRECTOR John Coady leads the group in a musical number. ACQUIRING DIRECTIONS from Coady are Juniors Kristie Jones and Margi Gould. is COMPLETE CONCENTRATION is an important factor in perfecting a piece of music. Portraying this technique is Junior Julie Hinshaw and Seniors Mary McGillivray and Susan Johnstone. CHOIR MEMBERS Maylynne Huie, Renee McCormick, Sylvia Beyer, Patty Siemssen, Sherri Mallory, and Rosene Gubele gather around the piano and Mr. Coady to sing. ChoirfCIarions 0 41