Kinsley High School - Kihischo Yearbook (Kinsley, KS)

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Choir members master technique Top left Jim Bowman, Shown Bruce, and other members of the select choir procrice one of the pieces for league festival Bottom left: Ginny Blonton ond Stephene Wesrhoff of the select choir follow Mr Williams leadership os he provides the piono occomponiment Top right Deonno Horrrup ond Michelle Hor-trup follow one of the worm-up exercises. Bottom right: Under Mr Williams' direction, the concert choir participates in the onnuol Christmas music progrom With 27 students in the two choirs, select os well os concert combined, instructor Duane Williams could emphasize technique — which includes, os he said, understanding whot constitutes good tonol production. Ginny Blonton, '85. soid. With the choirs this small, everyone hos to be on pitch. Everyone has to be singing the some tone with the some degree of support; everyone hos to understand how the mouth shapes the sounds. Otherwise, there won't be rhot pitch blend between the various ports. Blonton described how Williams stressed using the abdomen instead of the chest to create the sound os support coming from the chest will produce o nasol or o breathy sound. Sitting up straight,'' continued Blonton, or standing on 12

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Technique improves bond sound Instead of enrering rhe bond os o unit in rhe league or regional contests, Dixie Willioms. instrumental instructor, divided rhe bond into small ensembles ond entered those. It's difficult to take 21 people ond moke rhe sound of their instruments sound like a complete bond. explained Mrs. Willioms. Taking six ensembles, continued Mrs. Willioms, allowed us to enter the maximum allowed Furthermore, the opprooch introduced the students, for example rhe percussionists, to some music they weren't aware of. Other ensembles entered besides rhe percussion one were two flute trios, one woodwind quartet, one saxophone quartet, ond one bross choir. Flutist Liso Hornboker. '66. appreciated rhe increased attention that rhe ensemble opprooch allowed Mrs. Willioms to give to each group. The sounds of rhe bond hove improved o lor,” soid Hornboker. We've realized how proper breath controls ond proper embouchure, or placement of rhe lips, con help in creating o pure ond clean sound. Mike Kelly, '85. attributed rhe better sound to rhe increased time students spent in practicing their instruments. Dividing the bond into ensembles allowed eoch person to practice more each day. Furthermore, Mrs. Willioms expected eoch of us to practice 00 minutes o week awoy from class. Top left Trombonisrs Rowdy Meeks Danny Srreit. Terry Springer, ond Cindy Ailshie odd brillionce ro rhe rone Middle left Trumperers Rus-ry Smirh ond John Kelly, overshadowed by per-cussionisrs Corey Inmon ond Liso Anderson, creore holidoy sounds for rhe onnuol Chrisrmos program Bottom left Mike Kelly ond Jeno Velharricky Ik lusrrore how rhe shope of rhe lips conrribures ro rhe quoliry of rone produced wirh rhe insrrumenr Bottom middle Ginny Dlonron illusrrores rhe Technique of ploying o flure Bottom right Nylo Myers ond Volerie Olsen inrenrly look or rhe musicol score

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both feet gives rhe lungs and rhe diaphragm the needed space ro creore rhe support. Jeno Velhorricky. '87. learned how ro enunciate rhe vowel sounds particularly. ‘The way you form your mouth determines rhe quality of rhe rone. As o choir, we noted that when we song with o smile on our faces, rhe rone wos flat. Out we hod o much better tone when we consciously shaped rhe mouth into the o-shape. Both choirs combined or Christmas in presenting some on-riphonal selections. Semi-classical selections were used or contest rime; popular music climaxed rhe year or rhe spring concert. Liso Hornboker. '86, ond Blanton served os accompanists. Top left Amy Livengood Tonyo Froerschner. ond Denise Gloze do one of rhe worm up exercises Dorrom left Members of rhe selecr choir perform in rhe annual Chrisrmos concert with Jomie Bolmon ond Ginny Blonron (front) doing o solo role Top right After rhe select choir roped its Chrisrmos program for KAYS-TV. Hoys, choir members worched themselves on television or o Hoys shopping center The comero now focuses upon Corey Inmon. Dorrom right Mr Willioms illustrores rhe kind of ronol quality he wonts from the members of the select choir