Kinsley High School - Kihischo Yearbook (Kinsley, KS)

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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

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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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Koyettes Lough, Love, and Lift' Kayerres showed much enthusiasm throughout the year by making sure projects were finished ond kept each one's interest Cindy Ailshie, 84. president, stored, The biggest problem I faced wos trying to get everyone involved. The solution wos to assign o different chairman to each activity.” Ailshie continued, ”1 like Koyettes because it's o coring organization. Koyettes strive to moke people happy ond I believe rhot s what our world needs.” As o Koyette leader, you have the responsibilities to moke sure your members ore happy with the events thot ore taking place. ” Trod Herrmonn, 84. vice president, hos been in Koyettes since o freshman. She finds it on organization in which you con get together with your friends ond do something for yourself os well os the school. ” Top Cindy Ailshie works on carnotions Middle left Borboro Rush ond Valerie Olsen moke trick or-treot socks for Holloween Middle right Jon Horrrup rokes o rest Bottom left Nylo Myers enjoys o Christmos gathering Bottom right Denise Gloze ond Troci Herrmonn roke o moment to think. 14