Mechanicville High School - Halfmoon Yearbook (Mechanicville, NY)

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Miss Ruth Shiebler Band Curtis Finney Theory, Chorus Henri Gibeau Jazz Band, Reeds THE CHORAUERS, under the direction of Mr. Finney, perform in the cafeteria before Christmas vacation. Music Music is in the air at M.H.S. every period of the day and after school, too, with choir and band rehearsals, individual lessons, and meetings of special groups like the Choraliers or the Jazz Band. Behind these outward manifestations lies much more: general music, music theory, and mu- sic appreciation courses. The band and choir concerts are the climaxes of much hard work; furthermore, they indicate to the entire com- munity the high caliber of musical study at M.H.S. Meanwhile, the band room, where all the behind-the-scene activities occur, is a spacious retreat both for M.H.S. musicians and for their classmates who appreciate good music and want to learn more about it. We are proud of our excellent music department and proud to be noted for it. 24 Mr. Finney points out that the tenors have the melody in this song.

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G. Zigmon, J. Bucci. D. Festa, and T. Simpson model their clay pieces and ready them for final glaring. K. Murray, A. Varone, and T. Bull r$ad about the French impressionists while Mrs. Decker finds some examples of their work in another book. 23

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A the ninth period bend doss draws to on end. Miss Shiebler keeps the band at a steady pace as they play one ot their concert numbers. Mr. Gibeau helps F. Brown to finger a low c properly. C. IIZO, C. Maciarello, M. Provancher and H. Vredenburg show us that their music lessons aren't that strict under Miss Shiebler. 25