Northside Junior High School - Norsemen Yearbook (Roanoke, VA)

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16' WNJVJMVG HAND The band this year has a lot of good individual talent and some outstanding players . Mr. Spiers is hoping to capitalize this into a good performing en- semble. Team effort is being stressed into making a good blending group. There will be a lot of good players coming up from the beginning band ranks. Since Mr. Spiers is doing choir this year, band members are learning the art of accompaning sing- ers, which is no easy task, even to the most profes- sional of groups. Balance from both groups is always a problem which the musicians must constantly be aware of and takes a great deal of concentration to maintain. Mr. Spiers considers this to be good early training which will help each player better himself lherselfl as a performer and use these skills in any performing group they would be involved in in later endeavors. Many bands in the Roanoke area frock, country, pop, etc? use singers which adds a great deal to the group's effectiveness. Mr. Spiers feels this will be a valuable experience to our students. The Beginning Band consists of Bridget lordan, Dan Bauer, Beth Slusher, Karen Boyd, loyce johnson, Karen Totten, Misty Earls, David Caldwell, Kenny LaDuct, Tamara Gaultney, Toni Watts, Mike Porter, Connie Barton, Kelly Woolwine, Melissa Hairston, Glen Runions, Rob- bie Wilkerson, jerry Baker, Wayne Hurley, Loren Powers, Eric Groves, David Alls, Chad Wright, Lee Sizemore, Mike Divers, Mark Brown, Marie Cobble, jeff Wimmer, Mack Baker, Andy Harnsberger, David Garraghty.

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ADVANKSD - JN 3510145 L4 C5 BAND The members of the 1979 - 80 Advanced and Intermediate Band are from left to right, Marie Haynes, Rod Youn ,Heather Hash Kim S ll' g , u ivan, Sarah Taylor, Melissa Ohl, Rich Faery, Beth St. Cyr, Tanya Studabaker, Robbie Gattoni, Bruce Walker, Randall Neely, lenny Beavers, Lisa Boone L' M G T ' k' ' ' ' ' ' ' isa c raw, eresa Sim ins, Andy Garlington, Chris Newcomb, Mark Selkirk, lohn Henley, Tracy King, Ryan Boone, Cindy Gribbon, Dale Ragland, jeff Miles, Mark Ellis, Anthony Keyton, lohn Steinman, Tim McCauley, Willie Paul, Harvey Howell, Tim Sherman, Lee Messimer, jeff Lockhart, Chris Spradling, Mark Barnette, lenny Hamlin, Mark Gobble. The band program this year consists of 34 - beginners and 39 - students in the advanced band. The band has been busy this winter with Christmas concerts being given to all the elementary school feeders in the Northside area. Concerts were given at Burlington Elementary, Mason's Cove, Glen Cove, Mountain View elementary schools, and the Roanoke County Occupational School. This was climaxed with two assembly programs given to our own student body at NORTHSIDE JUNIOR. Mr. Spiers is planning on a big Spring Concert for parents and the student body with a lot of special music in the making. The emphasis will be on a Big Band Sound with modern arrangements. Robbie Gattoni, a 9th grader this year, made the DISTRICT VI IUNIOR HIGH ALL - REGIONAL SYMPHONIC BAND which was held at Radford University on january 4th - 6th. Robbie plays the Contra Bass Clarinet and made 2nd chair in the Symphonic Band. The ROANOKE ALL - COUNTY BAND will be hosted this year at Salem High School in February. About 20 players from our band will participate in this 3 - day event.

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