Pittsburg High School - Pirate Yearbook (Pittsburg, CA)

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New teacher creates enthusiasm as new faces . . . Dominate the Music Scene When Mr. Granville Oldham entered the PHS chorale department, not many males were interested in the choir. But since then the male population has more than doubled. Besides the male popula- tion in the class, the female population has also more than doubled. I think the community has shied away from the arts because of the type of emcployment it offers, Mr. Ol ham stated. Oldham ho es that 'word of mouth' will continue to help the growth of the music an fine arts departments. joshua McGrue hesitates before beginning his solo. Ryan Brinkman practices putting his heart and soul into the music. - The curriculum had also changed. The singers were required to learn, pronounce, and eventually sing in other lan uages like Latin, French, ant? German. The focus was on music reading readiness, such as: locating place in music, visually identifying the direction of the notes, and identif ing the beat and tem- po of the piece. u In jazz band, the 19 musi- cians learned to improvise fsolol, ad-lib, sight read, and how to play a jazz piece with feeling. jazz Band director Mr. Orrin Crosslll. Since many of the 19 enrolled were new to jazz music, Cross spent a lot of time in the begminning teaching students ow to play a jazz tune. We would have moved faster if they heard it more often, stated Mr. Cross. The band participated in many concerts including the LMC jazz Festival, the Winter Concert, Band Follies, the Spring Concert, and the Graduation Ceremonies. With jazz music you have - Merideth Fike to play it like it feels, not always how it's written, said I 1 4 L Dominate the Music Scene

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Concentrating intently, Stephanie Comptonland Yanira Ramirez march Smiling proudly, Anna Darling- down the street during the Christmas Pimentel, leads the band into its Parade. pre-game position. Drum Major Sherri Leone, salutes the crowd before beginning the half time show. Marching Show Band - ll

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for sake Vfvvh 'live-...,.,, --ug WX l it J J MJ wjufiwfi Ricky Felix, Pau Shatswell, Keith Ashcraft and Daryl Simonds are just a sampling of many who joined the ConcertChoir. Mr. Granville Oldham, the ew chorus teacher, demonstrates h w the diaphram works wheZsiTgi jM s . f l P K' , , Vi Qs Sb s ta., y ,.,, Ani? N l f.,w,w,,.,,, .,,-, ww ! L ' 12 vii? .aa ,,,, Q .., Wed Raquel C-rijalva sings soprano as she David Perry, Michael Baria, Bill watches Mr. Oldham's directions. Alameda and Chad Hunt play the melody tune of a recent jazz piece. jazz Bandffloncert Choir - 55