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February 2012 Volume I Issue 10
? It’s the most loving day of the year,
Valentine’s Day! (Or if you prefer, Single’s
Awareness Day!) Even if you don’t get date on this occasion,
look out for treats throughout the day. You never know
when you’ll find that special someone! While preparation for
that “him” or “her” is underway, here’s some of the coolest
things to get for this holiday.
Every girl loves flowers! Kroger’s has an excellent selection of roses in the front entrance. It’s a good place to start for a bouquet.
One of the coolest things that’ll shine to a girl or guy is food! Everyone loves food! Check out your local grocery or specialty store for some creamy chocolate treats for your significant other.
Try to guess your sweetheart with Beavercreek Matchmaker on sale at lunch along with Candygrams from Peer Listening! All profits go to a good cause with all the fun you’ll have from the purchase.
What a Game! The first Sunday in February is
marked with one of the biggest
American sporting events of the
year: The Super Bowl. Tom Brady
led the Patriots against the Giants
and their iconic quarterback Eli
Manning. The performance kicked
off at 6:29pm on the east coast in
Lucas Oil Stadium with a rendition
of The Star Spangled Banner
featuring Kelly Clarkson. The
former American Idol winner and
two-time Grammy award winner
was accompanied by a local choir
and drum line as she took the stage
at Super Bowl XLVI. Ms. Clarkson
captivated the audience with
beautiful tone quality and was
welcomed with warm applause
from the stadium.
With some comical commercials
from Doritos™ and other
companies, the game began and
brought forth a lead from the
Giants. With intentional grounding
from Tom Brady New York took the
lead followed by a full drive down
the field to score a touchdown,
making it nine to zero. Even for
those allied to the Giants, it
wouldn’t lack long. The Patriots
came back in the first half to score
a field goal and later a touchdown
to take the lead nine to ten into the
locker rooms at half time.
Manning. The performance kicked off at 6:29pm in Lucas Oil
Stadium with a rendition of The Star Spangled Banner featuring
Kelly Clarkson. The former American Idol and two-time Grammy
award winner was accompanied by a local choir and drum line as
she took the stage at Super Bowl XLVI. Ms. Clarkson captivated the
audience with beautiful tone quality and was welcomed with warm
applause from the stadium.
With some comical commercials from Doritos™ and other
companies, the game began and brought forth a lead from the
Giants. With intentional grounding from Tom Brady New York took
the lead followed by a full drive down the field to score a
touchdown changing the score to nine over zero. Even for those
allied to the Giants, it wouldn’t last long. The Patriots came back in
the first half to score a field goal and later a touchdown to take the
lead nine to ten into the locker rooms at half time. Former coach of
the Indianapolis Colts Tony Dungy gave his consent for the Halftime
Report while Madonna entered the field to show off songs
including her latest single, Give Me All Your Lovin’, with classic hits like Vogue, and Music. She
performed with accompanying artists LMFAO, Nicki Minaj, M.I.A and Cee-Lo Green. Entering like
Cleopatra to the stage, Madonna’s performance featured a clash of ancient culture with Greek and
Egyptian attire covering performers while she took the throne with elaborate choreography and
excellent vocals. Appearances quickly changed throughout the show from a church choir to
cheerleaders while Madonna lifted her pom-poms and microphone to the audience. Madonna lifted on
a platform as the lighting in Lucas Oil Stadium was directed to show off her album followed by the
words “World Peace.” As halftime came to a close, Madonna stepped to
the top of the stage and vanished below in a steaming fog after the
appearance Avon High School, Center Grove High School, Fisher High
School, and Franklin Central High School’s drum lines. With another
flash to NBC’s Halftime Report, Eli Manning and Tom Brady took the
field for football once more.
the appearance of Avon High School’s drum line. With another flash to NBC’s Halftime Report, Eli Manning and Tom Brady took the field for football once more.
In the second half of the game, New England crept on the Giant’s defense by tacking up another seven points and taking the lead nine to seventeen. Never to fear for the fans of New York, Lawrence Tynes took a chance at a field goal and narrowed the point difference to a mere five lead with a kick in third quarter. Eli Manning pushed Brady’s game more with another additional three points on their new drive captivating the audience with a close game in the final part of Super Bowl XLVI. Emerging victorious over a final failed Patriots drive, Eli Manning took home a new corvette and the MVP award as he gained another Super Bowl trophy for his team. With that, the NFL season comes to a close with one last play until the stadiums open in late 2012.
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Sound Around the clock Sectional ensembles have
overtaken the band room in
mornings and afternoons to
develop their own place on future
concerts. Sax Ensemble, led by
senior alto saxophonist Matt works
with other members of his section
in all four concert bands through
an arrangement of Forget You (the
clean version) by Cee Lo Green.
Charlie and Clement crank out a
thick bass line on bari-saxophone
while the altos and tenors pass
around the melody. Meanwhile,
2011-2012 trombone leader Janae
starts off traditional Low Brass
Ensemble with members
throughout Beavercreek’s band
program. Forming a large semi-
circle of trombones, euphoniums,
tubas and a drum set students
move their slides to Paradise by
Coldplay. Earlier in the week
Juline, leader of the flutes in the
MUSE contest season leads Flute
Choir early Wednesday mornings
and continues to work with
woodwind players of all kinds to
create an ensemble like no other.
Several individuals continue to
perfect their skills while others try
to finger through the reedless
instrument for the very first time.
All sectional ensembles work each
day of the week to build a tune or
two to show off at their upcoming
performance. Listen for them in
the mornings and afternoons and
find one to join!
Where and When – Easy Listening
Sax Ensemble Friday Afternoons in the Music Wing Flute Ensemble Wednesday Mornings in the Band Room
Making
Things Up
in Class Now rolling on Tuesday evenings is a Jazz-Improvisation class led by Mr. Michael Bisig, director of Beavercreek’s own Jazz Two. In the previous week students from all bands and inside and outside Jazz Ensembles work with an arrangement of Autumn Leaves to jump fearlessly into making up music on the shortest cue. Forming a circle in the band room, each student took a shot at improvising in Bb from guitar to clarinet. It took a little bit of coaxing, but everyone got a chance to show off what they knew. During the class, Mr. Bisig also discussed chord changes and the Circle of Fourths and Fifths in Jazz in additional to systematic music theory. Everyone learned something they didn’t know before, making the class a great addition to the band program.
Low Brass Ensemble Friday Mornings in the Band Room Jazz One Tuesday Mornings; Wednesday and Thursday after school
Jazz Two Tuesdays at 4pm and Thursdays at 7-8:30pm Improvisation Class Every Two Weeks Tuesdays 6:30-8:00PM *Next Class is 2/14/2012
All Dates are subject to change and have been written as occurred the week of January 30th to February 3rd 2012
Great Places to Find
Great Music Ever heard an unforgettable song that
got stuck in your noggin all day? Music’s
everywhere in 2012 from television
commercials, greeting cards, even
lurking in all major elevators! Whether
you’re looking for Jethro Tull to Daft Punk,
here’s some good ways to catch that
contagious jam!
If you’re looking for an
instant replay, Youtube can
give you a second taste.
The Broken Drumhead recommends this
website’s “playlist” feature to keep the music
coming without having to continuously click
to hear it one more time.
Pandora is another amazing
musical app for all Apple
products and personal
computer. Logging onto
www.pandora.com will bring you absolutely
free internet radio. Entering your own song of
choice will help form a continuous playlist just
for you.
Other Places to Look For Cool Music
Half Price Books – They’ve got books and a great
selection of CDs all at a low price, located next to
Walmart near the Fairfield Commons.
Buy Backs – With the entire store back wall
devoted to CDs, surely it’s easy to find something
cool. Buy Backs is located close Chili’s across from
the Fairfield Commons Mall.
The Library – The best buy is none at all! Music is
located in the back with countless CDS of all
kinds!
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Featured Instrument of February 2012 - The Harp
The harp is one of the most widely developed instruments in modern times. Each part of the world has developed their own version of the harp from Africa, Pre-Columbian Americas, and Asia. With each version comes addition pings and sounds from that part of the world making each one a little bit different. All of these came together to help create the
classical harp in Europe to a standard form today. The orchestral and concert harp has forty seven strings with the occasional forty eighth depending on the constructing company. It competes with one of the highest ranges, capable of playing in six different octaves. Music for the harp can be written in bass, tenor, or treble clef and is played by using
fingertips for a soothing sound. Instrumentalists “pluck” the tassels of the harp for each rippling tone. The vibe of this thread has been known to play in jazz, concert, orchestral, and even some rock charts. The harp has a unique tone that resonates loudly in the history of all string and orchestral instruments.
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Places to
Hear Harp
Jazz Feature Check out the music of Dorthy Ashby, famous Jazz harpist, in her tunes By the Time I get to Phoenix and Truth Spoken Here.
Rock Feature Believe it or not, The Beatles used a harp in their album, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band in the song, She’s Leaving Home.
Concert and Orchestral Feature Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky has written several pieces to feature the harp, most notably in The Sleeping Beauty and The Nutcracker ballads. Riccardo Drigo is also highly regarded for the harp pieces in Le Talisman.
Never Saw That Coming Traditionally the four concert bands will play pieces in Treble
and Bass Clef, but there are many other clefs out there for
different ensembles and instruments. For example, the clef to
the left of this article is the tenor clef primarily used for
bassoon, trombone, and euphonium. Along with the tenor clef
are a soprano, baritone, octave, and many more varieties of
clef. Music varies as much as the world in ways to write their
musical story. Take a glance at the other clefs to see if there’s
one for your instrument!
Concert Right Around the next Measure
The largest musical event performed by
Beavercreek bands takes place early in
the evening on February 23rd 2012! The
Winter Concert features all four bands
debuting their own musical charts such
as Philosopher’s Stone and Explorations
in a few short hours. Both of the high
school jazz ensembles and several
sectional groups will tentatively be
performing throughout the show. The
winter color guard instructed by
Rachelle Navarro with assistant director
Allyson Geis will also be presenting their
contest show in the Beavercreek Main
Gym with full uniform. A full event line
up will be available at the entrance of
Beavercreek’s auditorium the night of
the concert. Students can also stay for
additional performances by other groups
for their quarterly point sheet in March.
All are encouraged to attend this free
concert and support Beavercreek’s
ensembles this winter on February 23rd!
Weekend of
Jazz 2012
This historic Beavercreek
event is fast approaching!
Tickets are still on sale on
the W.O.J. website, linked
on the high school band website,
students twenty dollars per
performance and thirty for adults. With
a quick asking around, our staff
wondered if W.O.J. really was all
everything foretold in class. Some
students were regarded saying “Tito
Puente was absolutely one of the best
concerts I’d ever been to. I had so
much fun when I never thought I
would.” Another commented, “I just
really liked to see the other high
schools play. I didn’t get to go to the
concerts, but some of those bands
were awesome.”
This year, Weekend of Jazz is featuring
the acts of Sylvan Street on March 2nd
2012 and The Buddy Rich Band the
following Saturday night. Beavercreek
kicks off this massive musical event
Thursday night with a performance of
Ankeny, Ferguson, and the High School’s
jazz groups. These pieces are critiqued by
the professional artists in Sylvan Street
afterwards. All Thursday night events are
completely free and open to the public.
Saturday afternoon jazz keeps jamming
with local bands such as Lakota coming to
BHS to play their own line up. Day-time
performances are also free and open to
anyone who would like to come. The
music department urges its students and
audience to take a chance to discover
something new. Grab some tickets and
enjoy the music at Weekend of Jazz 2012.
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Winter Guard is off to a fantastic start coming back from their last competition at the Nutter Center. The unit continues to participate actively in M.E.P.A. and WGI competitions from Belbrook High School to Xavier University in their season.
Debuting their show the guard starts with a duet beginning with Christine playing her role as a little girl with her dolls. Christine winds up the music box and receives a flag for a brief solo before playtime. Once she turns off the light, Josie catches a perfect rifle toss to open the show with the snap of a strap.
Moving to the song Ramalama Bang Bang by Rosín Murphy, the color guard comes to life with distant knocking in the toy box as rifle line crawls to their equipment. Behind the four-person weapons line, the remainder of the unit dances and retrieves their flags to join in the show. With several tricks such as a flat toss exchange and exploiting brand new black and pink “Stitches” flags, the guard captivates the audience with a surprise in every count of music. As the chorus of their show tune arises, the girls toss a perfect 45 and roll beautiful
silks around their shoulders and kick into an all-spin just before concluding their show with the transfer of focus from flag to a rifle feature. With a perfect catch from Josie and Brownyn with dance trio Lindsey, Zoë, and Liberty, the show concludes with a quick scatter drill as nearly all the dolls resume their original places on the floor, just as the little girl left them. Check out the guard at their next performance and at the Winter Concert on February 23rd 2012!
Bring on
the Beavers! Pep Band continues to cheer on
the basketball team alongside
high school students and parents
as the Varsity Boys dunk number
one rated Springboro and
move toward an upcoming
tournament. With a few snacks
and visits from alumni, the band
grabs every instrument from bass
guitar to clarinet to accompany
Varsity in a free ride to victory.
Every foul shot brings a
screaming to silent audience while
fourth quarter shakes the gym
foundations of the
with new cheers. Meanwhile on a
more musical note, the Pep Band
works on cranking up their own
personal tone quality, dynamics
and sight-reading skills as the
game goes on. With only a few
competitions remaining, the fans
cross their fingers for infamous
buzzer shots. Sign up for Pep
Band
Band on the front white
board for some sports fun!
Performances can be used
on the quarterly point
sheet! Get your game on
with Pep Band!
Rock, swing, We got a Little of Everything
Under the direction of Mr. Douglas McCullough Under the direction of Mr. Michael Bisig
Jazz One continues striking up
new rhythms and focusing on
style in their rehearsal. Leading
with a few charts such as Honk
and Carla, members of the
rhythm section continue to work
to build a strong beat for the
band to follow. While Mr.
McCullough listens for both
pleasure and critique, saxophones
unleash fantastic confident solos
to fill up the room. Soon enough,
Jazz One will take stage on the
Winter Concert February 23rd and
have the audience tapping their
toe to each swinging beat.
In working with each individual
tune, the top band works
on “staircase dynamics”, a
famous McCullough-ism in
the band program. Behind
the saxophone line lingers
lead trombone who
dominates a portion of an
arrangement of a Count
Basie chart. The band
drastically drops down to
feature that sound to later
hear an call and answer
between the trumpets and
saxophones as the drum set
focuses on a similar groove
written by the original artist.
Jazz One continues to “Get
Their Swing On!” and making
each tune better and better
as the year progresses.
Jazz Two gets cranking with their
new trombone featured chart,
God Bless the Child. While their
soloist leads the band and
continues with a great
performance, trumpets leap to
the high range in a blast of laid-
back jazz sound. Accompanying
the developing tune are Black
Pearls with recently added
soloists Miguel, Corey, Tim, and
Emily, with other tunes alongside
them. Mr. Bisig works out the
entrances of each tune with
special theatrical effects. Behind
him the band works hard to tweak
it just right to nothing less than
mind-blowing. As he has been
known to says to Jazz Two,
Mr. Bisig comments, “We may
be Jazz Two, but we’re not
here to play like we’re second
best. I want people to love us
just as much as anything else
up there if not more.” With
that in mind, Street Music
opens as the first of four songs
for their Weekend of Jazz and
Winter Concert performance.
With soloists on tenor
saxophone, piano, trombone,
and trumpet and a newly
constructed beginning, the
audience is sure to love the
rock and roll of Jazz Two.
Come out and see both of the
Jazz bands at the upcoming
concert and W.O.J. in March!
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Helmets Off – Offseason 2012
Late April – May 2012-2013 Leadership Tryouts Begin May 25th BHS Band Banquet May 28th Concert bands begin to sight-read the Jethro Tull Contest Show June 1st Marching Band Mini-Camp July 10th Second Marching Band Rehearsal and Commitment Date And many many more on the Beavercreek Band Website!
Excitement fills the band room with the announcement of the 2012-2013 contest show featuring the music of the British alternative rock group Jethro Tull. This band was formed in 1967 and stands as one of the world’s best-selling artists with over sixty million albums sold worldwide. The selection for the upcoming season has a deeper connection with the Beavercreek High School Marching Band than previous shows. In the past, Beavercreek has been known to perform contest shows also shown off by the Pride of Arizona such as the music of MUSE, Pink Floyd, and Tears for Fears. Professor Rees chose Jethro Tull to feature in the 2011-2012 Arizona season while Beavercreek took a tour with four major songs of the rock group MUSE. Eager to captivate the football stands again, BHS takes the challenge of Jethro Tull in their 2012-2013 season. Though Beavercreek will be deriving the majority of their music from the Arizona show, Mr. McCullough and Professor Rees are set with the task of editing and possibly recomposing the parts to put a perfect fit on the two-hundred piece Ohio ensemble. At this point, there seems to be many solos and features to look forward to, including several for trumpet and saxophone and accompanying instruments mellophone, baritone, and trombone. Though Jethro Tull is well-known for extravagant and elaborate flute solos, it seems flute is not the primary individual voice in this show. The marching band will be featuring the hit charts Aqualung, My God, Locomotive Breath, Wind Up, and Wond’Ring Around in a tentative three segment show. Locations are to be announced at a later date but there is sure great success in store for the high school’s latest show. Linked on the band website is the 2011 Pride of Arizona Jethro Tull complete show for a sneak preview of upcoming attractions. There is much to be excited about with powerful features in high and low brass and adrenaline built in the drum line within the final segment. Stay tuned for additional updates on the 2012-2013 contest show on the Beavercreek band website and in the marching band section!
Get a Clue! In late January the band‟s
website becomes one of the most
attacked pages on the school
site. Lurking within weaved
wording lies sneak peeks at the
next band show through
infamous clues released straight
from Mr. McCullough‟s desk.
Students waited each day for a
more exploiting clue, guessing
anywhere from Journey, Talking
Heads, and slowly deducting
Jethro Tull as the correct answer.
On Ground Hog‟s Day some
students celebrated their good
fortune while others took a look
at a show they never would have
suspected. With a list of the
official band clues, here‟s how
some of them fit with the
upcoming Jethro Tull show.
Clue #5: A Feature for Every Section Looking back at the Pride of Arizona‟s
performance of Jethro Tull in 2011, there are several features of each section of the band including mellophone, trumpet,
trombone, and several woodwind selections. First segment features a strong entrance of Aqualung with powerful brass while
woodwinds take over for the beginning of second segment. With a smile from the drum major, there‟s a point where everyone gets to shine.
Clue #6: What do you mean the crowd freaked out about six notes?
The signature of one of Jethro Tull‟s most famous charts is the six note opening rhythm of Aqualung, appearing in the
beginning of both the Pride of Arizona show and original song. Starting off with a well-known beat helps audiences engage in the
music they already know and respond back to the band. Initiating the “snowball effect” of continuous energy from both the
performer and audience makes the show all the more exciting and one of Beavercreek‟s favorite performances.
Clue #7: No right age to rock and roll This clue is quite possibly
alluding to an album released by Jethro Tull known as Too Old to Rock „N Roll, Too Young to Die! In 2011, Jethro Tull continued to play in
The 40th Aqualung Tour, but currently have no plans as a group in
2012. Clue#11: Folk Music meets blues, meets jazz =
this rock and roll Jethro Tull is quite known for their roots of folk music in their albums Songs from the Wood, Heavy Horses, and Stormwatch. They have also had strong ties to Steeleye Span, a group of folk rockers.
Clue #13: Winnie The Pooh was a rock star? Jethro Tull‟s album A Passion Play has often been linked to Winnie to Pooh, Alice in Wonderland, and Peter the
Wolf for its lyrical connections. In this album, the band backs up a story teller while the songs represent the tale‟s characters and events.
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Underneath the Stripes
II
“How Do They Do That?”
With the announcement of the contest show, a new chapter begins with many opportunities just around the corner. While Mr. McCullough and Professor Rees work on the arrangement of the show itself, the band eagerly waits to write their own part of the story on July 9th 2012. In the meantime, concert band resumes with high expectations for the upcoming performance season.
Something that has long been a custom of the Beavercreek band program is the partnership of Professor Rees and Mr. McCullough in their music. This year, the high school is privileged to get to see the director of the Pride of Arizona perform in Weekend Of Jazz 2012 during March, but the greatest impact of these two music educators is their designing of the widely acclaimed Beavercreek “crowd-favorite” marching band shows. In recent times, the Ohio band has been known to win the audience over countless times with hit performances featuring the music of Sting, Fleetwood Mac, The Beatles, U2, MUSE, Phil Collins, and many many more. After the announcement of this year’s show whether now or way back when, the band room gets pretty quiet with a building anticipation for the season. But what exactly goes on in the band office after Ground Hog’s Day? In a personal interview with Mr. McCullough, the process from announcement to performance is revealed for the first time ever to the staff of The Broken Drumhead.
Starting from the selection of the artist group, the director of Beavercreek bands tells us that the two start the process around December by listening to the radio and keeping track of which tunes strike a note in their minds. Featured artists can range from any genre of music as seen through the full repertoire of marching shows from the rock and roll of Aerosmith in 2009 to The Divergence of Jazz in 1987. Professor Rees continues on a similar task as over time they both develop a list of which groups are potential shows. Many make the list, but only a few last until the final cut. Professor Rees has been known to have some discrepancy with Mr. McCullough’s tastes and vice versa, particularly in 2010. Though the two are close partners, each have their own thoughts on perfectly suited show music. That year, Rees had Pink Floyd on his developed list while Mr. McCullough was certain the British band would never make it to Frank Zink Field. With some persuasion and a glance at the Pride of Arizona’s rendition of the music of Pink Floyd, Mr. McCullough agreed and took on the challenge of a four segment show including the hit tunes In the Flesh, Another Brick in the Wall, Money, Us and Them, and
Outside the Wall. What had first been an improbable show for Beavercreek ensembles became one of the most successful shows of all time, coming away with grand champion at Lancaster, Findlay, and dominated competition in Kenowa Hills Michigan. With an excellent recording still available in the band office, the legacy of Pink Floyd continues to resonate in the band room today along with success from the other twenty five show plaques on the wall bearing the names “Excellent” and “Superior.” Throughout the years, artists have appeared, disappeared, and reappeared on each individual’s specific list. Once compared, the two collaborate through phone calls and e-mail until agreeing on a show to present to a highly anticipating crowd full of parents, students, and alumni. The decision could be made anytime during the New Year and into a few sunrises before Ground Hog’s Day. Once eager fans and performers gather in the band room for early morning goodies and the announcement of the following show, the two directors begin the long process of composing. A factors that has been known to challenge the song and artist selection are the legal rights to play the music. With a careful budget and musicality, Mr. McCullough and Professor Reese put together the pieces with some collaborative input and begin composition. According to Mr. McCullough, there have been shows that the two have wanted to do, but have been unable to write because they were not allowed to buy the performing rights. These shows, however, were left a secret in hopes perhaps they will be available at a later date for Beavercreek to take to contest. The team also takes into account that another rivalry ensemble may be playing selections from the same artist, as was the case at the Tri –State Marching Band Competition at Marshall University while Beavercreek toured with the MUSE contest show. Explaining that even if the Beavers intend to perform a show of a widely acclaimed artist such as Aerosmith, iconic songs like Dude Looks Like a Lady and Dream On may not be in the score. In a hypothetical scenario of finding another band playing Aerosmith, Mr. McCullough and Professor
Rees chose not to play those songs because of the likelihood it is in their opponent’s show. Just like in dynamics, the directors like to mix it up with a few exceptions every now and then like Led Zeppelin’s Stairway to Heaven, and Aerosmith’s Walk This Way. In the past Mr. McCullough and Professor Rees often exchanged ideas for which section of the band should get the main lyrical line of a chosen song or to have that bodacious bass lick. Currently Mr. McCullough explains that he usually leaves the wind composition to Professor Rees who has come to know exactly what he and the Beavercreek ensemble need for their individualized show. Occasionally the director of bands at the University of Arizona will check in with Beavercreek, but there are times nothing is heard from the marching band’s composer until the score is complete. “Sometimes it just appears out of the machine,” Mr. McCullough commented. “I look over and it’s the score for the show, completely done, and I didn’t even have to say or do anything. It’s just done.” As a highly regarded drummer, Beavercreek’s visual show designer takes to writing the drum parts for the show himself while the winds are finished. Either listening to the file of the show on Finale Notepad™, a music-writing and creation program, or glancing at the director’s score Mr. McCullough pieces the parts for percussion just before the concert bands take a glance at the show. With skills he had learned as a member of the Bluecoats, a percussionist, and licensed music educator, Beavercreek’s director puts together the crash and bang of a contest show and combines it with Professor Rees’s wind portion. In the end, copies of the show tunes appear in the band room and are eagerly picked up by students. In excitement, chairs are once more kicked away and stands are heightened to drive towards contest performance. It is a long process, but it certainly pays off with every standing ovation and impact on student’s lives after each competition. The work of Mr. McCullough and Professor Rees keeps Beavercreek and the Pride of Arizona at the top of the most entertaining bands of all time. Together, they hope to continue that tradition each and every season.
(1-31-2012)
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This edition of The Broken Drumhead was written and designed by Stef, Beavercreek
High School’s 2011-2012 mellophone section leader. Additional editing was
performed by Mr. McCullough with technical assistance from Jeff Sydelko. Images
are credited to the photographers and pictures associated with the BHS
instrumental department, Google, and courtesy of the members in Beavercreek
High School’s Winter Guard. Special thanks to Mr. Bisig and Ms. Navarro in their
assistance this month. The staff would also like to thank Mr. McCullough for his
ongoing dedication in making The Broken Drumhead possible.
Thanks for Reading!
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Don’t wanna miss a thing
Priceless Performer Daniel Jumping from instrument to
instrument Daniel draws
everyone’s attention with
friendship and a passion for
music. He is a sophomore at
BHS in the 2011-2012 school
year and is enjoying every day
of it. He primarily plays alto
saxophone but has been
known to play tenor, bari, and
soprano saxophones, flute,
clarinet, and piano. He is noted
for his fantastic musicality in
recital night 2011 and
continues to progress in Jazz
One, Saxophone Ensemble,
Pep Band, and marching band.
He has performed in both Pink
Floyd and MUSE contest
seasons on alto and adds his
sound to Symphonic band this
year. Check for him in the band
room for his next astounding
song and wonderful smile.
Need A Tune Up? Just got that icky sticky valve
syndrome? Some good places for
a tune up on all instruments aren’t
far!
Haur Music – Located at 120 South
Patterson Boulevard Dayton has an
excellent shop and several
accessories for all you music needs.
McCutcheon Music - Located at 38
Marco Lane Centerville is a smaller
dealership with a great selection of
music books and quality repair!
Year of the Dragon The New Year has kicked off
around the globe with
Chinese festivals worldwide
celebrating the Year of the
Dragon! Typically honored
by a full house cleaning to
push out old luck and in
with the new, many people
also join in dragon parades.
Traditions vary from place to
place, but usually a large
feast will follow New Year’s
Day. This fiery beast is
considered the best of all
the Chinese zodiacs with
good fortune in store for all!
In a quick questionnaire… Q).What has been your favorite performance with Beavercreek Ensembles? A). Anything with a big crowd is really fun. Q). What’s the best food to munch on for breakfast? A). Food in general. Doesn’t matter what it is, food is food and always good. Q). What would your advice be for anyone younger than you currently in BHS bands? A). Always work hard and don’t let things push you back. If you keep at it, you’ll get it, you just have to get the trick of not losing sight of your dream.