Kellie McInchak is a band director in the Tecumseh school system. While working with Adrian's 7th and 8th grade band members during 2017's Pre-Festival Clinic, she shared the following encouragement for parents of music students. We like it a lot.
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To further prepare their 7th and 8th grade student musicians for upcoming festivals, band director Sheri Powers and orchestra director Lorri Wittenkeller held a five-hour after-school clinic on January 27th. The event featured guest conductors Kellie McInchak, Linda Trotter and Tavia Zerman. Hear what they had to say about the clinic in the video below. Playing music is fun, challenging, and very rewarding. It allows you to express yourself emotionally and creatively, while bringing joy to your audience. And it can connect you socially to other musicians.
But learning to sing or play an instrument also impacts your brain in wonderful ways. Watch the video above to learn about a few of music's brain benefits. After a weather delay of nearly three weeks, the 2016 Winter Choral Showcase finally took place at Adrian High School's Julianne and George Argyros Performing Arts Center - just a few days into 2017.
Director of Choirs Steve Antalek led the Freshman Choir, Balladiers, Bel Canto, Lady Blues, The Tones, Concert Choir and the Mass Choir in a 20-song program, including the epic Hallelujah Chorus. Take a look at a few highlights in the video above. Then, click here to see why you should get involved with the Adrian Music Boosters. |
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