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Frank Miles, Tattler Editor
Scott Erb, Tattler Staff
Tommy House, Tattler Staff
Phil Wilson, Tattler Staff
Not Pictured:
Travis Bryant
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Frank Miles, Tattler Staff
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The dog days of summer
have arrived and the humid Alabama heat has set in. But the staff
of the Sinfonia Tattler, fresh off a well-earned vacation, is hard at work
once again and this month welcomes two new staffers. Read on to find out
who these two men of music are and what they’ve been up to.
Also, learn what you
can do to put your skills to work for Sinfonia, find out where you can go
to catch the world’s best drum corps in action, and read some words of
wisdom from “good Sinfonians.” And, as always, sit down and enjoy a
conversation with one of your brothers from Iota Nu and take a trip down Memory Lane. Is all that hot enough for
you? Grab a cold one and enjoy!
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New Staff Members
Frank Miles, Tattler Staff
Welcome to the Tat!
With a happy heart
and even happier typing fingers, the Sinfonian Tattler welcomes two new
staff members who want to do all they can to fan the flame of Sinfonia.
Phil Wilson will take
some time out of his teaching schedule in Auburn to send us a few words each
month, and Tommy House joins the staff to provide his expertise in the
world of Web site management. We here at the Tat are thrilled and honored
to have these true Sinfonians on board!
Phil Wilson, Iota Nu ‘97
Phil is a 1996
graduate of Cook High School in Adel, Georgia. After high school, he was
accepted to Troy State University and became a member of the
percussion section in the Sound of The South marching band where he
served for four years under the direction of Ralph Ford and Robert W.
Smith. Phil was also very active in the Collegiate Singers, singing under
the direction of Dr. William R. Denison and Dr. Terri Johnson.
In 1997, Phil was
initiated into the Iota Nu Chapter of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia. In his four
years in Troy, he served as alumni
secretary, historian and president. He graduated with a Bachelor’s in
Music Education in 2001 and began working in Thomasville, Georgia as choral director/assistant
band director. Phil currently works at Ogletree Elementary School in Auburn, Alabama where he has been for the
past three years.
http://www.auburnschools.org/ogletree/prwilson
Tommy House, Iota Nu’ 93
The eternal flame of
Sinfonia still burns in my heart and I gladly look forward to staying in
the loop of all things Sinfonia. What a better way to keep the flame
alive and express my love of music than through the Sinfonian Tattler.
So, you folks may want to know what's been up with ole T-Bone since the
good old days. Well, in April, 1999, I married my beautiful wife
Stephanie whom some of you may have known from working at the movie
theatre with me. In July, 1999, we adopted a black lab from the
Montgomery Humane Shelter and his name is Buddy. To this day Buddy is our
only child.
In March, 2001, I
chose to close the curtain on the movie business and I joined the family
furniture business. The furniture store hours and pay are much better.
Weekends and holidays OFF!!!!! I also found what late night TV is all
about. Most of my days are spent making furniture sales over the
telephone. I do find it enjoyable to talk to people from all over the United States. Another big role that I play
in the family business is that I maintain the company website, of course,
while listening to Club 977, the 80's channel over the Internet. In 2002,
Stephanie and I started our own business. Tommy House Web Design keeps us
busy as our client list continues to grow.
Stephanie, Buddy and
I are still living in Montgomery, AL. In April, 2004, we bought a
new home in Bellwood East, a subdivision off Vaughn Road between Bell and Taylor Roads.
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Alumni Skills
Travis Bryant, Tattler Staff
So you left dear old Troy in the dust and have been
living under your own steam for a while. Congratulations on being able to
feed yourself and your family. The human species appreciates your
dedication.
So why is it, after
all these years, you still feel a twinge in your side whenever you hear
of a brother or chapter doing something Sinfonia-like? As alumni we all share
a common bond and a common list of excuses (I don't have time, I wouldn't
know what to do, I can't sing, my job is way outside of the realm of
"music," what do I have to offer, all any alumni group wants
from me now is my money, etc.).
Well keep your wallet
in your pocket, brother; this is about you and the blinders you are
wearing.
Because if you are
out in the workforce then you have skills. And if you have skills, then
Sinfonia has a place for you, just like it did when you showed up for
your first smoker.
The biggest hurdle to
jump is thinking that the only skills that count are musical ones. That's
lame. But tough to wrap your mind around. If you honestly have no time to
go out and sing or perform or rehearse then start thinking of yourself as
a "music booster." That is someone who supports music through
their time and efforts. Almost sounds Sinfonian doesn't it?
Boost It
So you don't
have kids in school, don't want to pay dues to the band boosters or don’t
have time to make meetings because you have a weird work schedule. Do you
have DSL or high-speed cable internet? If so, then you probably have 5mb
of personal server Web space that you're paying for every month. If so,
why not host or build a website for your community's music programs? It
won't cost you anything more than what you're already paying and just
take a little bit of time. There are even places to download free web
templates, so all you have to do is fill in the blanks. Then the whole
world knows what's going on with the school programs, folks are emailing
you content and updates and the kids take pride because their happenings
are important enough to be online.
And if you don't want
to do the web stuff, just call the local boosters and tell them to send
you all the press stuff and calendar info and you'll make sure that every
radio, paper and news channel has the info. Boosters LOVE free help like
this. And if you’re willing to write a paragraph or two to go with it,
then your news item has an even better chance of receiving coverage.
What other freebie
services are there that you could do?
It's not hard to
think of a few more.
Blog It
If you can
send an e-mail then you can start a blog. The
neat thing about a blog is that you can say
anything you want. So start talking about the state of music education in
your town or state, or even the state of fraternal affairs. I guarantee
that after a few months of ranting and raving folks will start tuning in
to see what you have to say about things. Blogging
is as easy as sending an e-mail. But the pay off for the discussion that
you kindle and thoughts you imbed will be immense.
Write It
Drop us a
note. We're always looking for well written pieces (ok, it doesn't even
have to be well written, we do have editors!). And one day this little
rag may even become respectable, and then your piece could even be listed
on your resume! And then we all get rich and buy an island for all alumni
to go and live and then... well you get the point. Big things can happen
if you just get busy. And if you don't feel like writing, just keep us in
the loop and send us story ideas. There's a whole bunch of stuff that we
miss (not just because we're lazy). So keep your well honed musicianly ear to the ground and drop us a note
sometime.
Super-Sleuth It
Track down long lost brothers. Heck, make it your hobby. Start a blog about this. At first it may sound weird, but if
you really think about it, it's not. That's one of the perks of being on
staff here at the Sinfonian Tattler; alumni e-mail us all the time. It's
fun to catch up with bros you haven't spoken with in years and trade
pictures. The one thing I've gathered from all these e-mails though is
everyone's willingness to participate or desire to do something...
anything. How fun would it be to maintain a simple list online, knowing
that the word is spreading and hundreds of alumni are checking in
regularly to see who's been found and who's still MIA?
Call the Big Dogs
If you really want to get involved, call the folks in Evansville. Once, they put a call out on
the list serve needing an army of brothers that had Excel. All they
needed was folks to sort some records. So they send out records, brothers
sort and send them back. Viola! Consider it instant breakfast for your
inner Sinfonian beast.
So that's the quick
and dirty guide of how to get busy… alumni style! If you have any
questions or comments, send them our way.
And get busy!
All Hail!
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Q & A: Michael Wickersheim
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Phil Wilson, Tattler Staff
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Some of you will remember
him as the brother listed on page 32 of the Themes for Brotherhood book.
Others of you will remember him for the great times you shared with him
at Troy State University. However you remember Wickie, know that he is continuing to advance the
cause of music out west. Become reacquainted with Brother Wickersheim.
Tattler: Where are you now? How is the Sinfonian scene
out there?
Wickie: I am a graduate conducting assistant at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona. There is no longer a chapter
of Phi Mu Alpha at NAU as it fell victim to mismanagement several years
before I arrived. Currently there are no plans to reinstall the chapter
as the Director of Bands is focused on rebuilding the wind program first.
We have SAI, KKPsi, and TBS, so we are served
with the availability of several outlets for those interested.
Tattler: What are you studying and how many years in
post-high-school-school is this for you? You've got to be getting tired!
Wickie: I am working toward my Master’s in Instrumental Wind
Band Conducting. I taught for eight years in public school prior to being
offered this position. While it did take me a few years to get my
undergrad (although not as long as FRANK!) it has been neat to get back
into the college atmosphere. Difficult transition, but worth the effort.
Tattler: Why conducting? And how far do you want to
take this education thing?
Wickie: I have always been interested in conducting as an
avocation and an area of study. Modern conducting is in its infancy and
has truly never developed a language of its own until recently.
Conductors now are more aware of why certain gestures and movements cause
certain sounds to occur and thus are becoming more and more proficient at
interpretation and performance practices.
I am somewhat interested
in pursuing my doctorate and perhaps attempting to move into the college
ranks. However, my first goal is to simply graduate with my master’s. I
have also become more and more interested in the audio/recording side of
the career and perhaps will investigate that arena at some point. And of
course the political career continues to beckon. I recently ran a city
commission campaign for a close friend of mine and after a ten year
lay-off from the world of political campaign management I am proud to say
he won, beating a good ole’ boy incumbent rather handily!
Tattler: What's the coolest thing you get to do on any
average day?
Wickie: I would say that each time I step in front of an
ensemble would count as one of the coolest. However, driving into work
every day with the San Francisco Mountain Peaks in the horizon is truly a
breathtaking “cool” experience.
Tattler: Be honest – what are the 2 biggest
differences between school out west and school in the south?
Wickie: Well one of the biggest I have to say is the open
mindedness and accepting attitudes of those in the west, particularly in Flagstaff at NAU. The Tourette Syndrome
does not bring with it the negativity I experienced at Troy and in Florida. That being said, I find more
and more people know about TS and thus it has become easier and easier to
be in the middle of the “mainstream” of society. Another difference,
which is more on the downside, is that standards in Arizona education systems are lower
than most I experienced in the South. They are very much about everyone
being number ONE! Recognizing high achievement is not so important, as it
might hurt the feelings of those who are not reaching as high of
standards as their friends. Mediocrity is the norm in other words. My
excitement is that I am apart of a band staff that is hell-bent on
changing that at least for the Arizona music education scene.
Tattler: Having traveled across America, what do you see as the biggest challenge to music
education in America?
Wickie: I would say the lack of recognition of its importance
in a well rounded K-college education system.
Tattler: Have you dreamed up any solutions?
Wickie: I think the biggest answer is advocacy. We must play
an active role in making our local, state and national decision makers
aware of the need for quality music education and quality musical
performance venues in our society. No matter what your career, learn
about the political system and become an advocate for music education.
You don’t have to be in education (or music) to get involved. Every
little bit helps.
Tattler: We are an alumni newsletter, but many
collegiate brothers are reading. Any advice for the young Sinfonian that
wants to be where you are one day?
Wickie: My advice to the younger brothers has not changed
since I was an active. Enjoy the time you have in undergraduate and learn
all you came to learn. Of course, get the degree! Most importantly, don’t
become an alumni antagonist. Appreciate the alumni for what they have to
offer and listen to their advice, as there is much you can learn.
However, if the advice does not fit the needs of the current chapter
smile and nod and move on with what ideas work for the present chapter.
Do not simply discount and wave off the alumni because you feel “they
don’t understand.” Remember, those who forget the mistakes of the past
are doomed to repeat them. Alumni, the flip side of the coin applies too.
Don’t address current actives in a condescending way as if their shingle
doesn’t mean as much as your does. Nothing disturbs an undergraduate more
than hearing an alumni state that dreaded phrase, “well, back when I was
an active with Iota Nu….”
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Province Alumni Event
Scott Erb, Tattler Staff
Gentlemen,
I hope you are
enjoying your summer as much as the staff of the Tattler.
While reading past
issues and the current issue, it makes me yearn for the days of old.
Especially after reading this month’s Memory Lane. Do you ever miss the
closeness and fellowship that you use to have with your brothers? Remember
sitting around the table playing kings? Performing a singing valentine
for an old lady? Or a hot college co-ed to increase your chances of a
date? No matter what the case may be, our days of fellowship are few and
far between. Would you like to change that? Ben Cunningham (EN), Stuart Hall (ED), and I have gotten together
to see what we could do to help. We are planning a huge bash in August, a
chance to meet and greet with old and new alumni.
You might be saying
this is another chance for them to ask for money or start an alumni
chapter. I will be honest with you. We will talk about an alumni
association at the meeting. But nothing, I repeat, nothing will be
established before the August 20th party. We just want you to come and
enjoy yourself. If enough men are interested in starting a province-wide
alumni association we will discuss it at the end of the night. But our
main goal is to get alumni together. The first step is to just show up;
that’s half the battle. We hope to see you there.
Where: McAnally’s Pub and Grill (Birmingham, AL) http://www.mcanallyspub.com/
Date: Saturday, August 20, 2005
Time: 6:30 p.m.
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Trojan Summer Music Games
Phil Wilson, Tattler Staff
Months have gone into
planning for this year’s big event. Travel arrangements, tickets and
flyers, a world-class lineup of performers and every other detail you can
imagine are ready and set to go. The only thing missing is… you! Where
will you be on Tuesday, July 26, 2005?
I hope the answer to
that question will be: Movie Gallery Veterans Stadium in Troy for the 2005 Trojan Summer
Music Games. We celebrate with Troy University as they host this year’s
all-Division I Drum Corps International competition. The corps scheduled
to appear are (listed in alphabetical order):
Cavaliers (2004 DCI World Champions) -Rosemont, Illinois
Blue Devils (2003 World
Champions) -Concorde, California
Carolina Crown- Ft. Mill,
South Carolina
Colts- Dubuque, Iowa
Spirit from JSU- Jacksonville,
Alabama
Kiwanis Kavaliers
-Kitchner, Ontario
Mandarins -Sacramento,
California
Troopers -Casper, Wyoming
Tickets are now
available by calling 1-877-878-9467. Prices are as follows:
$20.00 ~ General
Admission
$15.00 ~ Groups of 25+
All proceeds go to
the Troy University Bands. For more information about the Trojan Summer
Music Games, please visit http://music.troy.edu/dci_games/
or call (334) 670-3281. For more information about DCI, please
visit http://www.dci.org
Please make plans to
take a road trip to Troy University on July
26, 2005. Step-off time is at 7:00 p.m
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Notes in the Key of Troy
Jacob Rasberry, IN Alumni Secretary
Sometimes when you
are away from something for a while you forget what it means to you. I
figured that out recently. I was sitting one day thinking about all of
the great things that makes this Fraternity great and it hit me how long
it had been since I had last thought about the object. I think at times
we forget about what we are and why we are here. We, as Sinfonians, have
ideals that make us stand out from the rest of the world. I encourage all
alumni to sit and remember what it is that makes us Sinfonians, and how
we should use those ideals in our lives. We, as Sinfonians, are charged
to make the world a better place and be peaceful.
As far as the Troy news goes, not much has gone
on around here in the summer. Several of us are taking classes. A
bittersweet celebration was held back in May when Brother Scott Snell got married and moved to Idaho. We all had fun with him
while he was here, and we hope that he has a wonderful life in his new
habitat and with his new marriage.
The only other thing
going on here is preparation for the Trojan Summer Music Games. It is a
DCI sponsored event on July 26 at Movie Gallery Veterans Stadium. Most of
the brotherhood are working and will be easily spotted at the event. I
myself will be an usher. Please come out and support the school, the
chapter, and most of all, just come out and see a good show.
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Down Memory Lane
John
Mitcham, IN ‘01
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Scott Erb, Tattler Staff
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When I was asked
by Brother Erb to contribute to this month’s Down Memory Lane, I worried that narrowing
down a subject would be harder than expected. Besides the fact that the
memories of my time at Iota Nu are probably fresher than most other
alumni (having become an alumnus this semester), I am also widely known
for being colorful and long-winded, making any attempt to decide upon a
subject much more difficult.
However, when I sat
down at the computer to write, it became very clear that one particular memory
stood out above all others. Unlike most selections from Down Memory Lane, this recollection had
nothing to do with pledging, meetings, chapter day ceremonies or massive
parties. In fact, we were not even in school when this event happened.
Nevertheless, the journey I took in the summer of 2003 to Jacksonville, Alabama with four other brothers from
the Iota Nu chapter was stupid, exhaustive, and as dangerous as it was
memorable. We were not going to visit the brothers of Jacksonville State; nay, we were going to steal
the letters off of the Phi Mu Alpha house.
It all transpired in
a peculiar way. For anyone who has spent a summer in Troy and not been arrested for one
mischievous act or another, you know how boring it can sometimes be. One
evening, after a round of all you can eat wings and drinks, a few of us
were standing around in Brother Erb’s front
yard. The conversation turned to our planned activities for the next
evening. I do not recall who suggested we go steal the letters off of the
Epsilon Nu Chapter’s house; that fact has been lost to posterity.
However, by the end of the evening, five men had received their
totally-super-secret-codenames and plans for disembarkation at 4 p.m. the
following day (we tried to use military time, but everyone kept getting
confused; let’s face it, Iota Nu is not the Marine Corps).
So, with plans to
leave at 4 p.m., we really left in Bryan
Reeve’s Montero around 4:30. It was a tight fit, made
tighter by the fact that we stopped at Cheeburger
Cheeburger in Montgomery and ate “the Pounder.” Alas, we were not able to resist the “fair
flesh for feasting.” We used the way up to brief for our mission. Bryan
Reeves, “Cankle Commander,” was the driver. Joe
Ybarra, “Napster,” was in charge of intelligence. Rob McFarland, “Fat Albert,” was the
communications man, I was “Hashbrown,” in
charge of dismantling the letters, and Scott Erb, “Viper,” was in overall
command of the mission. We could see who took the job more seriously than
others, for Joe Ybarra arrived with his laptop and aerial photographs of
the EN House circled in red. To this day, we are not sure where he found
them.
After a long,
uncomfortable ride, involving a pit stop in Wetumpka due to our
overeating, we arrived in Jacksonville to find the Phi Mu Alpha
house----and the letters up on the roof. It was decided by all present
that the assignment was too onerous, and that we should relegate
ourselves to the task of just stealing their sign. “Viper” and I were
dropped off a street away and we made our way in silence until we were
right in front of the porch, prowling in the bushes. We were about to
make our move, when one of the EN brothers walked out to smoke a
cigarette. I hit the ground, but unfortunately, Brother Erb did the
same…right on top of me. They were the most excruciating 3 minutes of my
life waiting on that Jax State brother to finish his
cigarette. Finally, after securing the area, we realized that the sign
was bolted and that we would need tools. During the pickup, a
communications error almost resulted in our capture, as confusion arose
as to whether we were to go to Point Denison ‘A’ or Point Denison ‘B’
(appropriately named after the mission’s overall commander, Dr. William Denison, who was waiting in
Troy to come bail us out if difficulties arose).
To make a long story
still long, the mission was an utter failure, and we did not get back to Troy until about 4
a.m.
However foolish the trip may have been, looking back on it now, it
embodied the main ideals that we strive to teach our pledges each spring.
During the twelve hours I spent stuffing myself with hamburger, crammed
into a small SUV, singing stupid ditties, and crawling around in the
bushes like a neighborhood sex offender, I also got to know the four
other gentlemen with me in a way prohibited by weekly meetings, band
practices, and parties during the school year. For me, as well as Viper,
Napster, Fat Albert, and Cankle Commander, it
truly was an exalted experience. I ask each alumni, whether recent or
from years past, to look back upon their time at Iota Nu, and find one of
your exalted experiences. For when true idea of fraternity is dissected,
all of the philosophical teachings are meaningless without the fellowship
of man with man. And to the members of the O.O.O. Team who accompanied me
to Jacksonville that summer evening, this is Hashbrown signing out.
John Mitcham
Class of 2002
John_C_mitcham@hotmail.com
[EDITOR’S NOTE:
Here is a clip of video of the trip. It’s on the first 4 minutes
explaining our long journey. Also
a side note, The gang in the video has lost collectively 115 pounds since
the taping of this video two years ago. ] Children Shouldn’t WATCH!!!
HAHA http://www.gpc.edu/~serb/video/ooo/ooo_snip.wmv
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”My
Idea of a Good Sinfonian”
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Frank Miles, Tattler
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Before introducing
the first article of a special three-part series, I would like to take
this opportunity to call on alumni Sinfonians:
“Alumni of the
Chapter are hereby warned of a campaign to bring the Alumni list up to
date. At present, many of the addresses are of little or no use and the
alumni secretary is highly disgruntled with the way some of his perfectly
good invitations and notices come back with a ‘Not Here’ marked on them.”
Sound familiar? These
words were written in 1924 by Robert Karpinski,
Epsilon Historian. I don’t think I have ever seen a better example of
“the more things change, the more they stay the same.” You know the odds
I’m up against in finding every alumnus of Phi Mu Alpha in Alabama. My challenge to you is to
help me reach that goal.
As you go out in
search of Sinfonians, think about what you believe a good Sinfonian is.
Are you a good Sinfonian? Could you be a better one? This month, the
Sinfonian Tattler kicks off a three-part series from brothers who wrote
essays on their idea of a good Sinfonian. What’s great about these
articles is that they were written over 80 years ago. Sometimes it’s good
that “the more things change, the more they stay the same.”
My Idea of a Good Sinfonian
Will O. Harding, Rho Chapter
From the May 1924 issue of The Sinfonian
First Place – Rho Chapter Essay Contest
The literal meaning
of SINFONIA is “a sounding together,” implying, naturally, a consonance
or harmony of sounds.
A good SINFONIAN is
one who is faithful and loyal, not only to the name, but to the purpose
of the organization.
His life is so
regulated and conducted that he is at peace – in harmony – with his
Maker, with his fellow-man, and with himself.
He is in harmony with
the spirit, as well as the letter, of the Fraternity’s Constitution and
By-laws, and because of that, does not need to be reminded of his
obligations, but regards them as privileges and rejoices where an
opportunity to “do his bit” in any undertaking of the Fraternity is
offered to him.
A good SINFONIAN
knows that in order to obtain “a sounding together,” there must be a
harmonious “working together.” This calls for cooperation in its highest
sense, keeping in mind always the general welfare of the organization,
not self-exaltation. Even though service calls for sacrifice, the good
SINFONIAN does not hesitate, but holds himself in readiness to answer
every call.
He believes that a
Fraternity is a real Brotherhood and that it is only by helping others
that we help ourselves. He is on the lookout for the brother in need, and
whether that be financial, professional or social, he is ready to offer a
helping hand.
Lastly, a good
SINFONIAN remembers that SINFONIA is an American organization, for
American music and American Musicians. Not that the music and musicians
of other countries are without merit, but we must “in honor prefer one
another” if music is to be lifted to the high position it should occupy
in the ideals of the American people. This is the goal of SINFONIA, and
good SINFONIANS can make possible the reaching of that goal.
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Alumni in the News
Frank Miles, Tattler Staff
Alumni in the News
Lambert
triple crowned at Band Banquet
Jun 10 2005 12:00AM By Trent Duncan Sun-Courier
Staff Writer
Daleville High School
Band Director Mark Nichols told the audience gathered at
the annual Band Awards Banquet that his students are disciplined in
achieving their goals.
Senior Ashley Lambert
proved Nichols comments true.
She won all three
scholarships that were given out during the ceremony hosted recently at the
Daleville Cultural and Convention Center.
Lambert was presented with
the Giffin-Tyson Scholarship. This award was
created this year by booster parents Marty and Bob Giffin.
"They decided they
wanted to start a scholarship," said Assistant Band Director Jeremy
Stanley.
Stanley said Mrs. Giffin's
mom passed away and the couple wanted to start a scholarship in her memory.
Lambert beamed as she
was presented the Whetstone Scholarship. She received this honor for her
outstanding musical and sporting talent, said Nichols.
Lambert also received
the Melanie Roberts' Chisolm Scholarship. The
award is named for Mrs. Chisolm, who was a
longtime dedicated and outstanding member of the band.
Guest Speaker Troy
State University Music Professor Raymond Smith praised the students and
challenged the seniors to keep the love of playing instruments with them
throughout their lives.
"Your discipline
will help you in whatever field you decide to be in," said Smith.
Awards were presented
in several fields during the ceremony.
"They've all done
a wonderful job," said Nichols. "They come in every day ready to
learn. They practice and make great music.
©Southeast Sun 2005
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You know of any
weddings, births, or achievements, please send them our way. We would love to show other brothers
what you have done!
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Achievements:
Dr. Peter Howard was awarded the Edwin Franko
Goldman Memorial Citation by the American Bandmasters Association. The
award recognizes distinguished contributions in the interest of bands and
band music in America. Howard was nominated for his
nearly three decades of service as associate editor of the Journal of
Band Research, an international scholarly journal published by the Troy
State University Press.
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Travis Bryant , Tattler Staff
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Welcome to da’dump! Each month Tattler staffers scour the web
and lurk in dark corners to find cool and fun stuff. From here you’ll get
a glimpse into what is going on and who is doing it. And anything and
everything is fair game. So if you know of something cool and neat that
folks should check out send it to us and we’ll see if it fits the
program! Email Travis
Bryant with your cool link.
Greetings from the
dump!
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To start off this month, we bee-bop our way to the Alabama Jazz
Hall of Fame. And make sure you turn up your speakers. This site will
increase your appreciation for not only jazz, but also for mp3 encoded
music as it plays only midi-jazz-tunes while you lurk around. Some are
good and some are not so good. Don't say we didn't warn you!
http://www.digitrends.com/jazz/
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Next we swing through Georgia and visit the Paste Music
Magazine site. This is a group after the Tattler staff's own heart. They
know how to put together a rag on up and coming bands (and old ones as
well - they say the Smashing Pumpkins are getting back together). And
it's all southern fried! Sure it's not hard to tell which articles were
written just so record labels would send them free cds,
but it's still fun. Poke around the site and stumble across hundreds of
free mp3 downloads! Let us know if you find anything great.
http://www.pastemagazine.com/
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The end of da dump brings us back to
dear old Troy. They now participate with a
company doing virtual campus tours. So check it out and relive the golden
years.
If you want to sign-up for all the tours (use a dummy yahoo account so you
don't get all the junk-mail) then go to:
http://www.eCampusTours.com
Or you can go to http://www.troy.edu/
Click on About Troy and then Campus Tours to go right there!
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Scott Erb , Tattler Staff
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General Info:
Do you want to know more about what is going on at your university, your
alma mater? Click on the following link to subscribe to many listservs to keep you updated on events, athletics,
radio and much more. https://it.troy.edu/newsletter/
Trojan Summer Music Games –
July 26
SOTS Band Camp – August 7th(percussion & auxiliaries), 14th
(Returning Members)
First Day of Fall Classes – August 22nd
• TROY Athletics:
Click on http://www.troytrojans.com/
for more information about schedules and times.
• Activities:
For more information about the concert or other student activities,
please click on http://troy.troy.edu/uac/index.html
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• School of Music Address Change:
If you do not already know,
Troy State has changed its named to Troy University, so that means no more TSU. As of May 1, 2005, Troy University’s web address has changed to http://www.troy.edu and the school of music website address is now http://music.troy.edu. Please bookmark these two new
addresses for your personal use.
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