Newton County Colleges (NCS) has introduced the scholars from throughout the district who’ve been chosen to take part within the Georgia Music Educators Affiliation (GMEA) District Honor Band — a distinguished ensemble representing a few of the most achieved younger musicians within the area.
Choice to the District Honor Band is extremely aggressive. College students auditioned in December and had been required to exhibit superior musical proficiency by scales, ready etudes and sight-reading parts applicable to their grade degree.
“College students incomes a spot on this ensemble are among the many most achieved instrumentalists in our district,” mentioned Jason Smith, band director for Newton Excessive College. “They earned the chance to arrange alternatives for a live performance and work with achieved clinicians from throughout the nation. As well as, they got the possibility to carry out alongside college students from a number of different faculty districts.”
In response to Smith, audition necessities different by grade degree and demanded a excessive degree of preparation and talent.
“The center faculty college students had been required to play 4 main scales, their chromatic scale, and an etude,” Smith mentioned. “Additionally they needed to sight-read a brand new piece of music. Highschool freshmen and sophomores needed to play eight main scales, their chromatic scales, and full a difficult sight-reading element. Juniors and seniors carried out 12 main scales together with a extra superior etude and sight-reading items.”
Participation within the Honor Band offers college students with a useful alternative to refine their musicianship, collaborate with friends from throughout the district, and achieve expertise that helps future collegiate auditions and efficiency alternatives.
Newton County Colleges congratulated the next college students on this excellent achievement:
Newton County STEAM Academy
• Grace Fowler – eighth Grade, Euphonium
• Julian Smith – eighth Grade, Trumpet
Liberty Center College
• David Parrales – eighth Grade, Oboe
• Nalaya Copeland – eighth Grade, Clarinet
• Saniyah Lewis – eighth Grade, Bass Clarinet
• Bryson Clay – eighth Grade, Baritone
• Valeria Crudup Pomales – eighth Grade, Clarinet
• Nadiyah Johnson – eighth Grade, Clarinet
• Lauren Williams – eighth Grade, Alto Saxophone
Alcovy Excessive College
• Elizabeth Mendez – tenth Grade, Flute
• Olivia Davis – tenth Grade, Flute
• Azaya Foster – tenth Grade, Alto Saxophone
• De’Anthony Brown – tenth Grade, Euphonium
• Micah Osofisan – tenth Grade, Tuba
• Megan McElhaney – twelfth Grade, Flute
• Laila Richter – twelfth Grade, Clarinet
• Jaylon Gilliam – twelfth Grade, Tenor Saxophone
• Darius Gowans – twelfth Grade, French Horn
Eastside Excessive College
• Liam Tidmore – tenth Grade, Flute
• Ava Frazier – tenth Grade, Clarinet
• Matthew Camba – tenth Grade, Trumpet
• Oliver Reid – tenth Grade, French Horn
• Madison Gregory – tenth Grade, Trombone
• Carley Polston – twelfth Grade, Clarinet
• Mary Katherine Ryan – twelfth Grade, Trumpet
• Christopher Camba – twelfth Grade, Euphonium
Newton Excessive College
• Evan Brunner – twelfth Grade, Alto Saxophone
• Xaiver Delphin – twelfth Grade, Trombone
• Morgan Bennett – twelfth Grade, Clarinet
• Saniya Mims – eleventh Grade, Bass Clarinet
• William De Los Angeles – eleventh Grade, Trombone
• Stefano Dodd – tenth Grade, French Horn
• Skylar Marshall – tenth Grade, Clarinet
• Luis Diaz-Monter – ninth Grade, Trumpet
• Ca’Maya James – ninth Grade, Clarinet
• Aaliyah Turpin – ninth Grade, Clarinet
“I’m extremely pleased with our Newton County college students for being chosen to take part on this yr’s GMEA District IV Honor Band,” mentioned KiTonya Morrow, NCS Humanities Educational Specialist. “This achievement is a testomony to their laborious work, dedication, and keenness for music. Their choice displays not solely their particular person expertise but additionally the excellent help and steerage supplied by our music educators. We rejoice their success and look ahead to seeing them signify Newton County with excellence.”
“The humanities play an important position in a well-rounded schooling, fostering creativity, self-discipline, collaboration, and demanding considering,” mentioned Dr. Ashante Everett, assistant superintendent for Instructing and Studying for Newton County Colleges. “Choice to the GMEA District Honor Band displays not solely these college students’ musical expertise, but additionally their focus, preparation, and dedication to excellence. We’re proud to see our college students representing Newton County Colleges at such a excessive degree and demonstrating that the humanities are an important a part of tutorial success and private development.”
