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Have you ever heard the sound of music throughout the forum during lunch on Mondays? If you have, you’ve probably been listening to Gunderson’s own Band Club, an endeavor of Ms. Hillman’s to expose the student community of Gunderson to the world of music. The Band Club, meeting on Mondays during lunch and Tuesdays after school, seeks to teach interested students to play instruments. The Band Club is open to all students, with several different instrument sections. The “electric area”, found in Miss Hillman’s room, will host the amplified instruments, such as guitar, bass, and drums. Then the “acoustic area” in Miss Buttrill’s room will be where you can find the other instruments, such as violin, flutes, and acoustic guitars. Finally, the Band Club also has quiet practice rooms for people who want to practice a piece on their own. Miss Hillman, the music teacher, acts as a supervisor and instructor during the Band Club’s meetings, though the Club often takes a freeform approach.
To take a look into the musical community of Gunderson, the Paw Print interviewed Kyle Marquez, an 11th-grader participant in the Club. Kyle is a blossoming multi-instrumentalist, a student of the guitar, violin, and piano. His first introduction into music was in the 4th grade, when he began playing the violin. With Carlos Santana and Slash as idols, Kyle is interested in solo work as he learns how to play the guitar. Despite this, he feels strongest on the piano currently, even stating that if he were to play onstage he would give a piano piece rather than guitar.
The Band Club is a donation-supported group, as they were only allowed one fundraiser this year. However, they were able to use that money to buy equipment, allowing people without instruments of their own to be able to participate in the club.
The Gunderson music department unfortunately only has one choir class this year (the usual is two), so Miss Hillman decided to open the Winter Concert up to the Band Club and the rest of the school. With auditions taking place this past Monday, the Winter Concert will showcase the best Gunderson has. The Winter Concert will hold the choir and several of the winners of the auditions, and will take placed after the school returns from its Christmas vacation.