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This Salem Marching Blue Is Ready to Erupt Towards Success

August 11, 2018 -- The Salem Marching Blue just finished up their band camp and gave a preview performance to the community on August 2, 2018 in the High School Gym. This year’s band includes 66 members and only 10 of them being seniors. Every year the band keeps getting younger, but they have also been getting better. This year’s group is disciplined and hungry for more success to build upon from last year.

This year’s marching show is titled, Volcano. The first movement will portray a Luau party that includes hula dancing, fire twirling and the popular tune “You’re Welcome” from the Disney movie Moana. The next two movements are when the volcano wakes up and erupts onto the field and leads to a dramatic ending. It has been a very interesting year around the world with all the tragic volcano eruptions. These modern events will bring forward some authentic teaching moments as we explore the Polynesian culture that inspired this year’s show.

Make sure to stay tuned throughout our whole season to see how it all develops. Also you can catch our performances at our Marching Festivals throughout the year or our Community Performance on Thursday, October 18 at the Tiger Stadium.

September 29 - Sullivan, MO
October 13 - Reeds Spring, MO
October 20 - St. Charles, MO

We will be doing our community service project again this year so if you need any assistance please contact the Salem R-80 Band Director.

David Schatz
Email: david.schatz@salemr80.org
Phone: (573) 729-6641 ext. 22148

You can receive updates & photos about community projects and other performances on our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/salemmarchingblue

Salem's State Solo & Ensemble Festival
First Ever Gold Medals

May 21, 2018 --Three Salem High School students received the first ever gold medals at the 2018 MSHSAA State Solo & Ensemble Festival. Jacob Stacy, Jaden Dunn and Marina Mitani received the highest honor you can achieve with their Saxophone Trio performance. The other students who performed at the State Festival all received Silver Medals: Christopher McSwain - trumpet solo; Johnathan Stark - trumpet Solo; Austin Merritt, Brian Kohut and Hayden Gotchal - snare drum trio and again Marina Mitani - Tenor Saxophone Solo.

2017-18 Honor Band Audition Materials

Honor Band Music

Honor Recordings

SCA Honor Band

February 1, 2018 -- Congratulations to the 30 students who made the 2018 SCA All-Conference Bands this year. Auditions were held on January 30th and they performed a concert at the Ava Performing Arts Center on Saturday February 2 and 5:00pm.

HS Band Photo (left to right): Row 1: Grace Kunkel, Marina Mitani, Jacob Stacy, Martin Jones, Faith Jasper, Shawnna Conner, Laura Benowitz, Emma Schott, Desirae Scott, & Jainey Pettus. Row 2: Hayden Gotchal, Austin Merritt, Johnathan Stark, Christopher McSwain, Chrissie Warner, Collin Hinderliter, Jonithan Gallagher, Gillian Johnson, & Kira Lacy (Not Pictured: Chuck Van Dien & Emily Cunningham)

MS Band Photo (left to right): Taytan Barton, Christopher Harris, Cassandra Snyder, Kelsey Stienbarger, Elexis Crannell, Kaitlynn Stephan, & Toby Hutto. (Not Pictured: Kennedy Major & Kiele Land)

2017 MS District Band Results

January 9, 2018 -- Congratulations to the following 7th and 8th grade students from the Salem R-80 Middle School band for making the 2017-18 Central District Honor Band. The students performed with over 100 other students from all over the district to put on a concert on January 6th at Waynesville High School.

8th Grade Toby Hutto – 16th Chair Clarinet Cassie Snyder – 4th Chair French Horn Kaitlynn Stephan – 10th Chair Flute Kelsey Stienbarger – 3rd Chair Trombone, 7th Grade Lexi Crannell – 2nd Chair Trumpet Kaycee Ditch – 14th Chair Clarinet Christopher Harris – 1st Chair Baritone

2017 HS District Band Results

November 16, 2017 -- On November 4, 2017 ten students performed with the All-District Honor Bands at Camdenton High School. The following students Jacob Stacy, Marina Mitani, Faith Jasper, Martin Jones, Kira Lacy, Christopher McSwain and Emma Schott are eligible to audition for a spot in the All-State Band on December 2, 2017.

Pictured left to right: Jaden Dunn, Gillian Johnson, Emma Schott, John Stark, Jacob Stacy, Marina Mitani, Faith Jasper, Martin Jones, Kira Lacy and Christopher McSwain.

August 8, 2017 -- The Salem Marching Blue just finished up their band camp and gave a preview performance to the community on July 28, 2017 in the High School Gym. This year’s band includes 63 members and only 11 of them being seniors. It is another young, hardworking group that has a lot of positivity. It seems like every year is the same with young members maturing into great musicians well beyond their age. That is because the Salem Marching Blue believes in a high standards that make us all better people in and out of the public eye. This year and years past we have been working towards our goal of making band a safe and promising place for everyone to pursue music and their individuality. With a few bumps in the road we have been getting closer to that goal. This year we will be doing a behavior bracelet system where every member gets a special bracelet for completing outstanding acts like community service, naming every member of the band, and random acts of kindness.

This new system is first designed to improve individual behaviors on a daily basis. This year during our 2017 band camp, students were much more positive even while spending almost 8 hours together at times. Students were bringing snacks to share, helping each other move equipment, complimenting each other, spending time together outside of camp and even reaching out into the community to perform service acts. We have already had a few students completing their community service bracelet, but have about 60 more band members looking to complete their community service project to complete their bracelet. We urge community members to reach out to us and let us know of any service projects you need completed.

Making a better fellowship between students will improve how productive we are together. Having a strong relationship with each other allows us all to be flexible and solve problems with ease. Our band Motto this year is “Part of the ship, Part of the BLUE.” This motto not only defines our goal of better fellowship amongst ourselves, but fits our theme for the 2017 Marching Show. Our theme this year is Pirates. The show consists of three movements. The band will be playing the role of a colonial navy defending their treasure against the color guard members who will be acting as pirates. Who will win? The Pirates or the BLUE?
Jaden Dunn - Junior Alto Saxophone Player

Contact the Band Director: David Schatz
Email: david.schatz@salemr80.org
Phone: (573) 729-6641 ext. 148

Receive updates & photos about community projects and other performances on our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/salemmarchingblue

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