Nate Bellmore
Jimmy Horner
Savanna Galloway
Grade: Junior
Grade: Sophomore
Grade: Freshmen
Instrument: Piano,
Snare, Oboe
Instrument:
Trombone
Instrument:
Guitar, Tuba
Bands: The Lucky
Seven, Marching
Band, Jazz Band,
Symphonic Band
Bands: The Lucky
Seven, Marching
Band, Jazz Band,
Symphonic Band
Bands: The Lucky
Seven, Marching
Band, Jazz Band,
Symphonic Band
William Rossi
Grade: Junior
Instrument:
Trumpet
Bands: The Lucky
Seven, Marching
Band, Jazz Band,
Symphonic Band
Lucky 7 cont.
“I didn’t even know I liked jazz until I
heard my son playing it,” said Richelle
Horner, the bands trombone player’s
mother.
While most teenagers are listening
to Miley Cyrus and Katy Perry, the
members of Lucky 7 are listening
to jazz and getting new ideas. Jazz
music is all about improvisation,
where an age-old song can become a
new creation every time.
Each member of the band improved
during different tunes, opening
themselves up to creativity, musical
styling and the heart of jazz. Improv
is a technical skill, because it requires
a musician to stay within a certain
chord range while composing music
on the spot.
“You can make jazz your own and put
your own style on everything you do,”
said Jake Horner, on trombone.
But jazz isn’t all these students play.
Each of the seven members are in
the marching, jazz, and symphonic
bands, and some of them play two
9 | THE SAND DOLLAR
Photo courtesy of Rick Farnsworth