I Left: Jerry Fry blows his horn with the beat. Below: Tracy Tollefson and Gayle Loomis play their music in Jazz Improvisation class. Center Below: Vocal Ensemble members Tammy Miller and Cindy Suchomel sing through a section of a song. Far Below: Linette Grisham and Kathy Neitderhisar go through some songs at the piano. < There are two classes that you can take if you are really interested in music and that are a bit of a challenge. One of them is new this year. It is Jazz Improvisation. Mr. Henley is the instructor. The class had about a dozen students enrolled and meets once a week. Next year it will meet three times a cycle. Jazz Improvisation is where an improvisor creates a musical idea in his head and transfers it immediately to music via an instrument. Improvisation is more dangerous than composing, which is creating a musical idea in your head and transferring it to paper, because mistakes can't be erased or discarded. This makes it a very personal, very scary, and a very exciting art form. The class is intended for students who want to learn to improvise for their own satisfaction. This class is useful for jazz band or for a person becoming a music major in college. The other class is not new. It is Music Theory. The instructor is Mr. Price. This class was taken by about twelve to fifteen students, who meet every other day for two mods. Music Theory is a study of musical notation. Included are letter names, rhythms, both major and minor scales, and how to write music. To complete the course a student must write an original composition. The class should be considered if you are considering music as a career.
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