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Marching Band
Welcome
to our website! Last fall (2009), we
had a tremendously successful 3rd season! We
are excited to announce that plans are well
under way for our 4th fall season. If you are
interested in possibly being in our band someday,
please click on the “Tell
Us About Yourself” link on
this page so Dr. Marks can send you more data.
If you are an incoming freshman, or if you are
planning to transfer to Adrian College this
fall, this website contains valuable data for
you!
If
you are interested in our scholarship program,
or if you are an Adrian College student who
wishes to be a member of our basketball/hockey
pep band, please call Dr. Marty Marks at 517-264-3879
or send an email message to mmarks@adrian.edu.
Great News for
the Fall Semester
- Our staff, including
Peggy Warren (color guard), Scott Kretzer
(drumline), and Angie Lewis (twirling) are
all returning this fall!
- Jon Ciaramitaro,
Danielle Prielipp, and Kim Schaub will be
our drum majors this fall! Many of our music
education majors will be serving as section
leaders as well.
Dr. Marty Marks, Adrian College Bands
Marty Marks mmarks@adrian.edu
is an assistant professor of music at Adrian
College. He directs the Concert/Marching Band,
the Jazz Band, and Pep Band. Dr. Marks holds
degrees in music education, performance and
wind conducting from Oklahoma Baptist University,
the University of Central Oklahoma, and the
University of Oklahoma. As a clarinetist, he
studied with Ron Howell and David Etheridge
and took master classes with Bill Jackson and
Larry Combs. As a conductor, he studied with
William Wakefield and took master classes with
Mallory Thompson and Rodney Eichenberger. In
addition, Dr. Marks was a Northwestern University
Summer Teaching Fellow in 1996 and a finalist
for Oklahoma Teacher of the Year in 1994. He
is the Commander of the 338th Army Reserve Band
of Livonia, Michigan, and has been an army reservist
since 1983. He is an adjudicator for the Michigan
School Band and Orchestra Association, and is
an honorary member. Dr. Marks also serves as
a clinician/consultant for school bands in Michigan
and Ohio and writes drill design and marching
band arrangements for area schools.
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