7/28/2019 Pegasus Band Article

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PEGASUS MAGAZINE

Afew years ago, my son, IanNight because he was onspend the couple of hours

at Target, I decided to endure what IMoments after the band began to play, tomy surprise (and Ians dismay), I was onmy feet, dancing and singing to some ofYes, the Pegasus band was really that

But how does playing in a rockbandloud music and

The band allows creativeexpression in a form that

resonates with this group offrom performing is an essentialfact is, they not only have fun;performing develops skillswed like to see in all Pegasus

Creative expression andthat Pegasus strives to develop

And its clear from speaking with currentand former band members and theirteachers that practicing and performing

During a recent elective period, theband students entered the music roomoblivious to the presence of a visitor, sofocused were they on getting down to theeasy to pull them away from what they soclearly love to talk to a wanna-be groupie

I like the whole idea of expression

and how I really can say anything Iwant with my music, says Cole Mitchell13, who plays guitar, bass, drums, andprogram, beginning with music teacher

She was always the one getting uson the xylophone, teaching us the notes,

could tell he had an ear, and its great to Hartwell says the students learnand a weakness, and everyone gets achance to work on those strengths andthey may not go on to have professionalcareers, thats not necessarily our goal

here at Pegasus in the arts departmentI think what theyll end up leaving withinclude this in their lives somehow, theywill have had the opportunity to haveput something together in a professional

Former Pegasus band members Nateschool program with inspiring a passionand a collaboration that began with

together with a third friend, still playLast summer they produced an album inIndia, now available on iTunes, and theyhave performed at venues such as the

Pegasus sparked my interest inmusic, and I am forever grateful, Natebut more importantly, he told us to beourselves and have our own individual

to play a certain song over and overdifferent level of musicianship and he members support one another in thelearning process, developing a keen sensenot be perfect, he says, but thats thelearn how to make mistakes, but they

Theres a lot of nonverbal

The band welcomed anew member this year whenMichael McDermott 14

seventh grader came withplenty of music experiencethe many instruments he playsinclude ukulele, bass, guitar,drums, and keyboard, andhe also singsand he was for music elective it made mereally happy to be at Pegasus,

was a really good school for education, school student considers a fun thingwhile developing the skills Pegasus so

the student council president or the

But shine they do on stage, in frontof several hundred enthusiastic groupies,

Nancy Gelston Fries is a freelance writer and the mothof Ian (10) and Eric (14). Contact nancyfries@cox.net