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Knight Life

The Voice of the Loy Norrix Community

Knight Life

The Voice of the Loy Norrix Community

Knight Life

Conductor Benjamin Gudbrandson sets the tempo for the orchestra. Gudbrandson has been teaching for over 11 years.

Kalamazoo Kids In Tune inspires youth through music

Sahriah Casey and Finn Bankston February 14, 2025

Many young musicians in an orchestra struggle with advancing their skills, whether it's due to lack of individual instruction or just not being able to put enough hours behind their instrument. Luckily,...

Jazz band director Dennis Shebukhov guides the jazz band through a musical set. The jazz band plays on as Shebukhov makes callouts and shouts measure numbers.

Jazz Band “swings” in to this year with huge optimism

Erik Courtney, Assistant Business Manager December 18, 2024

With on the spot improvisation and its swing style, jazz is a unique genre of music. Since Loy Norrix has its very own jazz band, any student who can play an instrument can join and express their creativity. According...

Junior Sammy Heyart instructs viola sectional while listening to the temp on her phone. All pieces of music have a set tempo, many orchestras play pieces in varying tempos even within the same song.

High school musicians share their experience with music

Z Freed, Guest Writer April 5, 2024

Horsehair bows rub against metal strings, reeds vibrate and air bounces through brass instruments. Sound explodes out of J10, a room only important to musicians.  Music plays a big part in many people's...

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