October 2022 | Vol. 02 Iss. 10
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ADVANCED MUSIC PROGRAMS DEVELOP A LIFELONG APPRECIATION FOR THE ARTS
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By Peri Kinder | peri.k@davisjournal.com
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oung musicians in Davis County have ample opportunity to improve their ability and collaborate with fellow musicians. The Davis Jazz Messengers, the Davis Youth Philharmonic and the Davis Youth Symphony provide students with challenging music experiences to help them reach a higher level of performance. Todd Campbell serves as the director of bands at Woods Cross High School and conducts the Davis Jazz Messengers. He and co-director Chad King give students an education in jazz performance which is unlike other forms of music. “Jazz is a different style with more syncopation and each student in the band plays their own part. You can’t fake it if you don’t know what to do,” Campbell said. “We wanted to give kids who were a little more advanced the opportunity to play with other kids from other schools. The whole idea is they’ll be inspired by each other and take it back to their programs at their own school.” Students in grades 9-12 at any Davis County school are eligible to participate in the jazz program that includes two concerts each year. Rehearsals are each Monday, usually at Woods Cross High, and there are hopes of creating a jazz program to include musicians in grades 7-8. Campbell said learning music helps students deal with the highs and lows of life. It teaches kids they’re not alone and how their part is critical to the whole, with each person having an important role. “If everyone would listen more to others, if everyone would be responsible for their own things, if they would be patient while others figured things out, if they learn how to be a leader and a follower, those are Continued page 5
Under the direction of Todd Campbell, young and talented musicians perform with the Davis Jazz Messengers, one of the advanced music programs in the Davis School District. Photo courtesy of Campbell
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