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Get jazzed about Jazz Choir

Daniel Flash, Backpage Editor March 22, 2020

While you sleep in on Wednesday mornings, jazz is ringing through the rafters of Liberty High School. For a select group of singers, normal just isn’t enough. The group known as the “Phat Jazzers”...

Washington’s homegrown artists

Amelia Nored, Editorial Board Member March 22, 2020
You may be shocked to hear how many singers and bands are locally born and raised— some of them might even be your favorites!

Editor’s pick: best and worst albums of the decade

Lilianne Harris, Beat Editor March 22, 2020
In order to talk about Corey Feldman’s Angelic 2 the Core: Angelic Funkadelic/Angelic Rockadelic (and yes, that is the album’s full title), one must first understand Corey Feldman.

Q and A with the leaders of orchestra, band, and choir

Nathan Jackson, Editor In Chief January 21, 2020

Orchestra Q: What do you do as concertmaster? A: I’m a concertmaster for Orchestra, which means I lead people, especially in the section I’m in. After we start on a song, it’s up to me to decide...

Pride, prejudice, and playing oboe

Lilianne Harris, Beat Editor January 21, 2020

Pride and Prejudice is normally not thought of as a musical, but to oboist Sam Sieler, it couldn’t be anything but. In order to understand why Pride and Prejudice has music, it’s important to look...

Holiday music for everyone

Nathan Jackson, Editor In Chief January 21, 2020
You’ve heard “All I Want For Christmas Is You” and “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer”. Christmas songs are universal, penetrating all aspects of life. But what about songs for other holidays? You might’ve heard “I Had a Little Dreidel”, but that’s most likely the extent of your non-Christmas holiday song knowledge. Below are two non-Christmas holiday tracks that are worth the listen.

Back in The Black Parade

Lilianne Harris, Beat Editor January 21, 2020

When My Chemical Romance disbanded in 2013, some said that emo rock had fallen from into irrelevancy. Now that the band has announced their return, I believe it fair to look back at their magnum opus and...

Wacky and wild internet music genres

Nathan Jackson, Editor In Chief January 21, 2020
There are as many genres of music as there are songs. And like songs, there are niche ones that at first sound weird, but only get better. Here are three genres you may or may not have heard of, but should check out nonetheless.

Indie-pendence: Logan Manning’s “California”

Lili Harris, Beat Editor October 13, 2019

When you think of high school musicians, you probably think either of band kids or the enduring “SoundCloud rapper” stereotype. Senior Logan Manning is neither of these, and yet, he got a song released...

Study harder, better, faster, and stronger

Lili Harris, Beat Editor October 12, 2019
Studying is, more often than not, a fairly boring task despite its importance. Most people like to listen to something while studying, but not every piece of media is created equal—it’s common knowledge that listening to podcasts or something with lyrics are significantly more distracting than instrumental music. Therefore, here are the Beat’s four best genres for studying:

Battle of the Bands was cancelled… and it’s your fault

June 7, 2019

Here’s a riddle: five bands signed up to audition, yet none did. What event was canceled? As you probably guessed from reading the headline and not going to the event on May 17th, Battle of the Bands...

Your music taste, your choice

Krista Kroiss, Beat Editor May 16, 2019

If you ever see me sitting in the corner with my headphones in, I’m probably listening to classic rock. I’ve found my heart drawn to the distorted guitar of Led Zeppelin and the soulful harmonies of...

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