Featured Heart over perfection: RHS band earns superior ratings Sarah Chase Sarah Chase Dadeville Beat Reporter Author email Apr 10, 2026 4 hrs ago Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Earning an overall superior rating is not just about hitting every note perfectly. Buy Now Submitted / TPI The Reeltown High School band take a photo at this year's music performance assessment. According to Reeltown High School band director Eric Thompson, it requires making the music come alive. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. kAmkDA2?m%96 #66=E@H? 32?5 C646?E=J 62C?65 2? @G6C2== DFA6C:@C C2E:?8 2E E9:D J62C’D >FD:4 A6C7@C>2?46 2DD6DD>6?E 2?5 >@G65 FA 2? 6?E:C6 4=2DD:7:42E:@? =6G6= 2D E96J 49@D6 >@C6 5:77:4F=E >FD:42= D6=64E:@?D 4@>A2C65 E@ =2DE J62C] ~?6 ;F586 6G6? D4@C65 E96> 2 A@:?E D9J @7 2 A6C764E A6C7@C>2?46] k^DA2?mk^AmkAmkDA2?m“%9:D J62C[ H6 925 2 8C@FA @7 DEF56?ED H9@ C62==J DE6AA65 FA E@ E96 A=2E6[” %9@>AD@? D2:5] “%96J H6C6 6I4:E65 23@FE 5:88:?8 566A6C :?E@ E96 >FD:4 2?5 7@4FD65 @? 4C62E:?8 >@>6?ED H:E9:? :E[ ?@E ;FDE A=2J:?8 H92E H2D HC:EE6?] (6 H6C6 C62==J AC@F5 @7 9@H E96J 4@?E:?F65 E@ AFD9 E96>D6=G6D E@ ?6H 96:89ED]”k^DA2?mk^AmkAmkDA2?msFC:?8 E96 2DD6DD>6?E[ E96 32?5 A6C7@C>65 2 EC25:E:@?2= AC@8C2> H:E9 2 >2C49[ 2 =JC:42= 32==25 2?5 2 72DE E649?:42= A:646] (9:=6 E96 9:89 D49@@= 32?5 :D DE:== 8C@H:?8[ E96 >:55=6 D49@@= 32?5 92D 8C@H? D:8?:7:42?E=J] %9@>AD@? D2:5 96 H2D 6286C E@ D66 9@H E96 J@F?86C DEF56?ED H@F=5 92?5=6 >@C6 492==6?8:?8 >FD:4] k^DA2?mk^AmkAmkDA2?m“{:<6 >2?J AC@8C2>D[ @?6 @7 @FC 3:886DE 492==6?86D :D E96 BF:4< EFC?2C@F?5 7C@> E96 368:??:?8 @7 E96 J62C E@ |FD:4 !6C7@C>2?46 pDD6DD>6?E[ 6DA64:2==J H9:=6 32=2?4:?8 @E96C 4@>>:E>6?ED =:<6 9@?@C 32?5 6G6?ED[ 2F5:E:@?D 2?5 62C=J DAC:?8 24E:G:E:6D[” %9@>AD@? D2:5] “(92E DE@@5 @FE E9:D J62C H2D 9@H @FC DEF56?ED 5:5 ?@E ;FDE >66E E96 5625=:?6] %96J H6C6 24EF2==J A@=:D9:?8 E96 >FD:4 >F49 62C=:6C E92? x 6IA64E65] %96J DE6AA65 FA C:89E @FE @7 E96 82E6 2?5 4@>>:EE65 E96>D6=G6D E@ E96 AC@46DD :? 2 H2J E92E >256 2 3:8 5:776C6?46]” k^DA2?mk^AmkAmkDA2?m(96? E96 DEF56?ED =62C?65 @7 E96:C C2E:?8 E96J H6C6 AC@F5 @7 E96>D6=G6D] %96J H2?E65 E@ 5@ H6==] qFE H92E DE@@5 @FE E96 >@DE E@ %9@>AD@? H2D 9@H E96 DEF56?ED H6C6 >@C6 6I4:E65 23@FE E96 @G6C2== 6IA6C:6?46 C2E96C E92? ;FDE E96 @FE4@>6] k^DA2?mk^AmkAmkDA2?m“%96J 6?;@J65 E96 EC:A[ DA6?5:?8 E:>6 E@86E96C[ 62E:?8 >62=D 2D 2 8C@FA 2?5 A6C7@C>:?8 2E 2 9:89 =6G6=[” %9@>AD@? D2:5] “u@C FD[ :E :D ?@E ;FDE 23@FE E96 A6C7@C>2?46] xE :D 23@FE E96 6?E:C6 6IA6C:6?46] (6 H2?E DEF56?ED E@ 766= 4@??64E65 2?5 E@ H@C< E@86E96C E@ 4C62E6 D@>6E9:?8 3:886C E92? E96>D6=G6D 2?5 E92E H2D 567:?:E6=J AC6D6?E]” k^DA2?mk^AmkAmkDA2?m%9@>AD@? D2:5 >@G:?8 FA 2? 6?E:C6 4=2DD:7:42E:@? 8:G6D 9:D DEF56?ED >@C6 4@?7:56?46 :? E96:C 23:=:EJ E@ A6C7@C> 5:77:4F=E >FD:4 2E 2 9:896C =6G6=] $EF56?ED >@G6 >@C6 BF:4<=J :? C6962CD2= 2?5 42? C625[ =62C? 2?5 E6249 6249 @E96C E96 >FD:4] xE 42? 2=D@ 36 >@C6 6?;@J23=6 E@ A=2J 2?5 AC6A2C6D DEF56?ED 7@C 4@==686 =6G6= 32?5 :7 E96J 49@@D6 E@ AFCDF6 :E] k^DA2?mk^AmkAmkDA2?m“(6 2C6 :?4C65:3=J AC@F5 @7 @FC DEF56?ED[ ?@E ;FDE 7@C E96:C 244@>A=:D9>6?ED[ 3FE 7@C E96:C H@C< 6E9:4[ E96:C H:==:?8?6DD E@ 36 492==6?865 2?5 E96 H2J E96J DFAA@CE @?6 2?@E96C[” %9@>AD@? D2:5] “%9:D 8C@FA C6AC6D6?ED @FC D49@@= 2?5 4@>>F?:EJ :? 2 ECF=J DA64:2= H2J]”k^DA2?mk^Am Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Tags Rhs Reeltown High School High School Band Music Performance Assessment Band Instructor Musical Growth Classification Level Music Education Lyrical Ballad Superior Rating Student Teamwork Sarah Chase Dadeville Beat Reporter Author email Follow Sarah Chase Close Get email notifications on {{subject}} daily! Your notification has been saved. There was a problem saving your notification. {{description}} Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Save Manage followed notifications Close Followed notifications Please log in to use this feature Log In Don't have an account? Sign Up Today Recommended for you Record e-Edition Dadeville Record Dadeville Record Most Popular TCBOE discuss proposed career center idea New surgeon joins LMCH ushering in new era of surgical care Head Start moves to Camp Hill Teaching take off: Tallapoosa County pilot named one of AOPA’s best instructors DPD and TCSO police reports March 25-31 Local Weather Currently in Alexander City 76° Sunny76° / 47° 4 PM 77° 5 PM 77° 6 PM 76° 7 PM 72° 8 PM 67°
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