Mr. Booth conducting the 9th grade band.Abi Santiago
SJHS Staff Writer
Some kids like listening to music, students that are in band enjoy working with their hands and creating the music. At SJHS, Band is a class where you can learn music, then later on perform it for an audiance. “It’s a class where you can focus on music and not on tests,” Jordan Gage said, “You’re using instruments instead of books and pencils.”
Mr. David Booth, the band teacher at SJHS, arranges the seventh grade class into two sections, brass and percussion together, and woodwinds. The beginning band students are in seventh grade. There are eighth and ninth grade bands also. All grades have concerts in December and May to show what they’ve been working on. Mr. Booth likes to pick all different kinds of music for the concerts, such as jazz, rock, and traditional.
The eighth and ninth grades bands go to a band festival in the spring at UVU. The ninth grade also attends the Nebo District band festival, which is also held in the spring. Mr. Booth conducts a Jazz Band made up of ninth grade band members. They perform in the spring. They play jazz music, classic rock, and Latin.
Mr. Booth has always been interested in music. He is inspired by all kinds of music, but he especially enjoys Classic Rock, Jazz, Latin, R&B, and Funk. Someone who inspired him to be a teacher was his high school wrestling coach and math teacher, Mr. Hilderman. “I really admired him. He was an excellent teacher, coach, and person,” Mr. Booth commented.
Students at Springville Junior High love having Mr. Booth teach here, and they all love his hilarious sense of humor! “He helps the students remember things when they forget, and he’s a really good teacher!” Brooke Caswell says. Good job Mr. Booth!
