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Member Name: |
Marla Snyder |
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Year Joined Community Band: |
2006 |
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Spouse / Sig Other, Children: |
Husband Dane, Daughters Maren, Teagan and Taryn |
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Work / Profession (if retired, former): |
Unemployed School Counselor, Free Lance Musician |
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Personal Pursuits:
(such as: sports/recreation, volunteer work,
hobbies, crafts, family activities, special accomplishments) |
Reading, making wreaths, cross-stitch, walking,
hoping to make a quilt someday,and bothering my husband ;-)
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Music Background:
(such as: your start, experience, education,
mentor, inspiration, interesting or humorous personal story,
accomplishments) |
I started playing the flute in 4th grade
and started learning guitar the year after. In middle school I taught
myself bass guitar and played with the jazz ensembles throughout high
school. I always wanted to play sax, so I sold the bass when I got to
college (so they wouldn’t ask me to play bass anymore!) and took up the
tenor sax. I majored in music (flute) at Onondaga Community College and
then transferred to SUC Fredonia for Music Therapy. Although I took all
the therapy classes I ended up with a degree in Psychology and now have a
MA in Counseling. While living in Fredericksburg, VA I got involved with
the Woodbridge Flute Choir and expanded my flute collection to include an
alto, bass and Eb flute. I auditioned and was chosen to play with the
Professional Flute Choir, at the National Flute Convention, held in
Washington, DC in August of 2002.
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Other Bands Play(ed) With: |
Fredericksburg Community Concert Band, Rappahannock
POPS Orchestra, University of Mary Washington Community/College Orchestra,
Fredericksburg Community Jazz Ensemble, Stage Door Productions Pit
Orchestra, Fredericksburg Ayres (flute quartet), Winds of the Rappahannock
(woodwind quintet)
Rochester Flute Association Flute Choir |
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What you most enjoy, or find especially
fulfilling, about being a part of Community Band: |
Being able to play challenging and entertaining
music, meeting other local musicians and exposing young and old alike to
concert band music! |
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Of the music we play, is there a type or piece
that is your favorite: |
Show tunes, “classic” concert band repertoire |
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