National recognition for high school band program
Newswatch 16 s Marshall Keely shows us how the Shenandoah Valley High School band managed to stay in tune despite a global pandemic. Author: Marshall Keely (WNEP) Updated: 7:23 PM EDT April 29, 2021
SHENANDOAH, Pa. If there s one thing any musician knows how to do, it s change change keys, change tempos, change dynamics. But no sheet music can prepare you for the changes that accompany a pandemic.
Still, band director John Shoener says his students at Shenandoah Valley High School gave their best performance. I would say our students have been great throughout this whole process. It s certainly something that I never thought that we d have to go through, Shoener said.