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BAND NEW DAY
BAND BAND BAND BAND new DAY
HutchCC has a new Band Sheriff. His name is Stambaugh, Eric Stambaugh.
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Nina Becaro | Reporter
If you believe in destiny, this is the article for you. Growing up in a family of educators, Eric Stambaugh could see his own destiny. He learned from his dad who was a vocal musical teacher and his mom was both a history teacher and counselor.
What made him decide a similar path? Stambaugh said that it was his “avenue” and music was something that he was good at. With that, he majored in vocal and instrumental music and at the end he decided to continue his instrumental career as he was more gifted at that. Stambaugh said that he was inspired by his dad to start teaching band classes and was ready to “spice things up a little.” He looks at band classes at Hutchinson Community College as a stepping stone into a higher university education such as Division 1 and Division 2 schools. Not only that, Stambaugh wants his students who are coming from high school to see HutchCC as a first step to go to a four-year college and, consequently, achieving their goals.
“It keeps me under my toes, but I appreciate everybody’s different skill set,” Stambaugh said about teaching classes at HutchCC.
He’s always looking forward to Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays because it keeps him busy and it is a whole different thing about teaching in class and for band.
Stambaugh wants his students to create a product that they can be proud of and to
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Band Director Eric Stambaugh conducts his class as students work on perfoming a song.
“Eric has a great desire to improve the program – and he will get it done. He is a talented conductor and motivator with very high energy.” Neal Allsup, Music Instructor
“The atmosphere that he creates in his classroom is of hard work and respect for one another and for what we do. He really puts people out of their comfort zone but ultimately, he does it to make the band better.” Maddie Holland, Band Student.
“Eric is almost frenetic and he has a lot of energy. You don’t get a call every time you make a mistake, and if you make a mistake... just fix it. It’s not that big of a deal.” Barbara Carter, Band Student.
“The musical department is phenomenal and Eric is a great addition to the team. An adjective for Eric can, definitely, be dedicated.” Greg Weis, Music Instructor.
understand that nothing comes without hard work and time spent out of class.
Even being a new instructor, Stambaugh has a lot of plans for the future. He wants to see 90 to 100 members in the band, to play at the state convention in Wichita, and to guide those who have financial aid difficulties to become successful. Stambaugh has goals in his mind, dreams in his heart and music for the world.
Three steps
to join the band
Schedule a private audition at any point and time.
“Open-door” policy, meaning that if you want to play there is an open spot for you.
Work hard and be passionate about what you are doing – you got this.
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Jacob Waters and Jarred Littrell, both from Hutchinson, laugh while paying attention to Stambaugh's class. The two are part of the trumpet group.
