“We dance, we jam, we play great music, we slap smiles on people's faces, and we have a lot of fun doing it,” said sophomore Jenny Earnest. They have sprit, spunk, and on top of all that, they play extremely catchy songs. Who are they? They are the almighty Pep Band, here to bring joy to all Football games and school assemblies
This enormously spirited musical group is an elite part of the AHS Marching Band. Consisting of sophomores, juniors, and seniors, Pep Band takes marching and concert band to the next level. From pumping up the beat at school assemblies, to playing dramatic and exhilarating music at football games, to even participating at local community events, Pep Band is seen nearly everywhere to spread glee through music. Just last year, the pep band played at the opening of the Promenade at the Santa Anita mall. According to junior Kimberlie Liang, “this group is compromised of the best musicians AHS has to offer [because] many of [them] have interacted with band and music since elementary school and really grew up with Arcadia’s music program.”
Many songs that the Pep Band play include “Stacy's Mom”, “Jungle Boogie”, “Pretty Fly For a White Guy”, “Alma Mater”, "The Impression That I Get,” “Go Big Red.,” and “Fight Song.” Of course, these songs are merely viewed as background music to the climactic point of football games. They also add a sense of accomplishment certain songs are played after a win is made. Pep Band is the base of sheer enjoyment when watching a school football game because they add enthusiasm as well as a beat for the Pep Squad members to dance and cheer along to. The liveliness of Pep Band puts the action emitted from the football field to a whole new level filled with adrenaline rushes because the spectators have no choice but to just boogie to the music while cheering on the Apaches.
Typically, they play a scale called a lip slur as well as B flat going down in half steps to warm up for such performances, but nothing too major to restrain them from getting tired. In comparison to marching band, Pep Band performances are deemed as a piece of cake, considering that all of the members have already built up more than enough endurance to play for a couple of hours. How they have so much peppiness is “a secret,” according to Jenny but one thing that is for sure is that they all share the love for playing music. Kimberlie said, “The people change every year when the seniors graduate, and different people step up. Although the people change, our spirit remains the same from every year.”
This enormously spirited musical group is an elite part of the AHS Marching Band. Consisting of sophomores, juniors, and seniors, Pep Band takes marching and concert band to the next level. From pumping up the beat at school assemblies, to playing dramatic and exhilarating music at football games, to even participating at local community events, Pep Band is seen nearly everywhere to spread glee through music. Just last year, the pep band played at the opening of the Promenade at the Santa Anita mall. According to junior Kimberlie Liang, “this group is compromised of the best musicians AHS has to offer [because] many of [them] have interacted with band and music since elementary school and really grew up with Arcadia’s music program.”
Many songs that the Pep Band play include “Stacy's Mom”, “Jungle Boogie”, “Pretty Fly For a White Guy”, “Alma Mater”, "The Impression That I Get,” “Go Big Red.,” and “Fight Song.” Of course, these songs are merely viewed as background music to the climactic point of football games. They also add a sense of accomplishment certain songs are played after a win is made. Pep Band is the base of sheer enjoyment when watching a school football game because they add enthusiasm as well as a beat for the Pep Squad members to dance and cheer along to. The liveliness of Pep Band puts the action emitted from the football field to a whole new level filled with adrenaline rushes because the spectators have no choice but to just boogie to the music while cheering on the Apaches.
Typically, they play a scale called a lip slur as well as B flat going down in half steps to warm up for such performances, but nothing too major to restrain them from getting tired. In comparison to marching band, Pep Band performances are deemed as a piece of cake, considering that all of the members have already built up more than enough endurance to play for a couple of hours. How they have so much peppiness is “a secret,” according to Jenny but one thing that is for sure is that they all share the love for playing music. Kimberlie said, “The people change every year when the seniors graduate, and different people step up. Although the people change, our spirit remains the same from every year.”