Mr Robertson,
Thank you for your years of service to your students and making a great band program at Skyview High School. I remember being nervous about going to high school and about not know too many people. I was so glad that I got the opportunity to go to band camp and be part of a group of people that loved music and performing. Marching band was one of the highlights of my time at high school as well as the Steel Drum group.
I loved that you always choose shows not based on what would give us the best technical advantage to get high scores at competitions, but shows that were a blast to play and fun to watch. Malaguena was definitely my favorite show I performed and I am very glad for the strong program staff we had to make that show an awesome and memorable experience that will last a lifetime. I loved that you pushed the band with challenging music but were willing to simplify stuff if we could not pull it off as a group. I still enjoy pulling out my clarinet and playing my parts and a few others that I've picked up from the marching shows because it brings back good memories.
I am especially grateful for the time and effort you put into the Steel Drum group. Helping us record 2 CDs and all the gigs we got to go on made being a part of the group a wonderful experience. Plus it was nice to have an excuse to skip class every once in a while. I loved the sound of the steel drums and playing them always made me happy. I really enjoyed the night we took out the steel drums during the Hawaii trip in '05 and made a little spending money being street performers. Even when you had the extra load of being the director of both Skyview's and Alkai's bands you still tried to keep the steel drum group going even though there were time conflicts.
You were a great teacher and a great asset to Skyview's art program and for that I would like to thank you.
Steven Heid
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