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By Kelly Alm Special to the Rappahannock News
When Matt Yonkey arrived on the scene to be Rappahannock County High School’s band director in 2004, there were only 20 students that played in the marching and concert band. But the 26-year-old Pittsburgh native soon changed that. During Yonkey’s fouryear tutelage, the number of RCHS band members has grown to 50, and additionally, now boasts a full jazz band.
“They’ve observed my enthusiasm and energy, and have fed off of it,” Yonkey said of his students. “And they love it (jazz band]”
Junior, Beth Martin, who has played the flute and piccolo for seven years, was in eighth grade when Yonkey started at the high school. “Mr. Yonkey brought so much energy to our band,” she said of her first year. “He showed us how much fun you can have while playing music.”
The marching band meets three times a week at 7:00 a.m., and the jazz and concert band meets from 8:30 to 9:45 five days a week. After tuning their instruments and warming up,' the students
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