Feelin Good: Kent City Band Director

Feelin Good: Kent City Band Director

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Oh, and those feel good feelings are what we were
all about, especially on a Tuesday. It's star one of
five point seven. I'm Schmidty and you know, I adore music,
and I think those that teach music are some of
the greatest among us. It's such an important art form.
And for Kent City High School's band director, Jonathan Schnicky,
he's pretty proud of his tenured career in West Michigan
as a teacher, but maybe a bit prouder of the

(00:23):
fact that he has continued the tradition. So he sat
down with thirteen nine Yer Side and talked about his
very unique situation. His Not only is Jonathan a band
director himself, but his kids are also very involved in
the music world. For instance, his daughter Lauren the band
director at Jennison High School, his son Isaac, the band

(00:43):
director at Byron Center High School, Isaac's fiance the co
director at Sparta High School. And in fact, the legacy
doesn't just end with those four, it continues with Jonathan's son.
This year's Kent City Marching Band is led by none
other than Jonathan's son, Aaron. He is a senior and
serves as one of the band's drum majors. They're just

(01:06):
so proud.

Speaker 2 (01:07):
We have a very unique situation. I've raised some kids
that are pretty outstanding.

Speaker 1 (01:12):
Beyond outstanding, I mean the fact that your percentages of
a kid learning music from someone in this family is
pretty high. And like I said, I love those that
teach music. Family Good coming up again this morning at
nine twenty. You can check it out at West Michigan
Star dot com.