Trumpet - Summer Band and Orchestra
Lamont Summer Academy
- Experience playing with orchestra setup
- Lessons from David Hartley D.U trumpet professor
- Experience in high level band
- Brass Masterclass
Micah Klutsey
Thornton,CO
Work History
CU Honor Band
Colorado University
- Experience in high level band
- Knowledge from conductors
- Trumpet masterclass
Marimba 2022 -2024 Marching and Winter Percussion
Horizon Highschool
- Developed skills playing with percussion ensemble
- Developed ability to play technically hard passages
- Increased level of musical and visual performance
- Developed internal tempo as center marima
Percussion Captain 2023-24
Horizon Highschool
- Experience managing equipment
- Musical leadership
- Experience working with leadership team
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility
Jazz Combo
Micah Klutsey
- Leading a band
- Preparing group for festival performance
- Choosing repertoire suited to members
- Arranging repertoire
Tuba - Concert Bands (symphonic and Winds)
Horizon Highschool
- Learned about different aspects of ensemble balance
- Played at CBA state
- Solo playing as first chair
Trumpet - Horizon Jazz Bands 1-3, Winds
Horizon Highschool
- Experience on lead trumpet
- Improvisational skills
- Risk taking under pressure of performance
- Wider width of styles in portfolio
Arranging
N/A
- Deeper understanding of many instruments
- Learning and application of music theory
- Understanding of musical structure and phrasing
- Compositional skills
Trumpet - Community Jazz Band
Longmont All Stars
- Preparation of lengthy setlist(10+ songs)
- More concert experience
- Jazz combo experience
- Dedication to outside of school band
District Honor Band
Adams 12
- Experience with high level band
- Music leadership in a community band
- Knowledge from conductors
Skills
- Musicianship
- Performance
- Jazz Improvisation
- Leadership
- Team Player
- Proficiency at MultipleInstruments
- Student Motivation
Accomplishments
- Solo feature in horizon jazz 3(Easy Does It)
- Marching xylo first year on percussion and in sophomore year
- Big solo at CBA state sophomore year(Danzas Cubanas)
- Accepted into community jazz band
- Solo feature in Community band(I Can't Get Started)
- Accepted into top bands at Horizon
- Exposed offstage trumpet solo performance( American Elegy)
- Accepted into Lamont summer academy summer of 2023
- Honor bands(see experience)
- Made CBA state finals as Center marimba for Horizon's 2024 show.
- Will perform at 2025 CMEA conference
- First chair every year of high school.
Timeline
Trumpet - Summer Band and Orchestra
Lamont Summer Academy
CU Honor Band
Colorado University
Marimba 2022 -2024 Marching and Winter Percussion
Horizon Highschool
Percussion Captain 2023-24
Horizon Highschool
Jazz Combo
Micah Klutsey
Tuba - Concert Bands (symphonic and Winds)
Horizon Highschool
Trumpet - Horizon Jazz Bands 1-3, Winds
Horizon Highschool
Arranging
N/A
Trumpet - Community Jazz Band
Longmont All Stars
District Honor Band
Adams 12