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ti tribune jtine24 1987 mini beats finish year on a high note by chris garbutt although none of its members are past elementary school ux bridge public schools mini beats have had a great deal of exposure the band led by music instruc tor colin marsh consists of recor- ders acoustic and electric guitars drums an accordion and an electric keyboard all players are in kindergarten to grade 6 the mini beats perform at local social functions and have appeared at cullen gardens in whitby twice in at the ontario place forum and on ckvr and cfto television last week the groups final concert of the year was featured on cftos heart beat segment they enjoy it very much mr marsh said the ensemble may practise during school time and a band rehearsal is held once a week mr marsh leads similar groups in six other durham region schools he said it keeps him ex tremely busy but adds it is worth the time spent its very rewarding seeing their progress and then hearing them the instructor explained the mini beats started about seven years ago with 14 members now it is a popular extra curricular activity for 36 stu dents many students who played in the band have decided to take further musical training in upper grades several are in high school and are considering musical careers some are in university now mr marsh noted the success of the group can be attributed to the way its leader deals with his students hes got a real way with kids gaye burnett said of the band leader mrs burnett has two chil dren jason 11 and leslie 7 in the mini beats y he has them playing things they can connect with she added popular songs among the stu dents are upbeat such as fraggle rock and t7ie pink panther kelly bryon 7 of grade 2 said she enjoys playing in the mini beats i really like music she ex plained when students move on to senior public school some of the more experienced members leave the band we have to more or less start all over again in september and build it up again mr marsh ex plained he prefers students join up in early grades the earlier the better mr marsh said you can do more with them because youve got them for a longer period of time home care custodial services serving industrial offices and residential eh and w enterprises 2837497 music instructor colin marsh directs uxbridge public schools mini beats during a june 16 performance that was featured on a toronto television station chris garbutt announcement contingency plan mail strike markham district high school a summer school b report cards a summer school letters will not be mailed they may be picked up at mdhs in reception on june 22 200400 june 2326 900400 b report cards i in the event of postal disruptions report cards may be picked up at mdhs on june 29 30 july 2 between 900 am and 400 pm ii if there is no disruption report cards will be mailed june 26 je nikifork principal rananas laocfst fasmnn farbir mtsimitnitntav canadas largest fashion fabric distributor watch for our 32 hour madness sale coming soon our entire stock of spring summer fashion fabrics buy 1 m get 1 m pro built c0h5l complete renovations specializing in decks rec rooms garages retaining walls wood fencing additions free estimates quality workmanship reasonable rates for more information call hans rauch robert young willi grunig 2949873 4957165 7529211 even metres only please sale ends june 30 1987 8573 mccowan rd north east corner ol hwy 7 markham 4711610 tabmclmid canadas largest fashion fabric distributor the best in selection and price anywhere