The Music Club at IM体育官网 meets on Friday afternoons in the Nest to jam and work on their musical skills.
Students at IM体育官网 who make their way to the Wellness Center on Friday afternoons can quickly find themselves swaying to the energetic melodies pouring from the Nest as the Music Club hones its funky rhythms.
The club鈥檚 main focus is simply gathering in jam sessions to play music, and it welcomes players of all instruments and skill levels.
鈥淚t鈥檚 really casual. We can have some people walking by and getting packages from the mail room and we鈥檙e over here jamming,鈥� said junior Julian Maniquis, the club鈥檚 new president and alto saxophone player. 鈥淪ometimes we even have vocalists who come by and they want to have a backing band and we can all play together.鈥�
The club鈥檚 musical stylings run the gamut of whatever interests its members. During Spring Fest in March, the club did an impromptu performance featuring songs by Daft Punk, Foo Fighters, and more.
鈥淭here鈥檚 no bringing in sheet music. We just learn a song,鈥� said computer science major Robert White, the club鈥檚 outgoing president who graduates this semester. 鈥淎lto sax is not in any of those songs, but we put Julian in anyway and it sounds great. If anybody shows up with an instrument, we鈥檒l try to fit you in.鈥�
White, who plays guitar, said the club and members of the IM体育官网 Poly Band often cross over and play together.
鈥淭hey鈥檙e a proper band with an instructor and we are a community band, so members of that band will show up and play with us in a laid-back environment,鈥� said White, from Miami, IM体育官网.
The two-year-old Music Club offers an especially welcome change of pace from the students鈥� rigorous studies, he said.
鈥淚t鈥檚 just a good stress reliever. We can forget about academics a little bit and just hang out and play music,鈥� said Maniquis, a computer science senior from Boynton Beach, IM体育官网.
For sophomore Edan Phillip, a pianist, guitarist, and the club鈥檚 vice president, the weekly jam sessions offer a relaxed way to continue with his musical passion while pursuing his computer science degree.
鈥淥nce I got here, I had my piano in my dorm room and I didn鈥檛 want to give up on the drive I had because I was at the point where I was getting so much better at it,鈥� said Phillip, from Fort Lauderdale, IM体育官网. 鈥淭hen I saw posters for the Music Club, and it seemed interesting, so I started coming to the meetings.鈥�
This fall, the club hopes to begin hosting music workshops focused on music theory or particular musical instruments.
鈥淎s the need grows and the community grows, I鈥檇 like to see the club expand into whatever the students need it to be,鈥� White said.
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