BARBARA MORONEY

Class of 2017

CADET / INSTRUCTOR / MENTOR

Cadet Years: Brass/Mellophone (1981-1984)

Cadet Brass Tech (1985-1988)

Brass Caption Head (1989)

         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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​​HER CADET STORY:

Barb's mellophone solo work with the 1983-84 Garfield Cadets is legendary, not only for the technical proficiency and emotional content, but for the skill demonstrated in working around the fact of Ms. Maroney’s missing left arm – and the inability to work the 1st valve slide to adjust tuning on those notes inherently out of tune on a G bugle.  One would be hard pressed to find any flaw in Ms. Maroney’s solos due to this issue....she was always rock solid.

 

Barbara started her tenure with the activity at the age of seven, playing soprano for a small corps in DuMont, New Jersey called the Sundowners.  She took a hiatus from the activity during her high school years, joining the Garfield Cadets in '81 and aging out in '84.  Since aging out, she's become a very respected teacher, instructing numerous brass lines including The Spirit of Atlanta and the Denver Blue Knights in addition to teaching at a high school.