GBMS Symphonic Band compose “Respect The Phin” with professional songwriters
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What if creativity and music could be combined 
to create one breathtaking event? On October 5, Symphonic Band was given the opportunity of a lifetime. They worked together with Country Music Hall of Fame artists to compose an original song titled, “Respect the Phin.” Throughout the song the band expressed the meaning and importance of respect.
Once the piece was completed, it was performed by the legends Jerry Vandiver, Ross Orenstein, and Tim Buppert, who all recently participated in the 9th annual Pensacola Beach Songwriters Festival. Jerry has been an exclusive staff songwriter for Dick James Music, Little Big Town Music, Malaco Music, and Talbot Music. He has had two songs recorded by Tim McGraw including, “It Doesn’t Get Much Countrier Than This,” and, “Not A Moment Too Soon.” Ross Orenstein is an award winning children’s songwriter. He has written music for safety icons McGruff the Crime Dog and the Safety Ape. Tim Buppert is a successful songwriter who has 
not only sung on albums by Trisha Yearwood, Michael Peterson, Kevin Sharp, Billy Ray Cyrus, And Rodney Atkins, but has sung on jingles for Pepsi, Luvs Diapers, TNN and many more.
Kate Turk, 7th grader, described the experience as “exciting, musical, and enjoyable.” It was not only a fun event, but an exciting way to learn about composing as well. Below are the lyrics to the new song.
UPDATE! Here are links to the videos shared by the PBSF folks just recently. First, they explain who was involved and how they got together, then we see the entire song performed!
“Respect The Phin”
It starts with trust
And a little bit of caring
A whole lot of kindness
That goes along with sharing
GBMS is the school we’re in
And that’s what it means to respect the phin.
At our school
We’ve got a great attitude
And we never forget
To show our gratitude
It doesn’t matter whether we lose or win
We’ll love each other and respect the phin.
D – O – L – P – H – I – N
If you didn’t hear us
We’ll say it again
Dolphins Rock and Dolphins Rule
We all stick together here at our school.
Yeah the blue and the gold
Stands for honesty
Manners and forgiveness
And positivity
That’s who we are
And we’ve always been
That’s what it means to respect the phin.
Yeah that’s what it means to respect the phin.
