Klarinet Archive - Posting 000378.txt from 1997/08

From: "Edwin V. Lacy" <el2@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: How young...?
Date: Mon, 11 Aug 1997 12:09:38 -0400

On Sun, 10 Aug 1997, John Kolb wrote:

> My daughter started trumpet in 5th grade. The band director used the
> same book again (Yamaha Elementry) when she was in the sixth grade,
> so she was very bored and many of the second year students did quit
> in frustration. Please, band directors on the list, I know beginning
> bands have to start from basic books each year, but vary them from
> year to year to have a little varity.

I'm finding this hard to understand. If she was in the beginning band in
the fifth grade, why was she in the beginning band again in the sixth
grade. Sounds to me as though this is a problem of organization of the
music program. I once taught in a school system which had this problem,
but it was caused in that case by the stupidity of a school administrator,
a failed football coach who decided to get into an easier and more
lucrative line of work.

Ed Lacy
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