Klarinet Archive - Posting 000656.txt from 1998/04

From: Roger Garrett <rgarrett@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: budget cutbacks
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1998 05:07:21 -0400

On Mon, 13 Apr 1998, Mark Charette wrote:
> I fear that band and orchestra may go back to being extra-curricular
> only, wiping out over 60 years of hard work.

We share the same fear. The problem is that many music educators are
taking the easy way out.......by doing the easy curricular thing......it
is difficult to teach music within a band curriculum. It is much easier
to draw circles and diagrams and get people to move into those positions.

Roger GarrettIWU