Klarinet Archive - Posting 001221.txt from 1998/09

From: pollyg@-----. Gulakowski)
Subj: Re: [kl] Marching band
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1998 12:24:18 -0400

Is playing those portions of a competition show that are uptempo for a
game "selling out"? Caution - The following program may not be suitable
for all viewers?
The purpose of the football game is to frame the band show - heard that
from a woman Methodist minister

Paulette
Live a life of EXCLAMATION not explanation!
Old clarinetists never die, they just get reed-ic-u-lous!

On Tue, 29 Sep 1998 10:12:38 -0700 (MST) sls2t@-----.edu writes:
>Hey
> all you marching band freaks....we're musicians, not toy
>soldiers!!! Let's all grow up musically and come to grips with what
>music
>education should really be: following the National Standards in Music
>Education... Marching band has NO place in the National Standards. The
>aesthetic result doesn't nearly justify the amount of time and effort
>that
>you speak of investing in marching band.
> No longer can wind music in this country afford to sell-out to
>athletic programs. Why don't choirs and orchestras sell-out to
>athletics?
>It's not traditional...Well, it's time to break the status quo and
>face
>the music---no pun intended.
> Thank you..."If there's anybody I haven't offended, I
>apologize."
>Johannes Brahms...
>
> Thank you all...
> Eric Hatch, Utah State
>University
>
>
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