Klarinet Archive - Posting 000076.txt from 1998/10

From: pollyg@-----. Gulakowski)
Subj: Re: [kl] Marching band
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1998 23:21:54 -0400

Whatever happened to eurhythmics? Marching can be part of that - and
dance and other parts of "music". Many many children will participate in
marching band and thus get to experience some aspects of a music
education, that WON't participate in a stage situation.
There is physicality in a roll step ( how long can one do it before the
muscles start to tremble) and doing it correctly can be as exacting and
as "musical" as an arabesque - shall we leave dance out of our music
education? Think once kids have square danced in fourth grade that's
enough? NOT!
Next perhaps we can bash participation in musical theatre, opera
workshop, tambouritzans etc. as not being time efficient for music
education.
THIS IS ALL MY OPINION. Thanks for listening.

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

On Wed, 30 Sep 1998 23:43:08 -0600 (MDT) sls2t@-----.edu writes:
>You all have great points regarding the virtues of marching band--and
>I
>don't deny any of them. My main point, however, is that any objective,
>be
>it educational ("group dynamics" or whatever) or musical (dynamic
>range
>and color) can be achieved in the stage ensemble, and the amount of
>time
>that is saved and used to FURTHER those objectives is incredible in
>the
>stage ensemble as compared to the marching ensemble. Educational and
>or
>musical jargon won't save or justify marching band.
> I certainly can't argue about the aesthitics of marching band,
>for
>such arguments are pointless. It, as a genre, is just as viable as
>Mozart
>or Shoenberg. The problem concerns time, musical standards and goals,
>and
>the development of the INDIVIDUAL player. All three are points that
>are
>too often abused in a marching programs. What is our vision of music
>education in this country? Does marching help the musical development
>of
>players? Can we do without marching band and give kids a quality music
>education? Is marching band the best and most effective way to give
>students a comprehensive music education? If it is not, then why do we
>invest so much time, money and devotion?
> In the words of Tevya, "TRADITION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
> BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH
> Eric Hatch, USU
>
>
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