Klarinet Archive - Posting 000119.txt from 1998/10

From: Roger Garrett <rgarrett@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] Marching band
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1998 15:45:00 -0400

On Fri, 2 Oct 1998, Michal Balass wrote:
> My name is Michal Balass, I have been subscribing to this list for almost
> a year now, I have been doing alot of reading, :)....I never posted a
> message. Though, for the past few days everyone has been writing and
> discussing Marching band backwards and forwards. I just want to say that
> no one has really any business in saying whether marching bands are
> worthwhile or not because different people enjoy music in different ways,
> and as long as individuals are involved in something musically that they
> enjoy, does it matter if it is marching band, concert band, etc??

Nice of you to post Michal,

Well, the people who are in the business of teaching, defending their
teaching positions, requesting funds for their teaching positions, and
answering to school administrators, parents, and the general public have
(in my opinion of course!) every right to say if marching band is
worthwhile or not. I am assuming you are an "end user" - rather than a
teacher. It's not about what the public enjoys - it's about what we teach
students in a curricular setting paid for by tax dollars. That's about
it.

Roger Garrett
IWU

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