Klarinet Archive - Posting 001185.txt from 1999/01

From: "Paulette W. Gulakowski" <pollyg@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] HELP!
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1999 18:16:06 -0500

Thanks, Bill for the inspirational story!
Paulette

On Sat, 23 Jan 1999 11:13:49 -0500 Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
writes:
>At 11:35 PM 1/22/99 -0600, Ed Lacy wrote:
>>On Fri, 22 Jan 1999, Paulette W. Gulakowski wrote:
>>
>>> Our district is under court mandate to accept all students ("No
>Cut"
>>> policy) - whether they play an instrument or not.
>>
>>Wait a minute, let me be sure I understand this. If a student, who
>has no
>>experience in music whatsoever, says they want to be in the band, the
>band
>>director is required by court order to accept them? If I have this
>right,
>>this is pure lunacy, a good example of a judge trying to conduct
>social
>>engineering in an area in which he or she has absolutely no knowledge
>and
>>no understanding whatsoever.
>>
>>A second question would be why such a student would decide to be in
>an
>>organization for which he has no qualifications and can derive
>essentially
>>none of the benefits of membership?
>>
>Be careful here. While it would be highly unusual for someone to join
>a
>band with no experience and gain benefit it is not unheard of. I know
>of
>such a case.
>
>This individual, who, I admit, did have some piano and guitar
>experience,
>asked to join the high school band as a senior. The (parochial)
>school he
>attended had no marching band, just a sit-down concert-type band and a
>pep
>band. The director gave him a clarinet to work with, sitting in a
>practice
>room to study alone while the rest of the band rehearsed. He was also
>allowed to play cymbals and other percussion items in the pep band,
>which
>worked out because the person did have rhythm. After two months of
>working
>alone, this individual joined the rest of the band as a third
>clarinet.
>
>Since he had enjoyed his band experience so much, he attempted to join
>the
>marching band when he went to college. He went through a three-day
>camp
>with the other people trying out and, although he did not pass the
>marching
>audition, he had passed the music audition, and thus was able to join
>the
>pep band in the second semester. He made the marching band, and the
>concert band, the next year, ultimately majoring in music on the
>clarinet.
>He now plays clarinet and saxophone regularly in semi-professional
>situations.
>
>Had this individual not been given the opportunity to join the band in
>high
>school, he would surely not be a musician today. He would never have
>met
>the woman he married. His life would be completely different. And
>I'm
>quite sure he would not be a member of this list. Yes, of course, this
>is
>the condensed story of MY musical life.
>
>Just any fool walking in off the streets will not necessarily succeed
>in
>band. But one with the proper level of DESIRE and DEDICATION just
>might.
>I think it is a shame that, in most cases, the fact that the interest
>developed a little too late to get into beginning band will prevent
>someone
>with the ability from EVER developing it. I therefore support the
>idea of
>giving these people a CHANCE, but with the provision that the director
>CAN
>cut them if they are not putting the effort in.
>
>
>
>Bill Hausmann
>bhausman@-----.com
>451 Old Orchard Drive
>http://www.concentric.net/~bhausman
>Essexville, MI 48732
>http://members.wbs.net/homepages/z/o/o/zoot14.html
> ICQ UIN
>4862265
>
>If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is too loud.
>
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