Klarinet Archive - Posting 000765.txt from 1999/02

From: "Carl Schexnayder" <carlsche@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Competition of players of various States
Date: Thu, 18 Feb 1999 19:21:40 -0500

I have always thought that the idea of having each band director picking
students for an honor band made no sense. Certainly, some schools will have
large numbers representing them and some schools may have no
representatives. But this is as it should be if all schools or all bands
are not equal. It's a cop out! To me, if it's done that way, it shouldn't
be called an honor band.
Carl Schexnayder

Ben Wrote:

>I find it odd that in District 2 you don't have to audition for
>districts. Our county festival probably works the same way as your
>districts does, though. Band directors just send in names. We have two
>bands for counties (N and S), and two bands for districts (upper and
>lower). There is only one orchestra for each, though.
>
>If each district sends the same amount of players to regionals, then
>that would mean D2 people can get in easier. Whereas if there are a lot
>of better players from D7 many don't get in because we can only send so
>many. (I'm not trying to say D7 has better players.) A more ideal way
>would to have tryouts at the same place for everybody. But that would
>mean some would have to drive several hours, and the districts would be
>lopsided.
>
>________
>Ben Stutzman
>benstutzman@-----.net

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