Klarinet Archive - Posting 000789.txt from 1999/07

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] school music programs(kinda defending corps too)
Date: Fri, 23 Jul 1999 10:58:59 -0400

At 08:07 AM 7/23/1999 -0400, Mark Charette wrote:
>From: <TazShelley@-----.com>
>
>> I believe in Marching Band being a mandatory part of the band experience.
>> It's part of a well rounded program.
>
>We'll have to agree to disagree here, then. There isn't anything that will
>convince me in having marching band a mandatory program in school. I learned
>to march in the service, and having that skill has not helped me at all in
>my life.
>
No, but so little discipline is being instilled into kids these days that
the little bit they can pick up from marching band is valuable. It is
unfortunate that some programs must make marching band mandatory in order
to get the numbers they need, but that's life.

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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