Klarinet Archive - Posting 000799.txt from 1999/07

From: Richard Bush <rbushidioglot@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] school music programs(kinda defending corps too)
Date: Fri, 23 Jul 1999 10:59:09 -0400

I always thought that the processes I went through to become skilled on my
instruments taught me discipline, problem solving skills, fine motor skills,
eye-hand coordination, long and short term goal attainment, a heightened
awareness, a finer understanding of music specifically, and the fine arts in
general, team play and team work, and the list could go on and on.

Now, besides being dinner music for a crowd stuffing down hot-dogs and gulping
Coke, what exactly are the intrinsic and unique values of the marching band that
make it esthetically, culturally, or intellectually so important to the public
school curricula?

Bill Hausmann wrote:

> 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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