Klarinet Archive - Posting 000845.txt from 1999/07

From: "Dee D. Hays" <deehays@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] re: Marching band - to be or not to be
Date: Fri, 23 Jul 1999 23:36:47 -0400

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From: Roger Garrett <rgarrett@-----.edu>
Date: Friday, July 23, 1999 9:45 PM
Subject: Re: [kl] re: Marching band - to be or not to be

>On Fri, 23 Jul 1999, Dee D. Hays wrote:
>> It would be fine to make it mandatory if they didn't spend so much time
on
>> it. If they took one band practice a week out of five to work on the
drills
>> that would be fine. Then make it mandatory. Even the super serious
>> students appreciate the fun of getting out and doing something different.
>> But requiring them to be in a marching band whose training is so time
>> consuming that it is more of a sport makes it unreasonable to make the
>> marching band mandatory. So it depends upon the program.
>
>One out of five if they do the same show every week with an
>addition/deleting here and there each game. But for a differnt show each
>game, as I used to do, 4 out of five rehearsals on the field,
>incorporating a concert rehearsal in concert formation as well as marching
>drill, is more realistic.
>
>RG

Ah but that was my point. They should think of these aspects when planning
the shows. Balance the marching with other things. So if that means
significant repetition in the shows then so be it.

Dee Hays
Canton, SD

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