Klarinet Archive - Posting 000895.txt from 1999/07

From: "Paulette W. Gulakowski" <pollyg@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Mandatory programs
Date: Sat, 24 Jul 1999 14:01:10 -0400

Our football playing musicians march the half time show in their football
uniforms. They split practice between the two.
Paulette

On Fri, 23 Jul 1999 18:18:24 EDT Androyd973@-----.com writes:
>The one big problem I see with schools requiring music students to be
>
>involved in mandatory programs is that it discourages people. Being
>high
>school student my self, I know lots of people that are pretty good
>musicians,
>but only do it for fun. There heart is not in playing there
>instrument. The
>students that are athletes first and musicians second then must make a
>choice
>between doing what they love and what they are really good at or doing
>music
>something they just do for fun, because of the time factor. So when
>you think
>you are really improving your music department, you are in fact losing
>a
>great deal of talent because of overkill. That is the problem with all
>school
>activities these days, eeryone wants you to be well rounded and
>versatile,
>but no one is willing to give in any to allow for this. No offense
>meant to
>anyone on this list.
>
>frustratedly
>Andy
>
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