Klarinet Archive - Posting 000897.txt from 1999/07

From: "Paulette W. Gulakowski" <pollyg@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Mandatory programs
Date: Sat, 24 Jul 1999 14:01:12 -0400

IN PA there are generally 180 days of school. If concert band meets
every day for 50 minutes that's 150 hours - an 8 hour band camp day
usually includes a one hour lunch, and may include meetings. So seven
hours for 10 days @-----. ALSO -
the in school groups are sometimes released from class to rehearse for
concerts (of which there are three a year (Holiday, Music In Our Schools
Month and Spring). The marching band performs at 9 games (more if the
team is in the playoffs) and several competitions (average is four, I
believe, including championships) All the music is memorized as are the
moves. New things are added and or changes made weekly.

PLEASE NOTE: ALL MY POSTS ARE REGARDING MARCHING BAND FOR THOSE WHO ARE
_not_ PLANNING TO BE MUSIC MAJORS. We get caught up in our own genre and
sometimes forget that the educator's purpose is to create consumers of
good music - not necessarily performers of music.

On Fri, 23 Jul 1999 21:46:09 -0500 "Dee D. Hays" <deehays@-----.com>
writes:
>You are not paying attention to some of the replies. What people
>are
>objecting to are some of the excessive hours that some schools
>require.
>These excessive hours make it almost impossible in some schools to
>consider
>including other aspects of music. If you make it mandatory to attend
>an 8
>hour per day one or two week marching band camp, then you should do
>the same
>for concert band, wind ensemble, jazz band, etc. You should also
>require
>this intense type of training for anyone taking speech or drama
>class.
>
>Those who say balance is required are right so reduce the hours for
>marching
>band. Make it fun again.
>
>
>Dee Hays
>Canton, SD
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Chris and Jacque McCurdy <clmccurdy@-----.com>
>To: klarinet@-----.org>
>Date: Friday, July 23, 1999 11:52 AM
>Subject: [kl] Mandatory programs
>
>
>>i don't see anything wrong with requiring ALL of the aspects of
>band
>>for each student....all of them (MB, CB, JB...)all relate to each
>>otherwhat you learn from one can translate to the others. Those
>people
>>who work to be successful within all of the band experience really
>end
>>up better for whatever life challenges are ahead than those who
>choose
>>to accentuate the negatives.
>>
>>Just because it's not one's CHOICE or preferred activity doesn't
>mean
>>they should be excused from it at all. Allowing ourselves to drop
>>what's new, hard, annoying, etc doesn't expand frame of references.
>We
>>don't always get to do everything we want or don't want.....that's
>part
>>of learning.
>>
>>Karena...you said it very well....as clarinet turned percussionist
>for
>>D& B corps, I feel the same way. Life is not a series of cut and
>dry
>>choices "I like this," or "I want that," it's experience. You can't
>sum
>>up experience in a few short sentences, life can't be boiled down to
>>what we want or don't want. Take the good with the bad. Besides
>you
>>never know, your worst nemesis could become your best
>>friend(experience).
>>
>>thanks for taking time to listen as I muddle through some thoughts.
>>
>>jacque
>>just my 2 cents
>>
>>
>>
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