Klarinet Archive - Posting 001369.txt from 2000/10

From: SDSCHWAEG@-----.com
Subj: Re: [kl]your post
Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2000 12:21:16 -0500

In a message dated 10/29/00 7:40:52 AM Central Standard Time,
rgarrett@-----.edu writes:

<< I figured you knew about our policy regarding your question, Roger. I was
>actually trying to ask a different question, regarding scholarships. Not
>important, though - I'm not really part of that discussion at Augie,
anyway.
>I just thought it was interesting.
> Sue

Oh.........

I must have been reading looking for responses to my question and didn't
see it. Could you repost?

Thanks!

Sincerely,
Roger Garrett >>

Okay, sure. As Roger has already mentioned, we have a policy of allowing
students to fulfill their major ensemble requirement in choir if they're not
accepted in band or orchestra - no problem there. (Except that I have always
wondered why choirs are expected to absorb students regardless of their vocal
ability.) My question involved scholarships. Say a student auditions for us
on euphonium and we really need euphoniums. The kid is quite good, and we
offer a music scholarship. But when the kid gets to school, he decides he'd
rather take voice lessons and sing in the choir than play euphonium in the
band. Given that we are a liberal arts school, we encourage this kind of
exploration. But we gave him a scholarship based on his euphonium ability.
It's a general music scholarship, so he's still technically fulfilling his
obligations to take lessons and perform in a major ensemble. Can we require
him to do that on the instrument he auditioned on, or does he get to make the
choice, once he's in, as to how he's going to fulfill his obligations? How
do our ensemble needs balance with his desires, or with our liberal arts
philosophy?
Sue Schwaegler

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