Klarinet Archive - Posting 000094.txt from 2001/01

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] Community bands and clarinets
Date: Tue, 2 Jan 2001 20:14:01 -0500

At 08:32 AM 1/2/2001 -0800, William Wright wrote:

> Certainly one important thing is to have playable music (for a kid)
>laying around the house in their instrument. I am still grumping about
>the school system where one of my grandkids attends. The school
>*_requires*_ that every child purchase an instrument and join band, but
>they do not allow kids to take music home (photocopied or otherwise).
>The last time I visited them, I brought my clarinet and I asked "What
>shall we play?" The answer was, "I dunno, g'pa. Do you have any
>music with you? They don't let us bring any home."

Sounds like a perfect prescription for band program FAILURE. I'm sure they
don't let the kids take textbooks home to do homework, either. God forbid
they should learn something, either book learning or self-discipline. They
might grow up to be productive citizens, maybe even Republicans! I
understand they are trying to guard against the inevitable music loss, but
you have to risk SOMETHING to get the rewards!

Bill Hausmann bhausmann1@-----.com
451 Old Orchard Drive http://homepages.go.com/~zoot14/zoot14.html
Essexville, MI 48732 ICQ UIN 4862265

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