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Author: Steve Epstein
Date: 2006-01-10 04:03
Clarinetgirl06 wrote:
> I don't notice a big decline of music in my area...
>
> At my school we have 2 Bands, 5 Choirs, 2 Chamber Choirs, 2
> Orchestras, 1 Jazz Band, and 1 Jazz Ensemble...
>
> The only decline I've seen is that our band has had a couple
> fewer clarinet players in the last 3 years. It seems that the
> quality of the players overall is decreasing with time. The
> seniors are mostly the only kids that practice and really care
> about band, as well as the huge lump of kids that are making
> the All-District and All-State groups...
>
> Here's a link to my school's music program webpage. I think
> you'll see that they really support us:
>
> <www.musicparents.com>
>
But what will happen after high school? What will happen to the merely pretty good players who don't pursue their instruments in college? Even the really great players who don't pursue it, because they're going to become lawyers, doctors, engineers, etc? What will happen when some of them try to pursue it only to discover that all they believe they can do as an adult non-pro is join a community band (see my post above) and many of them find that to be unsatisfying? Is the whole thing of music lessons, school ensembles and All State just for the sake of competition, "discipline", "appreciation", and the college application?
The point is, how do you turn clarinet playing (or trumpet, or French horn ,or cello, etc) into an adult hobby?
Steve Epstein
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