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 Re: How necessary is marching band?
Author: GBK 
Date:   2008-08-05 18:54

Ok - someone has to say it:


Marching band is NOT part of a music education. It is a great after-school activity for those that want to, but it is a horrid waste of taxpayer dollars when it's part of a curriculum that purports to be about music.

Marching band is a great form of entertainment for parades and (US style) football games. Sometimes it's great choreography, too. It lets you play your instruments while walking in a very structured manner.

Notice I said nothing about music.

I'm guessing that the people who vehemently support and enjoy watching (you notice I didn't say "listening") to marching bands are the same people who find a painting of "Dogs Playing Poker" to be high quality art.

- You don't need marching band to teach music students leadership and responsibility.

- You don't need marching band to teach music students how to work with others.

- You don't need marching band to teach music students how to turn a phrase.

- You don't need marching band to teach music students how to play in-tune.

- You don't need marching band to teach music students how to play with a good sound.

Students can get all of these things and more from a well run music education program...even a program without a marching band.


BTW - My high school marching band "won" more than our share of trophys. It made the school administration/school board happy but the underlying damage done each year to our regular concert band and orchestra program was severe...GBK (retired HS music teacher and reluctant marching band director)
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