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 Re: How necessary is marching band?
Author: Mark Charette 
Date:   2008-08-06 19:22

S. Friedland wrote:

> But, for those of the readers who have nothing but scorn for
> the marching band, it helps to pay for all of those things a
> band needs to play the concert season.

What? You mean those bake sales, turkey sales, and whatnot were for naught?

In the high school here, in the current age (not 50 or more years ago), the band plays at football games.

And gets nothing in return. The school "band boosters" are responsible for fund-raising if the band needs something other than what the school system provides, and the parents are essentially forced into providing those items. The sports venues add absolutely nothing to the band funds, but are the first to complain if the "pep band" on an away trip is a bit short of players.

Now, I'm only a parent of three boys who experienced this in one particular high school, but I am aware of essentially the same practice in all the high schools in our area. Personally - I was already making significant amounts of money playing in public by the time I reached high school, and being in the school band would have literally cost me too much.
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