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Re: University Curriculum

Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2023-07-23 18:19

donald wrote:

> I sort of "get" why Hank wondered if it was a bot post- the
> music that HS and/or Uni Bands play isn't a "Curriculum" per se
> (even if the students get credit for it). It is the music that
> the directors have chosen as worthwhile, educational,
> entertaining and/or appropriate to the level of musicianship
> available.

Exactly. And "worthwhile" and "educational" include the notion that students who have never been exposed to classic standard pieces in their ensemble's repertoire should be. No matter how many times the director has played or conducted the Holst Suites or even Sousa marches for band or Brahms, Beethoven and Tchaikovsky symphonies for orchestra, they need to be included in the repertoire of any university or high school (if they're technically capable) ensemble as basic foundations. Newer material, including 21st century compositions, should also be included.

That's incidentally, easier to do with band music, which is by and large published for purchase. Most up-to-date orchestra literature is tied up by rental agencies, which in my experience (as a music librarian renting for a professional orchestra) charge a good deal more than many (most?) school budgets will allow.

Karl

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