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Author: Mike Clarinet
Date: 2004-10-01 15:15
Not really woodwind-specific, just interested.
In the UK, music is taught in schools as part of the curriculum, but instrument teaching is not. Most secondary schools (age 11 upwards) have instrument teaching available, but exactly what depends on both the school and the Local Education Authority. If the school has a good music teacher it may have a concert band and/or an orchestra, possibly some form of jazz band but these are extra activities. What happens in your part of the world? What is your part of the world?
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Author: billy the bari player
Date: 2004-10-03 21:18
well, I'm in the western US, and we have bands and orchestra classes for credits. its great, do what you love, and get highschool credits for it.
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Author: steve
Date: 2004-10-04 15:07
20+yrs ago when i was in High School both band and orchestra were for credit. They directed the band, and didn't really teach the instrument, you would have to get add'l, out of school time (either the director or a pro player) to give specific lessons.
But also, at that time was the beginning of the $$ crunch and many local schools were cutting back their music departments. After all, how many ppl (being sarcastic here) need music for higher education?
Also instrument teaching usually starts in 5th or 6th grade (?). When they hit middle school the instrument teaching kinda stops and it is all more group oriented.
At least that's the way it was 20+yrs ago in Michigan USA.
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Author: »Trent«
Date: 2004-10-06 06:56
hey, in our town u can start learning an instrument in about grade 4. we have one or 2 teachers who go around teaching at the elementary schools. they have a bit of experience on most kinds of instruments. in high school, we have a music class in yr7 where u learn basic piano skills and very basic theory. U can also join the yr7 band if u want to learn anything else. We have a few teachers at our skool. Percussion, Trumpet/french horn/tuba, Trombone/woodwind, and piano. we have lessons for our instrument during skool, 1 period a week. there's a yr8 band, which has a class for practise, a Rock Jazz & improv class, we have 3 jazz bands (2 of them have lunch time practises, we in senior jazz have after skool) we have a strings onsomble (they get taught by a lady who comes to the skool every friday), and we have a senior concert band too (we have practises after skool). there are also VCE music classes (VCE is like the thingy we do in yr11 and 12). thats all really.
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Author: mls
Date: 2004-10-06 22:08
I'm in the US, and I started band in 5th grade. In 5th and 6th grade it was before school twice a week, and there was a lot of sectionals and group lessons. Once I got to 7th grade, all that stopped. If you were behind, you had to catch up on your own time. Band was during the schoolday, as was jazz band. In 8th grade they started to call in private instructors. Everybody else had group lessons, but I was the only oboe so I got special one-on-one attention. In high school band, marching band is required, and then we do concert band and wind ensemble. There's really no more teaching, no more lessons, and you're on your own. Band counts for high school credit. Jazz band, which you have to audition for, meets three times a week before school starts, but it still counts for high school credit. We also have pep band and pit band, but that's really just for fun.
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Author: Casalen
Date: 2004-10-07 04:32
My town in the western united states seems pretty standard. My elementary school started in 4th grade with instrument teaching, which mostly ended by 7th (junior high). My high school requires performing arts credits, which can include being in one of our bands- Jazz Band/Ensemble (honors), Symphonic Band/Wind Ensemble (honors). I know of some areas that even have no school music programs.
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Author: me
Date: 2004-10-17 03:04
In Canada, it all depends on where you live. For example in the Maritimes such as Nova Scotia and Newfoundland music classes start as early as primary/grade 1 (age 5 or 6) Where i come from, Ottawa Ontario, we didn't start music until grade five (age 10/11) and it was just stuff like composers and singing and types of music. In grade 7 (age 13/14) we had compulsory instrumental music. Our school had a band. In High school, which begins with grade 9 (age13/14) music is optinal and you can take up until you graduate. there are bands and orchestras and they are for a credit. nowadays in the schools near where i live music is starting at younger age for example my old elementary school has a music program that starts in grade 1 or 2 and you play the recorder. We don't really have any marching bands tho. But music is becoming more and more popular in schools and is becoming manditory for a certain lenght of time.
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