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Author: Jack Kissinger
Date: 2008-08-05 03:33
I was in marching band my 3 years of high school. As a couple of others have noted marching band is a social activity, not a musical one. At our school, it was also great exercise so IMO it should have qualified as phys. ed. It never would have occurred to me not to be in marching band. It was THE social activity at my high school. And it was fun. (I have heard of band directors who require students to be in marching band if they want to be in concert band. I don't agree with that practice but, in my case, it was just the opposite. In retrospect, I really think I tolerated concert band so that I could be in the marching band. It helped a great deal that I had a truly remarkable band director.)
Playing in marching band will rarely, if ever, help in any direct way toward winning a music scholarship. It doesn't, as a rule, develop any musical skills. But it can teach leadership qualities, discipline, self-confidence and an appreciation of teamwork. These are all useful traits. Also, having it on his resume may, help your grandson earn at least a small marching band scholarship at some universities, if he chooses to continue the activity.
But consider this. If your grandson enjoys marching band, he might find, at his age, that giving it up takes a great deal of the joy out of his instrument. That could, in turn, eventually lead to his giving up the instrument prematurely. Also I wouldn't automatically assume that, if he wasn't going to marching band, he would be spending the time it freed up practicing scales and exercises. If dropping marching band changed his peer group, other activities (hanging out at the mall, movies, video games, clog dancing, or even Pool (with a capital P) e.g.) might fill the void. So while I doubt being in marching band will help him with a music scholarship, I doubt it will hinder him in and significant way, either. If he's serious about the instrument, he will find time to practice.
Best regards,
jnk
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Jack Kissinger |
2008-08-05 03:33 |
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