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 Re: How necessary is marching band?
Author: mrn 
Date:   2008-08-07 20:37

Sherman Friedland wrote:

>But I say with conviction that it is much different in the south, especially in
>Texas, (which is not my home) but has an extremely well-developed high
>school band program. In the band as a clarinetist you are taught to play
>as beautifully as you are able because it makes you and the band sound
>better.
>While they march at a much faster cadence than do those in the
>northeast they play much better than does the average high schoo.l
>band, the clarinets as well.

Texas is my home, and I can second this. Marching band around here is at a pretty high level and is very competitive, as is concert band. However, I don't think that Texas schools would be as good in the concert band sphere without the widespread enthusiasm for marching band, which is so widespread because football is a big part of the culture around here.

At my school, most of our halftime shows were composed of specially written arrangements of movements from the great symphonic works, such as Dvorak's New World Symphony, Moussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition, etc. When we played Tchaikovsky's Marche Slave, we actually played and marched 3-against-2, with part of the band marching in 3 and the rest in 2--not exactly easy. These were highly technical shows, intended more for competition, than for entertainment--our competitor-schools in the area all had similar shows. We were much more like DCI than a regular marching band (and were becoming increasingly so).
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