John, You had me laughing until I was in tears. Bravo to that director for putting the marching band into context. Chris ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Baumgart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "The Horn List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, April 02, 2004 10:40 PM Subject: Re: [Hornlist] Emphasis on Marching
> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Christopher Bonner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "The Horn List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, April 02, 2004 6:46 PM > Subject: Re: [Hornlist] Emphasis on Marching > > > > Dear Hornlist Colleagues, > > The can of worms that is the North American marching band <snip> > isn't education, > > and it has nothing to do with the real world of a performing musician. > > Exactly. When I was in college, we got a new band director (a hornist, by > the way) my junior year. His first move was to abolish the marching band. > The administration was opposed. His argument was that he wasn't going to > subject everyone to marching band until they start passing out comic books > in English classes. > > John Baumgart > > _______________________________________________ > post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/cbonner%40swfla.rr.com > _______________________________________________ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
