Mr. Burg wrote: I may be thinking inside the box, but to me, Cavalcade Competition is a big part of what's wrong with High School Music programs.
Dear Mr. Burg, Perhaps it would be more precise to say that poor teaching is what is wrong with some High School music programs. Some of us use the marching band experience as a fun way of blending music with movement and go to only a few competitions for the educational benefits as well as the fun. Some of us produce a blended, in-tune, beautiful, "concert band" sound on the field rather than encouraging our students to blast their guts out. Some of us rehearse their symphonic bands year round and treat their marching bands a a purely extra-curricular activity. The director is always the person responsible for the quality of his/her music program. CORdially, Luke Zyla director of bands at Parkersburg South High School 2nd horn, WV Symphony Orchestra _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
