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son-of-sam · High C Joined: 13 Aug 2005 Posts: 68

I think this controversial question is a great way to start off this new category. Should marching band be required?

Brassmouth · TrumpetChat Moderator Joined: 13 Aug 2005 Posts: 58

It should definitly not be required. Who wants a band where half the kids dont wanna be there? It's better to have a small band where everybody loves playing and loves marching instead of a huge band filled with people who hate it and probably won't even practice.
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TrumpetChat · Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2005 11:12 pm Post subject:

I agree with bandman. Your band will be happier and play better if everyone there WANTS to be there. Chris

Brassmouth · TrumpetChat Moderator Joined: 13 Aug 2005 Posts: 58

I'm not bandman lol.
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bandman · Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2005 11:45 pm Post subject:

david johnson · High C Joined: 31 Jul 2005 Posts: 76 Location: arkansas

never should it be a requirement.

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Bandchick14 · Low C Joined: 20 Feb 2006 Posts: 4

I love Band. It should be requred!

HarryMarks · Posted: Sat Mar 11, 2006 11:00 pm Post subject:

I usually stay out of this discussion but today I have to reply.

The reason that marching band is usually required in that there are usually insufficient players elsewise. School music programs are usually judged by the number of students enrolled first and then on the quality of the music they perform.

For many of us, marching band was a great time. I enjoyed learning a new show every week or two and being to memorize the music for each show. It taught me discipline and kept me in great shape. In my school (both high school and college) the marching band was required. Once the football season was over, we shifted to concert band. There was no jazz band when and where I lived. In college there was he concert band and the symphonic winds. The music majors were usually in the symphonic winds.

For those of you who are required to take marching band just consider it part of the dues you have to pay in order to do those thing you really like. Life is like that. You frequently have to do things that you don't necessarily like in order to do what you really want.
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TheTrumpeter · Low C Joined: 11 Mar 2008 Posts: 13 Location: Singapore

Ifa marching band is required,most probably the principal will tell the Band Director to form one.

If the band members like it,they will continue to practice and stuff,making the band succesful.

But if the members hate the idea,they stop practicing,even quit and discourage recruitment for the band,which makes it a failure.

Then when the principal sees this,he/she will most probably get the band change back.

So yeah,it shouldn't be required.Thats what I think though.