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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I can think of a few things they might be thinking, none of them actually true for anyone who actually knows anything at all about music.

- Orchestra is more intellectual than band, since orchestras play real classical music and band is just marching around in costumes and playing at football games. 
- String instruments and piano have huge competition circuits starting at age 3 so therefore must be higher status because why else would they have competitions to prove who is the best
- Strings and piano are more difficult than any other instruments hence need to be started earlier to actually be good, so therefore they must be better.
- Good string and piano teachers teach at conservatories, and saxophone teachers only teach at Music & Arts, therefore piano and string instruments are more serious pursuits because it costs more for lessons.
- Having a teacher from the NSO is so much classier than having one from one of the military bands
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This lady right here knows what she is talking about. I’m a piano player (mundane) with relatives who played violin (first chair) and cello. They went to Ivy League schools and I went to a “little Ivy.” That said, both violin and cello are pretty tough on the body if you play competitively. Piano was a better fit for my weaker constitution. [/quote]

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