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[quote=Anonymous]It's beginner band in 6th grade. If the band teacher wants kids to come in with 1 or 2 years in elementary school of band once a week....that's really nothing and I'd elevate the issue if the band teacher refuses to be reasonable. The school cannot deny your child the opportunity to play an instrument in 6th grade because he didn't play it in 5th; we are talking about middle school beginning band, not Juilliard here. I have three kids, two different MCPS middle schools. #1 had had three years of his instrument in ES and still had to start over in beginning band. #2 moved from clarinet to oboe from ES to MS. #3 moved from viola to French horn from ES to MS. All have done just fine. The beginners catch up quickly. Heck, at #1's HS, which has an excellent instrumental music program, I know students who switched instruments between 9th and 10th grade (and from string to wind, so besides reading music, no cross-over).[/quote]
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