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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This has been a perpetual problem and was when I was a kid as well. From the band director/school's point of view, band is a course with credits and grades and the marching band portion is part of the grade. You don't get credits for sports. But on the other hand, of course, kids who are talented at sports or just want to do a fall sport as well then have to make a decision. It's hard for the band program to decide whether it's ok to miss band practices for sports practices - it means keeping a kid who might be a dedicated band member the rest of the year, but then misses a large portion of the experience (and grading opportunities). But if you make exceptions for sports, it's a slippery slope and may have lots of kids who want to skip the marching band portion for myriad reasons. How do you decide which kids can skip and which can't?

This is why I encouraged my very athletic kid to play a string instrument. My less athletic kid is doing band. [/quote]

I don't understand how after school/weekend forced participation (plus fundraising!) can be part of a grade.  I can't see this requirement holding water if the issue is actually pushed.[/quote]

Because this is what it takes to come together as an ensemble, learn about performing, and gain musical skill. This time is in lieu of homework, projects, finals, etc. that come with other electives. There is also great benefit (as is proven through many scientific studies) of studying music on brain development. It also greatly enhances your college applications if that's important to you.

Music doesn't work with only half participation. That's actually the beauty of it - the group can only be as good as it's least invested members. It's an important life lesson. [/quote]

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