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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just have him join his high school band and he will develop other interests as well

Leaving band as a low commitment thing since he doesn’t want to pursue it to higher levels gives him the free time to develop elsewhere [/quote]

He’ll most likely do just that - quit band at school to develop as a musician elsewhere. He also played the piano but really likes the group aspect of brass band.[/quote]

Just be aware most of the outside competitive bands require school band participation. They deliberately do not want to siphon off the better players from school programs.[/quote]

Yes, this is typically true for regional and all state bands, which are really fun.[/quote]

In fact AYPO just sent a message out about this, see below for some context:

Dear Families,

This time of year many of you are working out your school schedule for 2026-2027 and even planning ahead beyond that. We wanted to send you a reminder about our school music participation policy while you're going through that process.

Like most youth orchestras, we expect all our members to participate in their school music program. School orchestra and band provide a valuable day-to-day experience that's different from what we offer as a once-a-week program. Too, as you can imagine, we're asking school music teachers to support AYPO and encourage their students to participate, so we want to be able to assure them their students will continue to participate in school even if they also play at AYPO.

We've spoken with teachers at some of the schools about schedule conflicts that arise, especially at schools with very complex schedules. What they tell us is that if families plan ahead, in almost every case it should be possible to participate in band/orchestra and get the specialized classes they want. Often the key is clarifying that priority with guidance counselors (who may not start off on the same page as you and your school music teacher).

We want all AYPO students to be able to benefit both from what our program offers as well as the experience they'll receive in their school program. If we can help in any way, please feel free to reach out to us and your student's school music teacher.

Sincerely,
The AYPO Artistic and Administrative Staff

Sincerely,

The AYPO Artistic and Administrative Staff[/quote]

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