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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For those who see no value, or believe other activities are more favorably viewed by college admissions:

https://www.360-orthopedics.com/blog/marching-band-is-a-sport
https://wmea.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/HSMusicAndCollegeSuccess.pdf
https://www.quora.com/Do-marching-bands-have-any-benefits-for-high-school-students-and-teachers-in-the-United-States

People who have any real understanding of marching band and what it involves understand the physical demands as well as the academic benefits. Fortunately, college admissions officers understand.[/quote]

Music is better than nothing but there is no way it helps as much as being a recruited varsity athlete. Jeff Selingo makes this very clear in his book. I have a music kid, so I wish it was not true but it is. [/quote]
APS parents would pick sports over music even for a kid who isn't anywhere close to being a recruited athlete.  They just find it more impressive.  I'm not saying it's correct, but that's how it's viewed.[/quote]

Yep. Parents are part of the problem!
From another article )https://www.postandcourier.com/sports/physical-demands-of-marching-band-should-not-be-ignored/article_6fd21be0-8805-11e7-b7f4-776f3f74557a.html):

"One person who recognized the physical requirements of marching band was Hall of Fame basketball coach Bobby Knight. In a 1987 interview with Sports Illustrated, Knight explained how he took his teams to watch drum corps to observe the hard work.

“'If a basketball team trained as hard as these kids do, it would be unbelievable,” the former Indiana coach said. “Besides, once they see them practice 12 hours a day, my players think I’m a helluva lot easier.'”

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Yeah, there's respect for amazing marching bands, but not for mediocre high school bands.  APS bands get no respect because the program isn't impressive.  The band director needs to figure out how to improve the program so kids sign up.[/quote]

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