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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Would it help if band, strings, or chorus was a requirement in elementary schools? Everyone has to pick an instrument or sing. It seems odd that you have the option of regular music class, band, strings, or chorus during the elementary music block. Not sure about middle and high school.[/quote] How schools handle music scheduling varies. Some schools allow pull outs for band/strings, so that children take band/ strings once a week plus their 2 general music classes. Other schools do not allow pull outs throughout the day, so children have one band/strings class, and one general music class. Chorus is treated separately at the school I teach at, as well as the schools my children attend. Staffing wise, this is only 45 minutes of a music teacher's entire week. Often times, classroom teachers are able to use this chorus time for remediation. If children had to make a choice between either band/strings and chorus, you might as well kiss the middle and high school choral programs goodbye.

If you are suggesting cutting general music, I can assure you this would be a disaster. The 45 minutes a week the band/strings teachers have is barely enough to teach the children "how" to play. The bulk of music fundamentals are taught in General Music.

I was happy to heat Dr. Garza is a supporter of the arts.[/quote]

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