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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP likes to deride marching band in an effort to get her special snowflake into symphonic band. I’ve got news for you, your kid is not the only exceptional and musically, gifted child in Arlington. It sounds like you need to find alternative plans for your kid to participate in music in the public schools. If you can’t follow the rules that are established for everyone, then you should seek out opportunities outside the school system.
If your kid plays a brass instrument, I highly suggest jazz band, which is offered spring semester. I’ve never heard more talented and gifted musicians than those in the Arlington high school jazz bands.  Many of the kids in the Arlington band programs go on to become music majors. [/quote]

I didn't take it as OP deriding marching band, just trying to figure out what's the right fit for her kid, who seems to be focused more on classical full symphony music. It was others who piled on with the negativity about marching band.

But I agree there are some very strong music students in APS. This kid, for one example, is a fabulous trombone player. And he manages to fit in marching band https://www.arlnow.com/2023/06/29/arlington-teen-to-join-a-carnegie-hall-jazz-group-on-summer-tour-of-europe/[/quote]

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