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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our HS band director was known for screaming at kids when she heard they were going to play a fall sport. Anticipating this, I told DD that if she made the fall sports team I would tell the band director myself in person. It was one of the most horrible teacher interactions I have had. I definitely got screamed at. I told her DD had never played the sport before (which was true) so we had no idea if she would make the team. I told her, "surely you have had others drop band. Maybe the family moves away. The kids break a leg, or something. Things happen." So much screaming.[/quote]

If you are in a Marching Band that competes in field competitions then losing kids is huge. Drill formations and movements are determined by the number of people on the field. If a member is unable to be there, they leave a gap in the formation and it can effect the kids on the left and right of the missing marcher because they learned to keep themselves in line with that person.

So yea, if a person commits to marching band and then drops out, it is a huge deal because it means potentially redoing to formation. And that is not easy.[/quote]

This is my post. That said, there is no reason for screaming but I fully understand being upset and lecturing a kid sternly. You would probably discourage your kid from dropping out of their fall sport because they found something else they want to do. You would probably tell your kid they committed and that their team is depending on them so quitting impacts everyone.

Marching Band is the same thing. You are a part of a larger team that is working together to produce an amazing product. Some bands compete, our band won state and regionals when I was in high school. It was awesome. We spent a few years working to get to that level. Lots of summer practice and devotion after school.

Dropping out of Marching Band hurts the other kids and the band as a whole. I am not sure if kids should have to participate in Marching Band as part of a class requirement, that was not part of the deal at my school in the 80’s but I know my nieces and nephews had to for band. It does suck for the Director and Choreographer if kids drop out. It is hard to rework those formations.

Still there shouldn’t be shouting but scolding, yeah, I get it.[/quote]

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