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[quote=Anonymous]Speaking as a marching band parent.... It takes an extraordinary amount of time and commitment to do marching band. At our school, band camp starts up before football starts, and the band kids do longer hours of practice. As the season goes on, they add more and more pieces to the show, improving as they go along. It's not just a halftime show; they perform at competitions and for Virginia assessments. Bands can be invited to competitions and parades. I do think that the arts are downplayed in this area. I see a lot of people drop music in favor of sports. And even on this site, the implication is that sports and scouts take priority to music. And by the way, wind ensemble commitments do not end with marching band. There are winter Tiny Tots concerts, spring musicals, graduations, and so on. The school bands support the school and the community throughout the year. [/quote]
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