[Dixielandjazz] Re: School Band Directors

[Kurt]

Maybe it's time to view "Mr. Holland's Opus" again. Great movie that
illustrated the frustration band directors have with administrations,
budgets, etc.

-----Original Message-----
From: dixielandjazz-bounces at ml.islandnet.com
[mailto:dixielandjazz-bounces at ml.islandnet.com]On Behalf Of Russ Guarino
Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2004 11:03 PM
To: TCASHWIGG at aol.com
Cc: dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Re: School Band Directors


School systems cut music every time there is a budget problem.  This is not
the fault
of the music teacher.  He/she gets cut too.

Russ Guarino

TCASHWIGG at aol.com wrote:

> Great Post  by Pat Cooke Pat,
>
> and telling it exactly like it is man.
>
> I sincerely wish it wasn't true.
>
> It is up to all of us and others like us to get involved and change the
> system before it is too late and the only musicians coming out or the
schools will
> be turntableist yelping unintelligible lyrics over it.
>
> The teachers have been uninspired for decades no wonder many of them can't
> inspire kids to get into and stick with music to turn out any new legends.
>
> I know first hand because I have three sons who showed immediate promise
at
> being good players and the system shut down after one year for them and
there
> was no music program.  They laid aside their instruments and went off into
> other interests and never went back.  No hope of a future for it.
>
> We must do something and everything we can to bring that back into the
> schools and to the kids or indeed music as we know and love it will
disappear
> forever in a few more decades if not sooner.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Tom Wiggins
>
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