[Dixielandjazz] The Lack of Music Programs in the Schools.

[Mike]

I think the situation in New Jersey and in Colorado is pretty 
representative of what is happening all over the country. I 
think it falls to us as musicians to pick up the slack and 
mentor these younger kids who want to do music but don't have 
programs who will teach it.

The very issue of survival of music in the schools, especially 
those that lack the budget, makes it a political one whether we 
like it or not.


Mike



Scott Anthony wrote:
> I know we're not supposed to talk politics here, but it seems to me that 
> the wholesale drive to eliminate federal support for and effectively 
> defund arts programs in public schools in the 1980s by the 
> "you-know-who" administration, followed by the no-child-left-standing 
> legislation has left us with this sorry state of affairs. When I was in 
> public school in the 50s and 60s my town had the absolute best vocal and 
> instrumental music program in the state of New Jersey. Now it has 
> practically nothing.
> 
> Scott Anthony
> 
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