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Date Posted: 18:25:34 05/08/07 Tue
Author: Brian B
Subject: Re: Band Homework?
In reply to: Chad B 's message, "Band Homework?" on 05:29:59 01/24/07 Wed

In my High school, we didnt have to do anything for band. This was also reflective in the attitude of many of the people in the band; nobody cared about it more than they had to. I understand the need to not scare off some students with actual work in music classes but I think Amanda M mentioned a great idea in the reflecting on concerts that her band had done. We reflected on our concerts, but it was usually never in a positive manner due to the lack of dedication to the work of the ensemble. The next day of classes we would always spend the period watching the video of the performance and making our comments about it then, but it would have benefitted the ensemble greatly had our teacher done something along the lines of hosting a discussion of each piece. Just forcing us to reflect positively but realistically would have helped expand the knowledge of music of the ensemble and instill a good sense of pride, which would result in an increase in quality and participation the next year around.

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[> Re: Band Homework? -- John Weber, 05:24:32 02/04/08 Mon [1]

Another thing to be taken into account is whether or not the school offers any music theory classes or not. If the school doesn't offer said courses, then some written assignments MIGHT be a good idea. I say this with extreme caution however; during my senior year, the concert band was assigned homework by the conductor, who only recieved a large amount of hate in return. I should also mention that all of us here on this forum are passionate about music, a trait that is not always found in band members. The members of that concert band were players who didn't really care about what they did in band and actually ahted thier time there. When I asked one boy why he was still in band if he hated it so much and only dragged everyone else done, he gave me a look as though the answer were obvious and said, "Because it's an easy A." My point is that some students don't care about the music they're playing, and wouldn't benefit from written homework.

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