madgolfer
Senior Member
Hello. Need some inspiration for an upcoming paper. For those of you who are in band programs (at any level, middle school through college/university) are you satisfied with what you are learning in your program?
To clarify, I used to be a music teacher in the public schools. I got really tired of teaching the same kind of music (of old or dead white men) to my students who seemed less interested year in and out. I felt like I was serving the expectations of the community (X-Mas concert, Memorial Day parades, football games...blah, blah) and not the needs or interests of my students. So I quit and went back for a Ph.D...hence this post.
So my questions are:
1) Do you like the music you play in band? Why or why not?
2) Do you like the ensembles your program offers? Why or why not?
3) What would you change about your program to make it better?
AND
4) If you are not part of a band program...please tell me why! I am not necessarily advocating that band should be the primary musical experience for everyone. What DIDN'T appeal to you about joining a band or other music program? Did something keep you out?
Even if you are no longer part of a music program or were one of the people that pursued music outside of school, feel free to comment.
Thanks in advance.
To clarify, I used to be a music teacher in the public schools. I got really tired of teaching the same kind of music (of old or dead white men) to my students who seemed less interested year in and out. I felt like I was serving the expectations of the community (X-Mas concert, Memorial Day parades, football games...blah, blah) and not the needs or interests of my students. So I quit and went back for a Ph.D...hence this post.
So my questions are:
1) Do you like the music you play in band? Why or why not?
2) Do you like the ensembles your program offers? Why or why not?
3) What would you change about your program to make it better?
AND
4) If you are not part of a band program...please tell me why! I am not necessarily advocating that band should be the primary musical experience for everyone. What DIDN'T appeal to you about joining a band or other music program? Did something keep you out?
Even if you are no longer part of a music program or were one of the people that pursued music outside of school, feel free to comment.
Thanks in advance.