05-31-2010, 03:42 PM
One of the proposals on the table is to cut the number of electives students take and to cut students' daily class schedule by one period a day. This negatively impacts the music department because If forced to choose between their music class and other great elective choices, such as Art, JROTC, or some AP classes, many students (due to career aspirations or other interests) will choose to drop their music class. Within the music department, a large number of the current band and orchestra students choose to join choir during their time here- this situation would force them to choose one ensemble to participate in; no matter what, a portion of the music program suffers. Given this, this community should be very concerned for the future of the high school music program.
There has been a renewal in recruitment efforts to try to increase numbers of students who are participating in band, orchestra and choir at the high school level. This new proposal means these efforts have all been in vain.
Once these programs go away, it is next-to-impossible to bring them back. Let's not let this happen~!
There has been a renewal in recruitment efforts to try to increase numbers of students who are participating in band, orchestra and choir at the high school level. This new proposal means these efforts have all been in vain.
Once these programs go away, it is next-to-impossible to bring them back. Let's not let this happen~!