The barrier is similar to sports… kids in sports have to be athletic. Kids in

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Dec 8, 2021
1:14:47pm

kotacoug Truly Addicted User

Band have to be musical. Of course there are barriers.

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kotacoug

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A lawyerly response to TADOW's "unpopular opinion" on the Marching Band

TEXAS mutual friends

12/8/21 1:02pm

According to my 14 year old son, "kids in the marching band are really weird"

thewaterboy

12/8/21 1:05pm

Some are. For sure. The great thing about groups like the marching band in

gwalker

12/8/21 1:11pm

Fixed it for you:

m0resn0w

12/8/21 1:13pm

The barrier is similar to sports… kids in sports have to be athletic. Kids in

kotacoug

12/8/21 1:14pm

Maybe at a school like American Fork. Most places all you to do is show up and

gwalker

12/8/21 1:15pm

I thought we were talking college.

kotacoug

12/8/21 1:31pm

We were. I changed the scope. Sorry.

gwalker

12/8/21 1:32pm

I think this is the same in college and HS. Some are very selective and some

scottfunkel

12/8/21 1:48pm

You could still play an instrument though right?

kotacoug

12/8/21 1:59pm

RE: According to my 14 year old son, "kids in the marching band are really

m0resn0w

12/8/21 1:11pm

They most certainly are. I had season tickets next to a band Mom. Very weird!

Kilgruman

12/8/21 1:18pm

That's not a very nice thing to call your wife.

m0resn0w

12/8/21 1:34pm

Your son 14 years from now: My bosses are sure weird.

Florwood

12/8/21 1:35pm

To be fair, he's in the regular band, so I'm not sure what to make of that

thewaterboy

12/8/21 1:38pm

Its unfortunate. My son is an athlete but also started playing an instrument in

Tricky

12/8/21 2:15pm

An accountant response to the post

Ojiisan

12/8/21 1:16pm

But I think that TADOW's opinion is correct. The band is not exciting at all

Kilgruman

12/8/21 1:17pm

Who stays to watch halftime anyway? Keep the band, just expand what they can play.

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