[TPIN] Adults playing in student productions

[Rich Uchytil]

When I was in high school, the choir and band did NOT play nicely 
together.  Actually, the band tried but the choir teacher had a ego that 
wouldn't quit, and more seniority over our band teacher.  You would also 
routinely see kids crying in choir because he was so rough on them, 
anything less than perfect was not ok - they did a lot of competitions 
and HAD to win.  Once we had a band concert where we had some extra time 
so we invited the choir to do two songs.  By the time the concert came, 
it was the band that only had two songs.  This guy was a first class 
jerk and unfortunately, his attitude rubbed off on a lot of the choir 
people, they were all very stuck up. 

Just saying it does happen where the departments don't always play 
nicely together.  Certainly not healthy, but it wasn't the kids fault 
(many were in band and choir and agreed the band teacher was a nicer 
guy), that's just the way it was at that school at that time.  It 
wouldn't surprise me if there are still places where the choir and band 
don't play nicely together.

Rich Uchytil

Tim Phillips wrote:
> To play the devils advocate... It's so hard to correctly judge from 
> the sidelines - or if, in this case, you are reading about the game 
> from the paper...
>
> Perhaps they are great colleagues, but all programs are so busy 
> coordinating such an event is nearly impossible...  That would be very 
> healthy because everyone is thriving :)
>
> Just a thought.
>
> Tim Phillips
> iplatrpt at unifourbrass.org
> http://www.unifourbrass.org
>
> Ellis Workman wrote:
>> I am familar with schools with *music* departments where
>> chorale, band, and orchestra teachers are colleagues.
>> What you have described sounds unhealthy.
>>
>> -Ellis
>>
>>  
>>> In the schools around here, the Musical Productions like this are 
>>> put on
>>> by the High School Choral Departments and I assure everybody that they
>>> don't use adult ringers for any of the Singing/Dancing parts.  But, the
>>> Orchestra is another story.  They tend to use all adults.