Concert bands get short shrift

Published 2:19 pm Friday, April 6, 2012

An abundant amount of classical music pieces have been composed for many years, and are still played today. However, interest in classical music and concert bands has declined slightly for now. A good example of low concert band numbers is Garfield High School, located in Seattle, which only has one concert band, while there are multiple orchestras and jazz bands in their music program. Instead, jazz is taking over.

While jazz is a good genre, it would be harder to keep classical music from declining if one music style overpowers the other. With fewer concert bands, experienced music players will get mixed with music novices, which makes things less enjoyable. That’s why I think we need to promote more concert bands in schools where they are declining.

Phong Huynh

Seattle