Good marching bands have everyone playing their instruments while marching. I should know, I was a member of one in high school.
It is so offensive to me to hear these off handed, casual remarks of “just fake it”.
Believe me, there are members in every band who strive to be the best. Who take playing their instruments very seriously.
The kids in this country need to strive for excellence. This “just fake it” and “just have fun” attitude is disturbing.
I whole-heartidly agree with your notion that excellence must be strived for and highly valued. As a handicapped person, believe me when I tell you that extensive practice, striving for excellence, is the hallmark of a handicapped person excelling in any sport. I funded many a lighted driving range in the territory I traveled. BUT,the monies collected in taxes are not at issue if someone gats a break from paying IN for some designated reason. That sort of upside down thinking is what drives the democrap proclamation that tax refunds are ‘government spending’ and tax cuts cost the government monies.
I was in the Univ of Ark marching band for two years. We did shows where many of us couldn’t play the whole thing due to the complex marching designs.
Lot’s of weird shapes moving across each other. If you didn’t go horns down...OUCH! We also did arrangements where only the brass and drums played the whole piece while the rest of us made lettering.
Of course, there were 250 of us on the field.