I've heard for a few years that High Schools should not play College arrangements, but I always hear that "it's obvious that this is a HS arrangement they are playing and proves nothing."I could agree with saying not playing college arrangements sometimes [not always!] because1) there's not enough numbers usually to have enough power to bring out each part like it should2) there's not enough uhm musicians for lack of term to play how it should be playedmost of us kids now look up to the college arrangers and try to emulate them with our own writings, but some try to go too far and copy exactly what's going on every single time.then why would people need to come back around and say that HS arrangements are nothing?any thoughts?!
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i don't know of any college with truly complicated arrs....ive heard watered down in terms of rythm or chord structure....but i say this all the time marching band is for dummies....(anybody who says diffrent is either lying to you or somebody's lying to them.) what sets most college arr apart from high schools is the numbers you have to work with and the maturity of the players....for example you wouldn't right bama states neck for a high school not because its overly complicated but because you don't see many high schools with baritones f horns or trumpets with that kind of range as for rythm no one i've seen uses anything more than 16th notes which you should master by the end of 7th grade assuming you start in 6th. thats my nickel
It is all about skill level, instrumentation, and philosophy. As long as your band has the skill level to play the music, and the students understand playing within their own capabilities, then there will be no problem with the collegiate arrangements. My high school wasn't huge, but we had the skill level, philosophy, and good instrumentation to play SU, UAPB, and ASU arrangements with little problem.
The problem comes when schools that lack the skill level needed to successfully execute those arrangements, or when they try to overblow to compensate for their lack of instrumentation.
The trick is to arrange songs that fit your band that allows them successfully execute songs while also challenging them to improve their skill level. Eventually the students are going to have to be able to play those collegiate arrangements.
I AGREE WITH NUMBER ONE.... on THIs II TOPIC...THIs IS WHAT WE As BDS ARE DOINg AT SOME PROGRAMs UNTIL THEY ARE ABLE TO PLAY AT THe REAL HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL......GOOd ANSWER NUMBER 1.......< cite>number1 said:
It is all about skill level, instrumentation, and philosophy. As long as your band has the skill level to play the music, and the students understand playing within their own capabilities, then there will be no problem with the collegiate arrangements. My high school wasn't huge, but we had the skill level, philosophy, and good instrumentation to play SU, UAPB, and ASU arrangements with little problem.
The problem comes when schools that lack the skill level needed to successfully execute those arrangements, or when they try to overblow to compensate for their lack of instrumentation.
The trick is to arrange songs that fit your band that allows them successfully execute songs while also challenging them to improve their skill level. Eventually the students are going to have to be able to play those collegiate arrangements.
"HS" arrangements
I've heard for a few years that High Schools should not play College arrangements, but I always hear that it's obvious that this is a HS arrangement…
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When an arranger arrangements he should always go for the Peak, Not for the lesser.
The problem comes when schools that lack the skill level needed to successfully execute those arrangements, or when they try to overblow to compensate for their lack of instrumentation.
The trick is to arrange songs that fit your band that allows them successfully execute songs while also challenging them to improve their skill level. Eventually the students are going to have to be able to play those collegiate arrangements.