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Date Posted: 20:16:04 01/23/07 Tue
Author: Jessica Rigsby
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Re: 1 bad player
In reply to: Ferris 's message, "1 bad player" on 18:47:26 04/22/05 Fri

I agree with Dr. Owen 100% (now how often will that really happen? haha) I too had a situation in a high school womens chorus where a girl with special needs some how wormed her way through the system and got into this permission only group. The director decided however not to hurt the students feelings by letting her try and sing with us. The end result was a sound I had never quite heard befor, kind of a low rumble under the beautiful melodies and harmonies being produced by the group. Needless to say, after a few days of this the director had to pull the girl aside and inform her that she simply could not be in his choir because she was so far behind the rest. He did however grant her permission to join our general chorus which was a come-all group that sang one "popular" song per concert. This, I think, was a good solution to the problem. Instead of removing a "bad" student all together, try just placing them in a lower ensemble if there is one available. If not talk to the student about private lessons, and let them know if they improve they can attempt to audition back into the group.

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[> Re: 1 bad player -- Amanda Chaney, 19:00:36 01/25/07 Thu [1]

I think that Dr. Owen and everyone else is right. I think that as music educators we should give everyone the chance to participate in music and to feel the emotions associated with the music. I think there is a point where if they haven't progressed through private instruction and are thinking about going further in the field of music (aka college) then something should be said to that student. If the student simply enjoys themself in the ensemble then I would allow them to perform with the general ensemble and let them be happy doing what they can in the group.

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