Originally Posted by: haghj500It angers me when schools cut music programs and not sports programs, as I believe playing in a band teaches you more about dealing with people, working as a team and timing, than playing on a football or baseball team.

Thanks for updating the thread.

I'm with you there. One of the teachers at this store, who was the mentor for the junior rock band, also teaches at a school. She was told last spring that they were cutting the music program and she was going to lose her job. She told us last night that they reversed it thanks to a petition and protests put together in the community. I was glad to hear that her story had a happy ending...for now anyway.

I think both music programs and sports programs are important. I hope at least one of my kids catches the music bug. I thought my daughter did, but it doesn't seem so. She still has time though. I'm hoping that the memory of last night for my 7 year old son will encourage him to get involved with music. Apparently he was grinning from ear to ear relaying his experience to his siblings.