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A Survey Of Public Junior And Senior High School Band Directors: Opinions Concerning Rated Band Festivals In The State Of Arkansas, Robert E. Adams
A Survey Of Public Junior And Senior High School Band Directors: Opinions Concerning Rated Band Festivals In The State Of Arkansas, Robert E. Adams
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The purpose of the study was to determine the opinions of the public school band directors of Arkansas concerning the administration of the rated rend and its musical and educational value to the students and directors of bands. Various opinions exist concerning the desirable and undesirable aspects of such programs.
Harold C. Hind states:"There have been several arguments advanced against contesting, chief among them being the plea that time devoted to working up a test piece could be more profitably employed in improving the general repertoire of the band."
However, Hind later states: "Every band should make a point of …