MikeD Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 Can you get any more white than Mary Poppins" and Edwardian England? However, the corps is quite diverse. What do you mean "white"? Just LOOK at their faces! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luv4corps Posted October 7, 2015 Author Share Posted October 7, 2015 (edited) Yes, it's true that kids who march in drum corps these days tend to be middle class white kids. I think that is unfortunate. However, many of these recent DCI age-outs (like myself) are music educators now, and we DO work in schools with at-risk kids in our schools. I've brought up the point before that the community drum corps model of the past hasn't gone away... the social function has just been passed on to the public school marching band programs. The lessons I learned from my time with Scenic City and then Cadets hugely influenced my teaching and world view. The kids I teach benefit from my experiences in DCI in a very real though indirect way. I push them hard, but they have a safe place to go... and many of those lost souls who may otherwise have fallen through the cracks of the school system end up having a home and close friends that they can lean on and be held accountable to. Wonderful point! Yes! Thank you. "A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops." Henry E. Adams Edited October 7, 2015 by luv4corps 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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