Should the Lewis Cass School Bands Have Stringed Instruments?
We all know and love our Lewis Cass bands, maybe some don’t, but most of us in general love music. The band here at our school is very talented and has won many awards. However, I’ve noticed one thing while playing in a band and watching our concerts. Where are the stringed instruments? I think that the Lewis Cass Band should have a stringed instrument section.
First and foremost, stringed instruments should be an option for Lewis Cass Schools.
I understand that some of the band members aren’t willing to play a stringed instrument, but that doesn’t take away from the opportunities we would have if we added some stringed instruments. Although there are many types of stringed instruments, I think giving students a wider range of instruments to choose from would be better. The first year of “beginning band” is when everyone tries out new instruments and discovers which ones they play the best with, and which ones they like the most. Studies from AstaStrings show that only around 29% of American Schools offer stringed instruments. If we add stringed instruments, then our sound would be better and have more effect since more instruments are playing. I do enjoy playing my flute, but I am more interested in the cello. I also don’t want to wait about 5+ years to be in a band that has all the instruments, including stringed. I also do understand that some band teachers aren’t educated in stringed instruments, but that is where we could hire some teachers who are educated in stringed instruments to teach the kids. Much like how Mr. Hinshaw helps out Mr. Humburg when Mr. Humburg is teaching a sixth and seventh grade band. We could hire an extra teacher to teach the kids who would play stringed instruments, that way everyone would still be learning together.
In conclusion, I think stringed instruments should be an option for Lewis Cass Schools because it gives students a choice from a wide range of instruments and some students just prefer stringed instruments. Which leaves me to my final words: If some students enjoy their stringed instruments, then they’ll buy one themselves, just like how any person with an instrument would do.
David Valencia • Jan 31, 2023 at 12:26 pm
I agree that Band should have stringed instruments, epic article.
blake • Jan 23, 2023 at 2:02 pm
I am in band and i think stringed intruments would be a great thing for band because a lot of people will join because people love stringed instruments and i love them too so they should add them to band please mr humburg and mr hinshaw i hope they add them.
Lilly Pearon • Jan 23, 2023 at 1:32 pm
I clicked on this article not because it was made by one of my best friends but because I am very interested in stringed instruments. I want to learn violin and if Lewis Cass had someone to teach us these amazing instruments we would most likely get more people into band. Some people do not have any interest in flute or percussion or any of the instruments offered here at Lewis Cass so a bigger selection of instruments could help a lot. I give this article a 10/10.
Cassidy Cannon • Jan 23, 2023 at 12:30 pm
I’m not in band, but I totally agree with this. Stringed instruments play beautiful music, and I think it would be wonderful if the school band got some.
Brett Elpers • Jan 23, 2023 at 12:29 pm
I think if strings can’t have their own orchestra then they could be in band. Usually, string instruments are in an orchestra and usually aren’t in school bands, however it might be cool.
Ehren Meador • Jan 23, 2023 at 10:39 am
This topic is very good, the bands should have stringed instruments. So, this could help, in the school bands. Like the Jazz band, has stringed instruments. So, the other bands should have some stringed instruments.
Levi • Jan 23, 2023 at 10:37 am
I am not in band just like Izabella, but I do believe that if the school had stringed instruments, more people would join the class, thus leading to the possibility of musicians in the future. Having stringed instruments may be hard to learn, their are all kinds of guitar teaching apps. Some better, some worse, but this doesn’t mean schools shouldn’t have stringed instruments. If we had stringed instruments, the quality of sound would be better, and would bring in more students to learn to play.
christopher • Jan 23, 2023 at 9:01 am
I think you are right people like all tips of instruments so we shod have stringed instruments and it will make ware bands beater.
Izabella Durbin • Jan 23, 2023 at 8:09 am
I really liked this topic even though I’m not in band. It would be really cool for the school to have stringed instruments. I’m very interested in this because I have a guitar myself and it would be cool if we had a teacher to teach us how to do it. So in conclusion I give this article a 10 out of 10.