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Post by philodemus on Aug 16, 2022 18:08:57 GMT -6
The smallest, 'old money' sorts of school usually aren't big band schools because, culturally, that's just 'not what we do.' It's a social class thing: old money runs track, plays golf and perhaps tennis... but it would never do something so unspeakably petit bourgeoisie as march in the band. Too nerdy, to 'joiner'... the whole thing smacks of effort. Old money just wants to place (not win) at the cross country meet or some other individual sport where no one else is counting on you and you can skip the meet to go to the Vineyard for the weekend if the impulse arises. Old money doesn't hustle back to its set, it takes a gentleman's 'C' at a prestigious school it got into on a 'legacy' admission.
To find big band programs, find places where the money is freshly acquired by people who only have that money because they earn it at the sort of jobs that required a business or tech degree. You know, the suburbs of Austin or Indianapolis as random examples.
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Post by paddy on Aug 16, 2022 20:05:58 GMT -6
Carmel and Zionsville in Indiana. Right next door to each other 2 very different results. I feel you could also include Westfield and Fishers right on in there too. Except Zionsville is the exclusive smaller community in that area. Fishers and Westfield are just affluent large suburbs.
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Post by Marching Observer on Aug 16, 2022 23:43:27 GMT -6
I feel you could also include Westfield and Fishers right on in there too. Except Zionsville is the exclusive smaller community in that area. Fishers and Westfield are just affluent large suburbs. Ah I see. You were comparing the city/district sizes. Fair point.
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Post by paddy on Aug 17, 2022 12:45:24 GMT -6
Except Zionsville is the exclusive smaller community in that area. Fishers and Westfield are just affluent large suburbs. Ah I see. You were comparing the city/district sizes. Fair point. Yeah, sorry I wasn't very clear.
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