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by Mid A 55
Sat Jul 07, 2012 4:11 pm
Forum: Parents - Past, Present & Future
Topic: Beating retreat, end of term.
Replies: 50
Views: 11817

Re: Beating retreat, end of term.

It would seem that I am coming across as defending this because of the sake of tradition (either that or people are replying to my posts without actually reading them, I know they are sometimes late at night, but given the nature of my work I do not have much free time during the weekdays); this is ...
by Mid A 55
Sat Jul 07, 2012 1:08 am
Forum: Parents - Past, Present & Future
Topic: Beating retreat, end of term.
Replies: 50
Views: 11817

Re: Beating retreat, end of term.

Firstly, I'm not Andy/Andrew, I'm afraid I'm not that recent! Secondly, my point was not that a child should not be able to participate in drum majoring purely because they are not in Mid A. My point was that it would become so hard to administer and run, with so many prospective young drum majors, ...
by Mid A 55
Sat Jul 07, 2012 12:24 am
Forum: Parents - Past, Present & Future
Topic: Beating retreat, end of term.
Replies: 50
Views: 11817

Re: Beating retreat, end of term.

As a recent former drum major (and head drum major), I would just like to say that I am completely against this. Mid A has always been the house that provides the band with the drum majors, a tradition that stretches back even before the houses were divided up as Senior and Junior sides. I know that...