At Murray Middle School, 85 instruments had fallen silent. Worn by years of band and orchestra practice, the brass was dented, the strings were frayed and the repair bill was longer than the repair ...
PORT ANGELES — The 20 sixth-graders in Jesse Reynolds’ beginning band class at Franklin Elementary School almost didn’t get a chance to play an instrument this year. Eliminating sixth-grade band was ...
When only one company is invited to do business with school districts and parents, everyone loses. There is no competition to keep prices on instruments and repairs reasonable. The single company can, ...