S THE ORIGINALS: members of the first 1952 Terrace community band put on a performance for fans. Some of the instruments used in this band are still to culture, say By MICHAEL COX A CUT usually involves blood and a wound, but cuts to the school distict’s music program will leave cultural scars, members of the Terrace community band argue. Corbin King, one of the original members of the Terrace community band, was at the June 14 city council meeting to express his concems about the music program. “It is going to take the concentrated effort of the com- munity, school board and cily council to keep music in the community,’’ he said. King said an academic focus in school is important, but culture can’t be tossed aside. ‘Music gives you cultural training that lasts an entire lifetime,” he said. King said of the 19 original band members, most leamed ‘how to play in school bands, It was that background of playing in school bands that got the current community band program started in Ter- race, he said. * Colleen Sandy, also anzgriginal community band mem- ber, said her grandson _useSs:the same'saxophone:she uscd - when she was playing, "7" | *T would hate to sce any kids go without music,’’ she said. : King’s children didn’t go without music, and he is one of three gencrations of musicians. His daughter, Christine Andrews, plays in the com- munity band and hopes her son will have the same op- portunily. “Music is a lifelong experience that I don’t want my Kids to miss out on,’’ she said. Andrews fears that music will become a two-tiered sys- tem in Terrace because not all families can afford private lessons. “Cutting out grade six and seven band only leaves pri- vate lessons that not all parents can afford to pay for,’ Carol Lomas, also involved with the community band, _ Said getting rid of grade six and seven band means less kids wiil want to play music. “Kids will have other interests and music won’t be as - important,” she said. Lomas said the current community band won't suffer, but future bands could have player shortages, “We see this as the beginning of the end for school bands,”’ she said. being used by the 3rd generation of musicians. Com- munity band members are worried that cuts to the music program could hurt future community bands. school cuts devastating musicians ead al THEN AND NOW: Colleen Sandy, Combin King, Carol Lomas and Christine Andrews have all been involved with the Terrace community band and fear school board music cuts will Lomas said talks between the communily band and the school board have been dubbed a special interest group, but the entire community supports the music progiam. “Tf we're a special interest, then it's an interest that is a big part of this community.”’ That backing in the community isn’t enough to influence the school board, she said. “T’m ata loss for what it will take now,’’ she said. King has seen the music program grow in Terrace from its start and doesn’t want to sce that lost. “If nothing is done I can see us going back to where we were in 1952, and that would be a terrible Toss,”? 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