Band as a class?

vballgurl
Mon, 02 Jan 2012 23:45:59 +0000

I’m a freshman in high school wanting about to register for classes for my sophomore year. I am rather serious about playing my instrument and am first chair in the middle band at my school. I am wondering whether it is worth it to continue to playing in school because I also participate in some of the more elite youth orchestras in my area, but I cannot get into district or all state band without remaining in band as a class. It is not a weighted class and I heard that some colleges discredit nonacademic classes when looking at your college app. I would like to be taking some AP science classes with the period that I am in band, and it would really help if anyone had any advice on remaining in the program or dropping it, thanks! I do love playing in the band but it’s really a blowoff class everyday…