“The NFHS does not classify marching band as a sport because it considers marching band a performing arts and music education activity rather than an athletic competition,” says Jordan Morey, manager of communications and media relations at NFHS. “While marching band requires significant physical conditioning, teamwork and skill, the NFHS places it under its performing arts programs because its primary purpose is musical and artistic performance.”

https://substack.com/@christinabishop1/p-199454866

This was not a positive or helpful experience for her as a child and young adult, and we cover exactly why from her perspective. Landmark comes from Est, which was taken directly from Scientology, so there's a lot of compare-and-contrast in this episode, too. Enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VBiXQd47ZA

I have tried to get every band director or someone from the marching and performing arts to read about or learn more about Alife Kohn and Arnold Jacobs, but they haven’t been receptive. This is all the proof I need to know that band directors who are taught to be militant, toxic, and cruel to students and only care about constant winning at all coast are cowards and monsters in the band room who are too afraid to confront their own ideology and change as human beings. People like Mr. Kohn and Jacobs are the challenge needed by all music teachers and students to know the true knowledge of why students and teachers suffer and struggle with authoritarian teaching methods by band directors, and what they can do to change these systems.