  Video: Music teachers give free concert to ward off budget
cuts  In Philadelphia, they’re worried the state legislature is
about to cut funding still further for music teaching in
schools. So the teachers got together for a concert yesterday on
the last day of school. Today, they’re heading up to Harrisburg
to crotchet and quaver their elected representatives. Let’s hope
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Robert Fitzpatrick says:      Ancient history: at one time in
Philadelphia (up until about 1975), every high school and most
junior high schools had a full symphony orchestra, a wind band,
a jazz ensemble, and a chorus. Each school owned enough
instruments to loan to students who couldn’t afford their own.
There were highly qualified music directors and teachers in
almost every secondary school. Now, it’s come to this. Will the
State of Pennsylvania come to the rescue? Let’s hope so but
let’s not hold our breath too long while we wait. It’s
fashionable to criticize Texas (and