One of our 3 daughters is a 7th grade member of the Junior High School band in our town. She plays the flute...She been asked to perform in a District Solo and Ensemble Adjudicated Concert in April.

Friday she brings home a form explaining that for every solo and/or trio she performs in the concert with...she will be expected to pay a fee.

Solo's are $10.00 each...
Trio's are $ 4.34 each...

If she needs an accompianist, she's to add another $5.00 to the tab...

So, for the one solo and two trios she's in...we're looking at almost $30 for her to participate.

I'm only 44 years old...I went to plenty of District, Regional and even State type concerts when I was in school and never paid a dime.

Have you ever heard of such a thing?

I'll be speaking with the director later today. I'm guessing this is somehow effected by a union thing perhaps...

Anything like this happening in your neck of the woods?

Bill in Dayton