I try to imagine a high school band playing rap music... this is not easy. I think you'd have to assign the rap itself to the percussion section, and there woul

I try to imagine a high school band playing rap music... this is not easy. I think you'd have to assign the rap itself to the percussion section, and there wouldn't be much left for the rest of the band to play. Copyright makes that idea rough anyway. Classical music is far easier to get. Sousa marches and the national anthem are also easy to get. I mostly don't see how any of this relates to a career path. We teach kids music because they enjoy the teamwork and accomplishment.