MUSIC STORES AND BAND DIRECTORS


[ Follow Ups ] [ Post Followup ] [ TubeNet BBS ] [ FAQ ]

Posted by js on November 29, 2001 at 16:24:35:

OK, we've done a bunch of impromptu surveys lately. Here's a nice PROVOCATIVE one for band directors:

:^)

1/ Have you ever been offered a substantial kick-back by a music store and accepted it? (5 - 10% or even more of net rentals or sales or equivalent value merchandise, "goodies", etc.)

- or -

2/ Has a music store surprised you with a big fat check and you kept it, thus establishing an annual or semi-annual pattern?

***************

If the answer to either of the above is "yes", please continue:

3/ What percentage are you being paid?

4/ Are the music store's prices internet competitive?

5/ How are you paid? (cash, check, etc.)

6/ Do you ever worry about getting caught by the school system or by the I.R.S.?

7/ Have you ever been confronted and accused by parents, and if so, how did you react? (denial, ignored them, changed the subject, etc.)

8/ Would you like to stop this cycle, and if so, have you ever thought through the conversation that would occur between you and the music store salesman?

9/ Does your current standard of living depend on this money? (ie: quality of your car, where you send your kid to school, etc.)

10/ Have you ever discussed this with anyone else? (church member, relative, parent, spouse, etc.)

11/ Do you believe that the act of taking money from the parents of your students affects your attitude towards your students and their families?

******************

Thanks for posting replies on this VERY "taboo" subject. If you are uncomfortable answering the survey, perhaps you might post from a library or internet cafe computer.




Follow Ups: