{"id":4321,"date":"2020-06-10T07:56:27","date_gmt":"2020-06-10T11:56:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musictravel.com\/blog\/?p=4321"},"modified":"2020-06-22T13:36:34","modified_gmt":"2020-06-22T17:36:34","slug":"state-fair-band-day-students-miss-more-than-funnel-cakes-and-shake-ups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musictravel.com\/blog\/2020\/06\/10\/state-fair-band-day-students-miss-more-than-funnel-cakes-and-shake-ups\/","title":{"rendered":"State Fair Band Day Students Miss More Than Funnel Cakes and Shake-Ups"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Indiana State Fair has a long tradition of serving up the most artery-clogging foods, amazing 4-H representatives, seemingly death-defying carnival attractions and above all, some of the finest marching bands in the Hoosierland on Band Day. Last week, the Indiana State Fair Board announced the cancellation of the annual event causing the cancellation of Band Day due to Covid-19 concerns. Since 1947, Band Day has taken place every year.<\/p>\n

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“The impact will certainly be felt for a long time. Teachers all over the state have risen to the challenge of e-learning. I believe we provided our students a strong opportunity over the last few months however, we have looked forward to using the summer to reaffirm skills and rebuild. While we are still planning some sort of summer season, the lack of competitions effects how we approach it.”<\/p>\n