What is your best advice to do with young students who are very vocal about quitting band in the upcoming year? Band is required in 6th grade but students have the option to get out in 7th. I'm fine with students leaving band at the end of the year. (Most of them are discipline problems anyway) But with it being said in class may influence others to quit as well, especially the ones who really enjoy it but follow the crowd. We have about 50 in the HS band but we are looking to grow with our recent success.