Right now I have a junior high band of 7th and 8th graders, but I've been interested in the idea of splitting them to where 8th grade joins the high school band and 7th grade becomes the JH band. I've seen a few programs with this style and it looks like they're better able to strengthen their foundations on basics that help them to be much stronger once in 8th grade.

I want to get more input on this. Is there anyone that tried this that didn't like it? Someone that tried it that saw an improvement? Is there a logistical nightmare in changing to this?