ISSMA announces high school band season cancellation due to COVID-19

The Indiana State School Music Association announced Friday that all 2020 ISSMA Live Marching Band events have been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The indiana state school music association has canceled all live marching band events for 20-20.fox 55's jeremy masukevich shares how local members of the band community anticipate the cancellation will affect students.

Nat allisonof course it was very difficult being my senior year.

Obviously i'm really upset.

Faith allison says she anticipated her senior year at snider high school to look different because of covid-19 nat allison with all the things going on this year, feeling like my senior year might not be like i had hoped.

But didn't expect she wouldn't return as drum major in the snider marching band.sot allisoni just keep falling back on the fact that i did have three really good years with good people in the band and so i do want to be grateful for that of course.

According to a statement from issma... the executive committee felt it couldn't effectively follow the cdc guidelines to ensure a safe environment for students.the announcement comes after many marching bands across the state have already started summer practice.sot allison we are continuing on with some rehearsals with a reduced schedule and we are thinking about still having a parent performance and still try to perform the show in any way that we canissma executive director mick brickwater says they are exploring virtual performance options.nat shannon when band, show choir, or any of the arts gets taken away that inspires them its sad.

Its like a little light diesone parent of an incoming freshman at southside high school says she is disappointed her son won't be able to join the school's marching band to start the yearbut hopes students will still be able to receive virtual instruction.

Sot shannon i was sad but i also understood.

This was something that he was very excited about.

I think that them being able to get their instruments, having music that they get to perform so that in a few months they are able to come together and do it they aren't behind the curve.in fort wayne, jeremy masukevich, fox 55 news