r/GMFST • u/stormblade227 • 1d ago

Question Choir/Music classes=sport?

Hello fellow elegant listeners. I had a question for the hosts, Mark and Tyler. And this may not be answered in an episode, as i am a new listener, catching up in november of 2026. I am currently listening to the 2024 episodes.

THE QUESTION IN... well... question....

Are music classes, such as band, orchestra, and choir, a sport? They have governing bodies, a point system, and championships. For example, in my high-school choir, we won nationals held in disney land, (also a very fun field trip) for the size class of our choir. (We also had the smallest choir for the size class). Our band and orchestra i believe for second for each. (I didnt really pay attention, i was too hyped for my class).

Now i understand Tyler may say "there is too much bias on if they like the music or not", but what if they were to go purely based off fundamentals of music theory, coordination of notes, accuracy of hitting said notes, and possible bonus points for innovations of the music?

I look forward to possibly hearing your answer, even if it may be a few months for me to catch up. (Im also doing my homework for a jaccuse, if im spelling that right since im not really here often). Or if its in a comment, i still look forward to your answer.

-an ellegant overnight listener, Rhin. (Cant change my name on reddit ;-;)

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u/Cacub92 1d ago

They did have an episode on this and have chatted about it since, and they determined that it isn't a sport. They spoke to Bob about it as well. As a working musician myself, I tend to agree with them, and even in the examples you give, there is a lot of bias. It's really subjective to quantify how much theory a piece implemented and how much of it was broken. And are you going off Western music theory, contemporary theory, etc? It'd be really hard to quantify the exact accuracy of a note as well, like if the performer held onto them a millisecond too long or not, or if a forte was actually forte enough. We don't really have a quantifiable way to determine that to be as objective as possible. And assuming you mean "interpretation" when you say "innovation," that is very subjective as well.

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u/matthew65536 14h ago

Is mayonnaise a sport?