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A marching band is a group of instrumental musicians who play while marching.Historically they were used in armed forces and many marching bands remain military bands.Others are still associated with military units or emulate a military style, with elements such as uniforms, flags and batons and occasionally rifles or sabers.
The field show is the highlight of the Marching Band season. Field shows generally include three to five songs with a uniting theme. Some recent halftime shows include: "1-7-5" (One Way or Another by Blondie, Seven Nation Army by the White Stripes, and excerpts from Beethoven's Fifth Symphony),
During the band's field show on Senior Day in 2016, it was announced that the band was selected to perform in the 2018 Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California. On January 1, 2018 The UMass marching band performed in the Rose Parade on Jan. 1 in Pasadena, California. The parade gained nearly 50 million television viewers.
The Ohio State University Marching Band ( OSUMB) is a university marching band named for and a part of Ohio State University. The band, nicknamed The Best Damn Band in the Land ( TBDBITL) (pronounced / təˈbɪtəl / ), [1] performs at football games and other events during the fall semester. It is one of the few collegiate all-brass and ...
Indiana marching bands performing in the Bands of America Grand National Championships. View the full schedule here. Carmel High School’s Loreli Sokol performs during the 50th annual ISSMA State ...
The University of Minnesota Marching Band was founded in 1892 as the University Cadet Band. The band performed its first halftime field show during the 1910 football season at Northrop Field. [6] Among the formations included was the "Block M" that now serves as the University's logo. The "Block M" formation remains present in the band's ...
The Michigan Marching Band (also known as the University of Michigan Marching Band or the MMB) is the official marching band of the University of Michigan. [1] The band performs at all Michigan Wolverines football home games, select away games, and numerous concerts, pep rallies, and parades. [2]
A drum major or field commander is the leader of a marching band, drum and bugle corps, or pipe band, usually positioned at the head of the band or corps. The drum major is often dressed in more ornate clothing than the rest of the band or corps and is responsible for providing commands to the ensemble, leading them while marching, and ...