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Word of this video reached Tom Cruise. He watched (?) and sent the band Top Gun t-shirts and a movie screening. He thanked them for a amazing tribute and wished them luck in the Rose Bowl.
Great reaction. As others have mentioned -- their Hollywood Blockbusters show is a must see. And for you guys, their performance at Wembley -- with a tribute to British rock. Texas A&M impressive -- but in a totally different way. And . . . for HBCU's -- Southern University's halftime show at LSU this past season was amazing. You would also enjoy -- Michigan's nighttime tribute to 9/11, with coordinated lights on every band member. Bands often travel to away games but not always. Usually 2 or 3 games per year, depending on distance and circumstances. There's enough time for both bands to perform at half time.
The band performs at every home game. The university provides money to get them to one away game during the regular season each year, and to any post-season games. The band will perform at a second or third away game during the regular season if a wealthy patron donates the money to pay for the transportation and lodging.
OSU Marching Band has several great performances out there. One is Movie Themed, and another is a Tribute to Michael Jackson. There are other great Marching Bands out there, but OSU has consistently been on top of their game for a long time. There is even a competition for this as well.
They are at all of the home football games half time! They also have a tribute to Hollywood , Disney one, they even played in London when there was an NFL! They are the best!
Most college marching bands in the U.S. are "show bands" and are all about entertainment at football halftime, parades, etc. OSU is one of the best, and there are many others that are great as well. Not only do they march and play at a very high level, they often are doing a new show every week / couple of weeks which makes it even more impressive. The other side of the sport is Drum Corps International (DCI). Drum Corps is brass, drums and color guard and each year the season usually runs from May through August. The corps each have one show they perform repeatedly while performing around the country leading up to the national championships in early August. Their skill level is much higher as it is only one show that they get to keep perfecting, something college bands don't have the luxury to do. Many college marching band members will march Drum Corps in the summer months. Both types of marching bands are amazing with lots of videos on TH-cam.
Thanks for the comment Larry! Really appreciate the info. Such a talent to be able to do this but to change the routine every couple of weeks and perform it to this level is amazing!
As a graduate of the school up north with the world’s best fight song, I can appreciate that you have a good band. Top 5 in the country. But I can think of at least one better. One I’d rather watch anyway. Arguments about traditions can be a bit subjective
Another style of marching bands is exemplified by Texas A&M University, who have one of the few remaining military bands (they are members of the Cadet Corps, which is part of ROTC, a military officer training program that goes back over 150 years). Marching bands originated as a military function, and the 'drum major' you find in these bands was originally an English military officer in command of the drum corps that keeps everyone marching in step. Starting in the early 1900s, college bands moved from the ROTC program to the music departments. But I digress. The TAMU band, the "Fightin' Texas Aggie Band," are not about show moves, but stress precision maneuvers. That sounds simple, but watch one of their shows (especially one with the signature Four Way Cross) and you will be amazed that what they do is even possible. The DCI program evolved from military-style band performances, but is now closer to the sort of show you see at the SuperBowl halftime-but especially considering that everyone (save one drum major) must be no older than 21 years, their work is separately amazing. Perhaps the biggest clue to their heritage is that hey still twirl rifles instead of batons.
College bands are active all year and the good ones tour, do holiday parades, and are at the schools’ various games and functions (usually in a paired-down group that is appropriate for the size of the venue). They do travel with the team to away games, but usually with a smaller contingent in the stadium. P.S. Kinda wished they did the part where co-pilot “Goose” cracked his gourd! RIP, Goose! 🥴
I think the amazing part is the fact they're full -time college students with full course class loads and yet they find time to learn this and study at the same time.
The Texas A&M four way cross as well as the University of Tennessee Circle drills aren't as flashy but when you try to follow one person you realize how complex and technical marching can be
Oh boy, you think I've commented before!! You have hit my sweet spot! I was in the University of Connecticut (UConn) Marching Band for 4 years. Met my wife there and made most of my lifelong friends there. I also spent 4 years in the basketball pep bands and went to 4 NCAA Tournaments including 2 Women's Final Fours and 1 Men's Sweet Sixteen. So, the U.S. marching band experience, much like sports, is a wide-ranging one. You don't have quite as many opportunities for it as sports because it can be expensive for some communities and smaller schools just don't have the number of bodies to make it happen. Starting in high school, it will be very common to have a band come out for football and basketball games (to play songs and lead chants during pregame, halftime, and breaks in the action) and the schools with the resources will also field a marching band that, like this, will play a show at halftime. Also in high school but at the next level of time and resources, you have schools who will actually field competition marching bands. They will perform 10 to 12 minutes shows featuring a variety of different types of music (usually more artsy and lest pop-like) and tour their area playing about one competition per week with other schools in the area. Their performances will be graded by independent judges (usually out of 100) and they will be ranked. This leads often leads to an end of season regional championship and some will even gather for national championships (although different organizations sponsor different circuits and none of them are truly national or unified like you'll see with college-level NCAA sports championships). Since high school football is usually played on Friday nights, the marching band competitions will be held on Saturdays throughout the autumn. Lots of bands at all levels will also play at parades and local festivals throughout the year as time and resources allow. intriguing Now, in addition to performing at football games and other local and regional events, bands will perform what are called exhibition shows. Basically, they will either take bits and pieces from their halftime show routines or they will create an entirely separate show that is more artistic and in the style of competitive high school bands and perform as a kind of way to show off what they can really do. Either way, they will take their shows on the road and perform exhibitions either at other types of sporting events (NFL games, baseball games, etc) or at those high school competitions (usually while the judges are tabulating their scores and results). This gives a band things to do when the football team is off or at an away game that they didn't go to. They will also perform at what we call pep rallies; little events that get the fans hyped up before the games. To answer that question, yes, schools with the resources will send the marching band to away games. This is most often seen in the SEC who, as you've seen, has more money than God but teams that make bowl games (to be explained in another video or comment) and playoff games also will send their bands. When both bands are at a game, it's always special because there's always a band playing and, while there's usually cordiality between bands, there's always that extra edge to playing opposite an opposing bands that both bands always get that much more juiced up to play and are usually at their best. No, the average person usually can't tell if one individual messes up (especially for bands this big or bigger) but when they can, something has probably gone TERRIBLY wrong. My wife has a fantastic story about one kid falling over during this particularly complicated and tight drill form her drum corps were executing and half the group toppled over as well; it was like a 10-car pile up on the motorway. Unfortunately, this was a regional show in 1998 and if there was any video of it, I doubt it has survived and is likely not on the internet. Finally, if you really want to make another marching band reaction video, find a video about marching bands from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). They don't have the fancy drill or marching precision as an Ohio State or Texas A&M (although, yeah, you should probably watch them too; they have a more military style because their band is a part of the school's military cadet corps but their drill is so tight, you wonder how they pull it off) but for pure entertainment value and volume, HBCUs are the best. Here's an example but I'm sure there's plenty out there. th-cam.com/video/mXQTyqwCSTU/w-d-xo.html Cheers boys and keep the vids coming!
My high school competed in those band competitions (after I graduated though). I used to go to them with my mom - couple of my cousins were in the band plus we were both band junkies. Usually about 6 bands attended, and the host band provided the entertainment while the scores were tabulated etc. They were loads of fun and always drew good crowds. These competitions really took some of the "geek" out of the equation because the bands were bringing home trophies so they gained some respect.
Wow, Kevin!! Just read through this, great stuff. Love that’s where you met your wife and thank you for confirming about away games. I’d love to see a “band off” where the bands interrupt each other and go back and forth lol. Would be crazy if that ever happened. Thank you for the suggestion too, this sounds great, I’ve added it to our list 👍
This is the college football team I support! I grew up in Ohio, and even though I didn't go here, they are revered statewide (and sporadically around the country).
Ohio State's Marching Band is great. I like their Hollywodd Blockbuster performance the best. An alternative is the marching bands that come from the black universities that dance, they are incredible and so much fun to watch.
Fellas……the both of u r doing a bang up job. Keep the vids coming. Love how passionate u guys r becoming with American sports. The logo is dope. Anyone who believes otherwise can suck it sideways! Fan here in Souther Cali. L.A. all day! 🙌🏽
Ohio State MB actually did a performance at Wembley Stadium you might like to see. It's well done. I believe the NFL invited them to be their halftime show. I'm not sure about Ohio, but most bands don't usually go to the "away games;" they do competitions, exhibitions, and of course parades with the Drum Major (kind of like a captain of the band) leading. If I remember correctly, Ohio learns their routines in two weeks. I was in my high school Colorguard (dancing with flags), so we marched with the band. Those were some of my best high school memories.
@@DNReacts It's also a big deal in the South in HS football. My HS team marched the Rose Bowl Parade (parade and CFB playoff game every year). I did Military style marching, whereas this is a different type, and I was always jealous of the really cool stuff the contemporaries were doing at the time (2006ish)
I went to a high school with a huge marching band. Have been to the rose bowl parade many times. But I’ve never seen anything like this live and I want to so bad.
During pre-game for Ohio State games the band forms a script OHIO. After forming the Ohio (incursive) one of the tuba players comes sprinting out to dot the "i." It's a big deal for senior tuba players. My old high school band director was part of the Ohio State band and got to dot the "i" twice. He said is was one of the best experiences from college for him.
My high school band director and college band directors were both also part of the Ohio State Marching band. Both were trumpet players also. During our summer band camps, were we would typically learn our fight song and the first three or so shows, as well as our competition show, we would often have OSU Band Members help including several Sousaphone Players who dotted the I. The Sousaphone is the name of the marching tuba, which the OSU Sousaphone player was adamant about mentioning and not to call it a tuba. I also learned from my college band director that during the 1970's when he was in the band that the OSU band director only used valve trombones, and not slide trombones for more precision in their turns, and to avoid collisions, but that was later reversed. My college band director called them abominations. It's a lot easier now choreograph the shows, thanks to computers. Back then a typical high school half time show had 4 to 6 pages of charts, with a complex show around 10. And those were simple. I can imagine how complex OSU and other college charts are.
This was a great one with the volleyball. 3 other legendary performances are their tributes to video games, Hollywood blockbusters, and Michael Jackson. And their longtime tradition called “Script Ohio” is also a sight to behold. When Ohio State played against Florida A&M, everyone was more excited for the marching bands to finally get together then they were for the actual football game. The Texas A&M routine is really cool tool.
You pay attention to your commenters well. For technical proficiency among college bands, OSU surpasses the rest, and there are several other bands with equal musical chops but none distinctly better. The Script Ohio formation is epic -- among those other than tuba players to "dot the i" are Ohioans John Glenn and Jack Nicklaus.
OSU is one of the best PWI marching bands you will see. For most college marching bands there is a new show every week or home game. Sometimes a band will perform at away games if the full band is brought. The band also performs at bowl games and championships. If you’re looking for more bands to watch I would suggest looking at the pregames for bands as those have the most fanfare and atmosphere. I suggest these “Script Ohio”, Michigan, Texas Aggie Band, LSU, Tennessee, and Penn State. Truly to encapsulate College Marching you NEED to see HBCU (Historically Black College or University) marching programs. It is an entirely different style and the two are NOT comparable. For these I suggest Jackson State, Southern (Human Jukebox), Grambling, and Florida AM (Marching 100)
This was fun. Wished I had seen it earlier. The competition to get on band is as tough as football team. Thanks for doing this Ohio State band video. never saw this one before. There is another Ohio State video that better. It is also about movies.
Back in 2016 my son's High School marching band marched in the London New Year's Day Parade. It was a great (cold) trip. Many, many bands from schools over here travel to march in the LNYDP.
I love watching people from other parts of the world react to American matching bands because it seems like we’re possibly the only one who utilizes matching bands. I was in my junior high and high school band and people seem surprised that there are band combinations all over the country. I lived in South Georgia, very very south and my school hosted an annual event called the Southern Open and since we were the hosting school we couldn’t actually perform to win but we always had a kick but routine just for that event which we could perform just for the fun of it! Even though that was obviously on the high school level there were amazing performances by multiple schools every year. Most of our high school bands could have artistically competed with on the collegiate level except we only had about 200 players versus the colleges and universities 300+ typically. I think one of you might have mentioned, or ask if the band used different routines for every game and I don’t know osu very well but normally in high school the bands would learn and perform a new one every week for Friday night halftime. Another thing I’ve noticed is I’m not certain how long college halftimes are but on the high school level it was 12 minutes and both bands performed their routine during it but if we went over our allotted time the football team would be penalized. These OSU routines seem to be longer than anything we could do.
We do this in college football. We learn how, and perform in High school and often middle school. We band kids are a strange bunch. We do this in the summer camp in the heat and everyday after school through NOv, Dec, when it gets cold. Fully knowing that most people are gone to the concession stands for grub. We do mess up, in high school one of my sections wasn't watching the drum major, the little guys directing from the sides and around, and we wound up way off by ourselves at finish. Man did we have a chewing out in band practice on Monday. Most of the time that's worked out by the time you go to university. So glad you liked it, most Americans barely notice our efforts! It's really common here and people just sorta expect it.
Link to Texas Fighting Aggie Band (Texas A & M which stands for Agricultural and Mechanical by the way and don't let anyone tell you different!) One of their best halftimes. Note: A & M may be the most tradition driven college atmospheres in the country, not just with athletics either. It permeates everything!
Another great Ohio State University marching band half time performance was the tribute to video games. OSU is called the Best Damn Band in the Land. Thanks for the review! Im curious what the British do for football games (we know as soccer)? I saw a couple videos of popular chants and roasts - hilarious! :)
Appreciate the suggestion, thank you 🙏 We have more banter chants over here. Some crazy song that gets sung on the spot. They’re usually offensive, but hilarious
Y'all would enjoy the hell out of watching a halftime drill from the Fightin' Texas Aggie Band from Texas A&M University. Especially watch one of their thanksgiving game drills with the 4-way cross.
4:24 typically college bands just put on shows for the home crowd. They will sometimes perform at away games or at a big playoff game. HIGH SCHOOL however, is extremely competitive especially on Texas and will tour all over for competitions
6:49 AND YES, if something goes wrong or too many people are confused we fall over like dominoes. People I know have gotten concussions from stuff like that happening
DN, I believe I recently saw you reacting to the show they did some years ago called "Hollywood Blockbuster Movies". If I'm wrong, you should. It's amazing!! Another classic is the tribute to Michael Jackson. I was just reminded via another group's review that, I'm sure, you'd enjoy watching: the show they did at Wembley Stadium. On another note, the music was able to be heard, but I for one couldn't hear a word the stadium announcer said. Although I was able to hear you 2, I had the volume turned up all the way.
Just for fun, there are several youtube vids from band members with GoPro cameras mounted on their hats or instruments. It is actually possible to watch one of those and the view from the stands at the same time, with a little manual synchronization, and pick out the band member and track them through the complicated moves. One thing you learn from this that isn't obvious here is that most of the time the band members are facing the audience and conductors, so those group movements involve sideways and backwards stepping, not just 'follow the other guy'.
Outside of college, there is DCI, drum corps international, its essentially professional marching band. Check out the show Spartacus by Phantom Regiment
This is my first time watching your channel. Great job. I am from the US living in the Midwest. I live in Milwaukee, Wisconsin so we are huge into college and professional sports. I prefer college sports as its more exciting. The people who are on the football team and marching band are usually on college scholarships so they get the education paid for by there activity. They do travel together when at away games too. Most students go then to college for 5 years instead of 4 years as this activity takes up so much time.
Thank you for the context John, great read, college sports have been great to watch, we’ve loved them. Appreciate the support. Great you’re enjoying the channel.
Definitely check out some DCI shows they are 16-21 year olds most do march in college bands as well. Blue Devils, Carolina Crown, Phantom Regiment, Santa Clara Vanguard, The Caveliers, Madison Scouts are great ones to check out. They rehears 10-14 hours a day in the hot, tour across the states in the Summer in competition with other corps. When my son was doing it 22 states in 77 days. Great experience and great shows.
In our county kids could start band in 4th grade if they already had some music skills (like piano) and could read music. Both of my sisters played in our high school band; my middle sister started band in 8th grade and the younger one in 5th. LOL they both played clarinet - it was just handed down. That same clarinet traveled across the street to our cousin!
The USC (University of Southern California) marching band collaborated with Fleetwood Mac for the song Tusk. USC's band is the best college football band. Here is the original Fleetwood Mac Tusk video. th-cam.com/video/ATMR5ettHz8/w-d-xo.html USC's band has played with Fleetwood Mac over the years
one of my favorite bands. They have a great fight song and I love their uniforms!! My favorite Rose Parades were back in the time of Big 10 vs Pac 10 when USC and/or Michigan were marching. Best Fight Songs!!!
@@clairewood7416 My brother was in the band when they did Tusk with Fleetwood Mac. Here is Conquest and Tribute To Troy from the Orange Bowl. th-cam.com/video/ZDbSx7QgK-I/w-d-xo.html
Would you consider watching Indiana's band, the Marching Hundred? My stepbrother played in the Hundred when he was in college, on the mellophone (if you don't know what it is, think of it as a substitute for a French horn; mellophone is more common in marching bands, first because it's easier to tune and second because its "bell" faces forward while the French horn's faces to the side, so the formations are easier).
👋Hello from the great state of Ohio. So glad you guys enjoyed it. They are the Best Damn Band in the Land. If you haven't seen it the Michael Jackson Tribute is pretty impressive.
I was in the iowa hawkeye marching band and always look forward to going back for alumni band homecoming. But i love the ohio state script pregame show
I know others have mentioned them, but some of the great marching bands are Southern University, Texas A&M, Michigan, and that’s about it. Don’t get me wrong. Almost every school has a great marching band and everybody in the marching band works incredibly hard. That being said, it’s very hard For most schools to have a band at the level of Ohio states. Some other great Ohio State marching band videos are my favorite the blockbuster movies performance, but also their performance at Wembley a few years back where they did a great tribute to British classic rock.
The rivalry between Michigan and Ohio State is so real, anytime I see Ohio state it makes my skin crawl. And I’m sure the same could be said vice versa the last two years. But even the matching bands can get into it haha
The Ohio State University Marching Band also known as TBDBITL (The Best Damn Band in the Land) performs new half time shows each home game. They travel to most away games and bowl game and repeat performances. They march in parades, special events and travel to pro football games in Ohio. All this while attending classes, because they are students. They have many spectacular performances, but the Ramp Entrance and Script Ohio are always special
There are different styles of marching bands. Ohio State is the best at creating images. Texas A&M has a militaristic marching style. They are about straight lines (harder than it looks) and when the lines cross it is amazing. You can't really compare Texas A&M's four-way cross to Ohio State's Tribute to Michael Jackson but you should see them both.
You guys need to look into drum Corp international also known as dci. That's what the college and high school marching band members do when not performing in school or college.
You guys need to check out HBCU bands that stands for Historically Black Colleges and Universities. These bands are very entertaining. FAMU marching band,Tuskegee University and The Sonic Boom/Southern University. I think you guys would appreciate these bands.
I was in my high school marching band. We did parades, and in fair season, we marched at the great Texas State Fair. We even marched at local small college games. And we did perform at out of town football games. I like Ohio States tribute to Hollywood. But I am still a great fan of Texas A&M Fighting Aggie Band.
Idea: Y'all need to find some Texas State Fair videos for commenting!!! Or schedule your US University Football tour to include the Texas/Oklahoma game in the Cotton Bowl Stadium. It's in October when Texas Weather is wonderful.
I'm a Michigan STATE fan but the Buckeyes band kicks butt ! this kind of talent and dedication brings a tear to my eye nearly every time I see it . I look forward to seeing the script "Ohio" formation during every game I watch. Besides (like I said - I'm a Sparty fan) any team that hates the Michigan wolverines can't be all bad...... 👍
Born and raised in Ohio, All of my life I was associated with band, my oldest brother started in the 6th grade all the way up till I decided to drop the class, would have been almost 20 years that my family had been associated with band. My hometowns band was invited to play in the (at the time) Queens parade in London. Which to us was HUGE. I had moved away from my hometown, going down to Florida. Where I had dropped band deciding that it wasn’t for me, in my freshman year of highschool. With every extra circular I can confidently say that marching band was the toughest of them all (I had done cheerleading, baseball, volleyball, and JROTC so I’m not saying it’s the absolute hardest sport, just a very difficult one). Everything you saw there was MONTHS of practicing. While it may look like it is easy, you have to know your instrument, tune it properly, play it loudly but not so loud where it squeaks (specifically talking about the woodwind instruments), you have to memorize sheet music, often many MANY pages of sheet music, learn it where you can play it forward and backward, memorize every spot you have on the field, the speed in which you match, how you march, make sure you’re not breathing the same time as the other people in your instrument section or else you could make the music sound odd. There is so much more that goes into marching band that many don’t realize. Seeing performances like this, and knowing just what they had gone through, is quite amazing. I’m so glad you watched this, brings a smile to my face l :))
Hi y'all! I was a member of the band from 2019-2022 and this was one of my favorite shows I ever marched. To answer some of your questions: No, there isn't really anything else the band does competition/performance wise other than a high school marching band competition that we host that we perform at the end of. For marching band competitions/showcases, it's mainly at the high school level and with Drum Corps International, which is the closest that marching band ever gets to a sport/competition, with different corps competing against each other at various competitions across the country. The band is just too busy during the season to do anything else, and yeah we do go to some away games! Normally at least 1 during the regular season, and then everything for the post season (Big Ten Championship, whatever bowl game OSU gets into, and then the National Championship if the team got there.) For the comment about the guys holding the tarps, those are our alternates! Basically every section has four alternates that can jump in to fill a spot if there's an emergency, so they shadow and learn the drill just in case, but normally they're there to help out with props. For every game/new show, whoever the alternates are challenge 4 marching members for their spot, and the 4 best of those 8 people earn spots for that performance. I don't think there's been a time where the entire band gets completely messed up (other than one instance in the 90's that we use to motivate us to never let that happen again), but there have been a few times where people fall/trip/forget where they are/whatever. The band's policy on that is that it's going to happen inevitably, but it's all about how quickly you get back up and get back into formation. In terms of other great performances we've done, our Rush and One Giant Leap shows are also among my favorites. Our pregame also has Script Ohio, which is absolutely what the band is most famous for.
About gaffes ...I was in this band from 1969 - 1971 and we did a different a new show every week. They would take a video of the Saturday show, and show it on the rehearsal the Monday after. If a mistake was detected, the poor miscreant detected on the video would be relentlessly hunted after practice and thrown into the disgusting Olentangy River than ran by that row by the stadium, whether it was September or November. Even so, it was a hell of an honor to be part of this tradition after 40 years.
the best A & M video I have found is the New Mexico game! Features their signature move -the Aggie Crossover which will knock your socks off! It's even titled Best Performance ever
College bands do perform in parades and some outside events, but game day performances are the main thing. Now there is something called Drum Corps International aka DCI which is essentially this on steroids where they tour and compete. DCI World Championships are held annually at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis Indiana.
GAMBLING STATE!!! Take a look at the Battle of the Bands. Some of the HBCU bands put on the greatest halftime shows. In the 1994 Bayou Classic, the Grambling State band formed up in the shape of the halftime Score.
My son played trumpet in his school marching band starting middle school. It was megatons of fun. Collegiate marching band is highly acclaimed… well, in the band world 🌎 Hey British Guys! Thanks for Watching! 🎉🎉
Both college bands play at halftime visitors first, then home team band plays last. This starts in high-school, there are some good high school bands in Texas
look into some of the HBCU's marching bands, those performances are hands down the best of the best and where performances like this get their inspiration from.
In high schools, there is an intense national competition amongst marching bands that is nothing short of amazing. Each year the school bands compete with very unique and inspiring choreography and showmanship to get to Indianapolis for the nationals..I've been there and watched in awe as these kids performed..In college these same musicians join the Marching bands who then perform at home football games during halftime..The shows are still fun to watch, but nothing compared to the High School bands that make it to Indianpolis.
While I'm not a fan of Ohio State in the slightest, they do have an excellent marching band. One thing I will note is that all D1 universities have marching bands similar to this and they will take the field pregame and at half to put on a show. Very few will go to the lengths that Ohio State does with their forming blockbuster films along with a theme. Credit to them there for all that practice. I also really like Texas A&M, Ohio University (different than Ohio State), Florida State, and Florida A&M for their band performances.
Only the US Service Academies send more graduates to the military than A & M. The military tradition is very strong, which explains a lot about the band performances.
I’ve been to many Ohio State games and my daughter goes to Ohio State. The OSU’s band is among the best on the planet. Script Ohio gives me chills every time.
This band is very good, and as someone else mentioned most collegiate bands are show bands. On the other side of these though are the military precision bands. Texas A&M is hands down the #1 military style band in the country. They practice up to 40 hours per week and never repeat a halftime show. New show EVERY week. Give them a listen.
Largest military band in the world, I believe. Fun Fact: More A & M graduates go on to the Military than any other school except the Military Colleges.
@@clairewood7416 Thanks for the reply. I could have typed so much more, but if and until they actually watch them perform, it’s really hard to describe in words. Another fun fact, George Patton’s famous quote about the Aggies: “Give me an army of West Point graduates and I’ll win a battle. Give me a handful of Texas Aggies and I’ll win a war.”
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Word of this video reached Tom Cruise. He watched (?) and sent the band Top Gun t-shirts and a movie screening. He thanked them for a amazing tribute and wished them luck in the Rose Bowl.
That’s a really nice touch ☺️
This is great!
Tom Cruise may believe in an insane cult, but he does seem like a top notch fella
Great reaction. As others have mentioned -- their Hollywood Blockbusters show is a must see. And for you guys, their performance at Wembley -- with a tribute to British rock. Texas A&M impressive -- but in a totally different way. And . . . for HBCU's -- Southern University's halftime show at LSU this past season was amazing. You would also enjoy -- Michigan's nighttime tribute to 9/11, with coordinated lights on every band member. Bands often travel to away games but not always. Usually 2 or 3 games per year, depending on distance and circumstances. There's enough time for both bands to perform at half time.
Thank you for the info! Really appreciate this!
The band performs at every home game. The university provides money to get them to one away game during the regular season each year, and to any post-season games.
The band will perform at a second or third away game during the regular season if a wealthy patron donates the money to pay for the transportation and lodging.
As someone who goes to Ohio state right now I can tell you that they’re practicing outside my dorm everyday in the fall
It must take so much dedication!
Morril or Lincoln tower? Crazy life living in those dorms
Stadium dorm parking lot, we had ring side seats to the practice
Yooo henry husennits cant believe ur here lmao
OSU Marching Band has several great performances out there. One is Movie Themed, and another is a Tribute to Michael Jackson. There are other great Marching Bands out there, but OSU has consistently been on top of their game for a long time. There is even a competition for this as well.
Thank you! We will take a look 😊
@@DNReacts They also played in London at the NFL game with a British invasion show. Check out that one
The Micheal Jackson one was phenomenal
They are at all of the home football games half time! They also have a tribute to Hollywood , Disney one, they even played in London when there was an NFL! They are the best!
Most college marching bands in the U.S. are "show bands" and are all about entertainment at football halftime, parades, etc. OSU is one of the best, and there are many others that are great as well. Not only do they march and play at a very high level, they often are doing a new show every week / couple of weeks which makes it even more impressive. The other side of the sport is Drum Corps International (DCI). Drum Corps is brass, drums and color guard and each year the season usually runs from May through August. The corps each have one show they perform repeatedly while performing around the country leading up to the national championships in early August. Their skill level is much higher as it is only one show that they get to keep perfecting, something college bands don't have the luxury to do. Many college marching band members will march Drum Corps in the summer months. Both types of marching bands are amazing with lots of videos on TH-cam.
Thanks for the comment Larry! Really appreciate the info. Such a talent to be able to do this but to change the routine every couple of weeks and perform it to this level is amazing!
As a graduate of the school up north with the world’s best fight song, I can appreciate that you have a good band. Top 5 in the country. But I can think of at least one better. One I’d rather watch anyway. Arguments about traditions can be a bit subjective
Another style of marching bands is exemplified by Texas A&M University, who have one of the few remaining military bands (they are members of the Cadet Corps, which is part of ROTC, a military officer training program that goes back over 150 years). Marching bands originated as a military function, and the 'drum major' you find in these bands was originally an English military officer in command of the drum corps that keeps everyone marching in step. Starting in the early 1900s, college bands moved from the ROTC program to the music departments. But I digress. The TAMU band, the "Fightin' Texas Aggie Band," are not about show moves, but stress precision maneuvers. That sounds simple, but watch one of their shows (especially one with the signature Four Way Cross) and you will be amazed that what they do is even possible.
The DCI program evolved from military-style band performances, but is now closer to the sort of show you see at the SuperBowl halftime-but especially considering that everyone (save one drum major) must be no older than 21 years, their work is separately amazing. Perhaps the biggest clue to their heritage is that hey still twirl rifles instead of batons.
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College bands are active all year and the good ones tour, do holiday parades, and are at the schools’ various games and functions (usually in a paired-down group that is appropriate for the size of the venue).
They do travel with the team to away games, but usually with a smaller contingent in the stadium.
P.S. Kinda wished they did the part where co-pilot “Goose” cracked his gourd! RIP, Goose! 🥴
Thank you for the info 😀
I think the amazing part is the fact they're full -time college students with full course class loads and yet they find time to learn this and study at the same time.
The Texas A&M four way cross as well as the University of Tennessee Circle drills aren't as flashy but when you try to follow one person you realize how complex and technical marching can be
Oh boy, you think I've commented before!! You have hit my sweet spot! I was in the University of Connecticut (UConn) Marching Band for 4 years. Met my wife there and made most of my lifelong friends there. I also spent 4 years in the basketball pep bands and went to 4 NCAA Tournaments including 2 Women's Final Fours and 1 Men's Sweet Sixteen.
So, the U.S. marching band experience, much like sports, is a wide-ranging one. You don't have quite as many opportunities for it as sports because it can be expensive for some communities and smaller schools just don't have the number of bodies to make it happen. Starting in high school, it will be very common to have a band come out for football and basketball games (to play songs and lead chants during pregame, halftime, and breaks in the action) and the schools with the resources will also field a marching band that, like this, will play a show at halftime. Also in high school but at the next level of time and resources, you have schools who will actually field competition marching bands. They will perform 10 to 12 minutes shows featuring a variety of different types of music (usually more artsy and lest pop-like) and tour their area playing about one competition per week with other schools in the area. Their performances will be graded by independent judges (usually out of 100) and they will be ranked. This leads often leads to an end of season regional championship and some will even gather for national championships (although different organizations sponsor different circuits and none of them are truly national or unified like you'll see with college-level NCAA sports championships). Since high school football is usually played on Friday nights, the marching band competitions will be held on Saturdays throughout the autumn. Lots of bands at all levels will also play at parades and local festivals throughout the year as time and resources allow.
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Now, in addition to performing at football games and other local and regional events, bands will perform what are called exhibition shows. Basically, they will either take bits and pieces from their halftime show routines or they will create an entirely separate show that is more artistic and in the style of competitive high school bands and perform as a kind of way to show off what they can really do. Either way, they will take their shows on the road and perform exhibitions either at other types of sporting events (NFL games, baseball games, etc) or at those high school competitions (usually while the judges are tabulating their scores and results). This gives a band things to do when the football team is off or at an away game that they didn't go to. They will also perform at what we call pep rallies; little events that get the fans hyped up before the games.
To answer that question, yes, schools with the resources will send the marching band to away games. This is most often seen in the SEC who, as you've seen, has more money than God but teams that make bowl games (to be explained in another video or comment) and playoff games also will send their bands. When both bands are at a game, it's always special because there's always a band playing and, while there's usually cordiality between bands, there's always that extra edge to playing opposite an opposing bands that both bands always get that much more juiced up to play and are usually at their best.
No, the average person usually can't tell if one individual messes up (especially for bands this big or bigger) but when they can, something has probably gone TERRIBLY wrong. My wife has a fantastic story about one kid falling over during this particularly complicated and tight drill form her drum corps were executing and half the group toppled over as well; it was like a 10-car pile up on the motorway. Unfortunately, this was a regional show in 1998 and if there was any video of it, I doubt it has survived and is likely not on the internet.
Finally, if you really want to make another marching band reaction video, find a video about marching bands from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). They don't have the fancy drill or marching precision as an Ohio State or Texas A&M (although, yeah, you should probably watch them too; they have a more military style because their band is a part of the school's military cadet corps but their drill is so tight, you wonder how they pull it off) but for pure entertainment value and volume, HBCUs are the best. Here's an example but I'm sure there's plenty out there. th-cam.com/video/mXQTyqwCSTU/w-d-xo.html
Cheers boys and keep the vids coming!
My high school competed in those band competitions (after I graduated though). I used to go to them with my mom - couple of my cousins were in the band plus we were both band junkies. Usually about 6 bands attended, and the host band provided the entertainment while the scores were tabulated etc. They were loads of fun and always drew good crowds. These competitions really took some of the "geek" out of the equation because the bands were bringing home trophies so they gained some respect.
Wow, Kevin!! Just read through this, great stuff. Love that’s where you met your wife and thank you for confirming about away games. I’d love to see a “band off” where the bands interrupt each other and go back and forth lol. Would be crazy if that ever happened. Thank you for the suggestion too, this sounds great, I’ve added it to our list 👍
This is the college football team I support! I grew up in Ohio, and even though I didn't go here, they are revered statewide (and sporadically around the country).
That’s amazing! Thanks for sharing 😀
Go blue ;)
Ohio State's Marching Band is great. I like their Hollywodd Blockbuster performance the best. An alternative is the marching bands that come from the black universities that dance, they are incredible and so much fun to watch.
Thanks for the suggestion Colleen!
They sure are. It's so much fun to watch them dance!
Fellas……the both of u r doing a bang up job. Keep the vids coming. Love how passionate u guys r becoming with American sports. The logo is dope. Anyone who believes otherwise can suck it sideways!
Fan here in Souther Cali. L.A. all day! 🙌🏽
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USC has the best fight song...IMO. Here it is. th-cam.com/video/ZDbSx7QgK-I/w-d-xo.html
From the Orange Bowl
California is not real america
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Ohio State Marching Band is known all over the country as TBDBITL - The Best Damn Band In The Land and rightfully so!!!
One of my favorite OSU Marching Band performances is the one at Wembley, when they traveled over with the NFL.
One of my favorites also. They should definitely react to it.
Ohio State MB actually did a performance at Wembley Stadium you might like to see. It's well done. I believe the NFL invited them to be their halftime show. I'm not sure about Ohio, but most bands don't usually go to the "away games;" they do competitions, exhibitions, and of course parades with the Drum Major (kind of like a captain of the band) leading. If I remember correctly, Ohio learns their routines in two weeks. I was in my high school Colorguard (dancing with flags), so we marched with the band. Those were some of my best high school memories.
Thank you for letting us know, we will take a look. Sounds like an amazing thing to be involved in in college!
@@DNReacts It's also a big deal in the South in HS football. My HS team marched the Rose Bowl Parade (parade and CFB playoff game every year). I did Military style marching, whereas this is a different type, and I was always jealous of the really cool stuff the contemporaries were doing at the time (2006ish)
I went to a high school with a huge marching band. Have been to the rose bowl parade many times. But I’ve never seen anything like this live and I want to so bad.
It would be amazing to see live!
I just seen them live yesterday. They were fantastic! If you get a chance to see them, do it! Go to the skull session as well.
During pre-game for Ohio State games the band forms a script OHIO. After forming the Ohio (incursive) one of the tuba players comes sprinting out to dot the "i." It's a big deal for senior tuba players. My old high school band director was part of the Ohio State band and got to dot the "i" twice. He said is was one of the best experiences from college for him.
My high school band director and college band directors were both also part of the Ohio State Marching band. Both were trumpet players also. During our summer band camps, were we would typically learn our fight song and the first three or so shows, as well as our competition show, we would often have OSU Band Members help including several Sousaphone Players who dotted the I. The Sousaphone is the name of the marching tuba, which the OSU Sousaphone player was adamant about mentioning and not to call it a tuba.
I also learned from my college band director that during the 1970's when he was in the band that the OSU band director only used valve trombones, and not slide trombones for more precision in their turns, and to avoid collisions, but that was later reversed. My college band director called them abominations.
It's a lot easier now choreograph the shows, thanks to computers. Back then a typical high school half time show had 4 to 6 pages of charts, with a complex show around 10. And those were simple. I can imagine how complex OSU and other college charts are.
This was a great one with the volleyball. 3 other legendary performances are their tributes to video games, Hollywood blockbusters, and Michael Jackson. And their longtime tradition called “Script Ohio” is also a sight to behold. When Ohio State played against Florida A&M, everyone was more excited for the marching bands to finally get together then they were for the actual football game. The Texas A&M routine is really cool tool.
You pay attention to your commenters well. For technical proficiency among college bands, OSU surpasses the rest, and there are several other bands with equal musical chops but none distinctly better. The Script Ohio formation is epic -- among those other than tuba players to "dot the i" are Ohioans John Glenn and Jack Nicklaus.
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OSU is one of the best PWI marching bands you will see. For most college marching bands there is a new show every week or home game. Sometimes a band will perform at away games if the full band is brought. The band also performs at bowl games and championships. If you’re looking for more bands to watch I would suggest looking at the pregames for bands as those have the most fanfare and atmosphere. I suggest these “Script Ohio”, Michigan, Texas Aggie Band, LSU, Tennessee, and Penn State.
Truly to encapsulate College Marching you NEED to see HBCU (Historically Black College or University) marching programs. It is an entirely different style and the two are NOT comparable. For these I suggest Jackson State, Southern (Human Jukebox), Grambling, and Florida AM (Marching 100)
Love the merchandise boys. Simple and classy. It’s exactly the style of t-shirts I wear.
Thanks Mitch! That’s exactly what we were going for! Glad you like it 😊
This was fun. Wished I had seen it earlier. The competition to get on band is as tough as football team. Thanks for doing this Ohio State band video. never saw this one before. There is another Ohio State video that better. It is also about movies.
Back in 2016 my son's High School marching band marched in the London New Year's Day Parade. It was a great (cold) trip. Many, many bands from schools over here travel to march in the LNYDP.
I love watching people from other parts of the world react to American matching bands because it seems like we’re possibly the only one who utilizes matching bands. I was in my junior high and high school band and people seem surprised that there are band combinations all over the country. I lived in South Georgia, very very south and my school hosted an annual event called the Southern Open and since we were the hosting school we couldn’t actually perform to win but we always had a kick but routine just for that event which we could perform just for the fun of it! Even though that was obviously on the high school level there were amazing performances by multiple schools every year. Most of our high school bands could have artistically competed with on the collegiate level except we only had about 200 players versus the colleges and universities 300+ typically. I think one of you might have mentioned, or ask if the band used different routines for every game and I don’t know osu very well but normally in high school the bands would learn and perform a new one every week for Friday night halftime. Another thing I’ve noticed is I’m not certain how long college halftimes are but on the high school level it was 12 minutes and both bands performed their routine during it but if we went over our allotted time the football team would be penalized. These OSU routines seem to be longer than anything we could do.
You guys should check out Drum and bugle corps. Insane marching and awesome music.
I was in a Marching Band for Hayward High and we would do competitions, and parades.
We do this in college football. We learn how, and perform in High school and often middle school. We band kids are a strange bunch. We do this in the summer camp in the heat and everyday after school through NOv, Dec, when it gets cold. Fully knowing that most people are gone to the concession stands for grub. We do mess up, in high school one of my sections wasn't watching the drum major, the little guys directing from the sides and around, and we wound up way off by ourselves at finish. Man did we have a chewing out in band practice on Monday. Most of the time that's worked out by the time you go to university. So glad you liked it, most Americans barely notice our efforts! It's really common here and people just sorta expect it.
Link to Texas Fighting Aggie Band (Texas A & M which stands for Agricultural and Mechanical by the way and don't let anyone tell you different!) One of their best halftimes. Note: A & M may be the most tradition driven college atmospheres in the country, not just with athletics either. It permeates everything!
oops forgot the link th-cam.com/video/OSgTX1Uz1Tk/w-d-xo.html
I cannot imagine the amount of time, practice, and dedication all of this choreography takes. Absolutely amazing to watch!
Greatest band in the land. Sending love from Ohio. 🇬🇧🇺🇸
Another great Ohio State University marching band half time performance was the tribute to video games. OSU is called the Best Damn Band in the Land. Thanks for the review! Im curious what the British do for football games (we know as soccer)? I saw a couple videos of popular chants and roasts - hilarious! :)
Appreciate the suggestion, thank you 🙏 We have more banter chants over here. Some crazy song that gets sung on the spot. They’re usually offensive, but hilarious
Y'all would enjoy the hell out of watching a halftime drill from the Fightin' Texas Aggie Band from Texas A&M University. Especially watch one of their thanksgiving game drills with the 4-way cross.
4:24 typically college bands just put on shows for the home crowd. They will sometimes perform at away games or at a big playoff game. HIGH SCHOOL however, is extremely competitive especially on Texas and will tour all over for competitions
6:49 AND YES, if something goes wrong or too many people are confused we fall over like dominoes. People I know have gotten concussions from stuff like that happening
DN, I believe I recently saw you reacting to the show they did some years ago called "Hollywood Blockbuster Movies". If I'm wrong, you should. It's amazing!! Another classic is the tribute to Michael Jackson. I was just reminded via another group's review that, I'm sure, you'd enjoy watching: the show they did at Wembley Stadium.
On another note, the music was able to be heard, but I for one couldn't hear a word the stadium announcer said. Although I was able to hear you 2, I had the volume turned up all the way.
I did marching band in high school and it’s no joke! The hard work definitely pays off when it comes down to executing
Sounds intense! But a lot of fun!
Just for fun, there are several youtube vids from band members with GoPro cameras mounted on their hats or instruments. It is actually possible to watch one of those and the view from the stands at the same time, with a little manual synchronization, and pick out the band member and track them through the complicated moves. One thing you learn from this that isn't obvious here is that most of the time the band members are facing the audience and conductors, so those group movements involve sideways and backwards stepping, not just 'follow the other guy'.
Outside of college, there is DCI, drum corps international, its essentially professional marching band. Check out the show Spartacus by Phantom Regiment
This is my first time watching your channel. Great job. I am from the US living in the Midwest. I live in Milwaukee, Wisconsin so we are huge into college and professional sports. I prefer college sports as its more exciting. The people who are on the football team and marching band are usually on college scholarships so they get the education paid for by there activity. They do travel together when at away games too. Most students go then to college for 5 years instead of 4 years as this activity takes up so much time.
Thank you for the context John, great read, college sports have been great to watch, we’ve loved them. Appreciate the support. Great you’re enjoying the channel.
Love the logo and what the hoodie in black!!!
LATE EDIT: *want the hoodie
Definitely check out some DCI shows they are 16-21 year olds most do march in college bands as well. Blue Devils, Carolina Crown, Phantom Regiment, Santa Clara Vanguard, The Caveliers, Madison Scouts are great ones to check out. They rehears 10-14 hours a day in the hot, tour across the states in the Summer in competition with other corps. When my son was doing it 22 states in 77 days. Great experience and great shows.
There's a reason they call them the best damn band in the land
It’s begins in middle school bands. HS marching band for home coming and county competition to which your school can go to the state competition.
Thanks for the info!
In our county kids could start band in 4th grade if they already had some music skills (like piano) and could read music. Both of my sisters played in our high school band; my middle sister started band in 8th grade and the younger one in 5th. LOL they both played clarinet - it was just handed down. That same clarinet traveled across the street to our cousin!
The Ohio State marching band has 228 student musicians and 192 are on the field. Best in the land..
The USC (University of Southern California) marching band collaborated with Fleetwood Mac for the song Tusk. USC's band is the best college football band. Here is the original Fleetwood Mac Tusk video. th-cam.com/video/ATMR5ettHz8/w-d-xo.html
USC's band has played with Fleetwood Mac over the years
That’s so cool, thank you!
@@DNReacts Keep up the good work
one of my favorite bands. They have a great fight song and I love their uniforms!! My favorite Rose Parades were back in the time of Big 10 vs Pac 10 when USC and/or Michigan were marching. Best Fight Songs!!!
Suggestion: Do a video on fight songs!!
@@clairewood7416 My brother was in the band when they did Tusk with Fleetwood Mac. Here is Conquest and Tribute To Troy from the Orange Bowl. th-cam.com/video/ZDbSx7QgK-I/w-d-xo.html
I never got as far as conducting and writing for bands or orchestra, so i didn't know how to choreograph, but we can read these charts pretty well.
Would you consider watching Indiana's band, the Marching Hundred? My stepbrother played in the Hundred when he was in college, on the mellophone (if you don't know what it is, think of it as a substitute for a French horn; mellophone is more common in marching bands, first because it's easier to tune and second because its "bell" faces forward while the French horn's faces to the side, so the formations are easier).
👋Hello from the great state of Ohio. So glad you guys enjoyed it.
They are the Best Damn Band in the Land.
If you haven't seen it the Michael Jackson Tribute is pretty impressive.
Now watch the 2022 Michigan vs Ohio st football game highlights bc it’s the biggest rivalry in football and they were undefeated and ranked #2 and #3
I was in the iowa hawkeye marching band and always look forward to going back for alumni band homecoming. But i love the ohio state script pregame show
I know others have mentioned them, but some of the great marching bands are Southern University, Texas A&M, Michigan, and that’s about it. Don’t get me wrong. Almost every school has a great marching band and everybody in the marching band works incredibly hard. That being said, it’s very hard For most schools to have a band at the level of Ohio states. Some other great Ohio State marching band videos are my favorite the blockbuster movies performance, but also their performance at Wembley a few years back where they did a great tribute to British classic rock.
The rivalry between Michigan and Ohio State is so real, anytime I see Ohio state it makes my skin crawl. And I’m sure the same could be said vice versa the last two years. But even the matching bands can get into it haha
I like the ones that aren't single themed the best.
Their Hollywood blockbusters show and their London show are !!!
The Ohio State University Marching Band also known as TBDBITL (The Best Damn Band in the Land) performs new half time shows each home game. They travel to most away games and bowl game and repeat performances. They march in parades, special events and travel to pro football games in Ohio. All this while attending classes, because they are students. They have many spectacular performances, but the Ramp Entrance and Script Ohio are always special
Maybe you could watch some HBCU marching bands also start with Southern University or Texas Southern
Check out " Baylor Athletics Golden Wave Band Halftime Men Basketball "
Thanks for the suggestion. Added to the list Valerie.
There are different styles of marching bands. Ohio State is the best at creating images. Texas A&M has a militaristic marching style. They are about straight lines (harder than it looks) and when the lines cross it is amazing. You can't really compare Texas A&M's four-way cross to Ohio State's Tribute to Michael Jackson but you should see them both.
You guys need to look into drum Corp international also known as dci. That's what the college and high school marching band members do when not performing in school or college.
Thanks for making the video larger this time... sometimes the videos are so small on the screen, I cant even watch them.
You guys need to check out HBCU bands that stands for Historically Black Colleges and Universities. These bands are very entertaining. FAMU marching band,Tuskegee University and The Sonic Boom/Southern University. I think you guys would appreciate these bands.
Y'all need to see hbcu's marching bands, you two are in for a show!
The merch design is lookin great!
Thank you Nick! Great name by the way 😀
@@DNReacts You too! 😉
I was in my high school marching band. We did parades, and in fair season, we marched at the great Texas State Fair. We even marched at local small college games. And we did perform at out of town football games. I like Ohio States tribute to Hollywood. But I am still a great fan of Texas A&M Fighting Aggie Band.
That sounds so cool! Must have had so much fun!
Idea: Y'all need to find some Texas State Fair videos for commenting!!! Or schedule your US University Football tour to include the Texas/Oklahoma game in the Cotton Bowl Stadium. It's in October when Texas Weather is wonderful.
I'm a Michigan STATE fan but the Buckeyes band kicks butt ! this kind of talent and dedication brings a tear to my eye nearly every time I see it . I look forward to seeing the script "Ohio" formation during every game I watch.
Besides (like I said - I'm a Sparty fan) any team that hates the Michigan wolverines can't be all bad...... 👍
This band actually performed at Wembley Stadium. Video is also available on TH-cam.
Born and raised in Ohio, All of my life I was associated with band, my oldest brother started in the 6th grade all the way up till I decided to drop the class, would have been almost 20 years that my family had been associated with band.
My hometowns band was invited to play in the (at the time) Queens parade in London. Which to us was HUGE.
I had moved away from my hometown, going down to Florida.
Where I had dropped band deciding that it wasn’t for me, in my freshman year of highschool.
With every extra circular I can confidently say that marching band was the toughest of them all (I had done cheerleading, baseball, volleyball, and JROTC so I’m not saying it’s the absolute hardest sport, just a very difficult one).
Everything you saw there was MONTHS of practicing.
While it may look like it is easy, you have to know your instrument, tune it properly, play it loudly but not so loud where it squeaks (specifically talking about the woodwind instruments), you have to memorize sheet music, often many MANY pages of sheet music, learn it where you can play it forward and backward, memorize every spot you have on the field, the speed in which you match, how you march, make sure you’re not breathing the same time as the other people in your instrument section or else you could make the music sound odd.
There is so much more that goes into marching band that many don’t realize.
Seeing performances like this, and knowing just what they had gone through, is quite amazing.
I’m so glad you watched this, brings a smile to my face l :))
That was outstanding. The mental and physical training it would take plus their academic schedule to me prove they are also athletes.
Hi y'all! I was a member of the band from 2019-2022 and this was one of my favorite shows I ever marched. To answer some of your questions: No, there isn't really anything else the band does competition/performance wise other than a high school marching band competition that we host that we perform at the end of. For marching band competitions/showcases, it's mainly at the high school level and with Drum Corps International, which is the closest that marching band ever gets to a sport/competition, with different corps competing against each other at various competitions across the country. The band is just too busy during the season to do anything else, and yeah we do go to some away games! Normally at least 1 during the regular season, and then everything for the post season (Big Ten Championship, whatever bowl game OSU gets into, and then the National Championship if the team got there.)
For the comment about the guys holding the tarps, those are our alternates! Basically every section has four alternates that can jump in to fill a spot if there's an emergency, so they shadow and learn the drill just in case, but normally they're there to help out with props. For every game/new show, whoever the alternates are challenge 4 marching members for their spot, and the 4 best of those 8 people earn spots for that performance.
I don't think there's been a time where the entire band gets completely messed up (other than one instance in the 90's that we use to motivate us to never let that happen again), but there have been a few times where people fall/trip/forget where they are/whatever. The band's policy on that is that it's going to happen inevitably, but it's all about how quickly you get back up and get back into formation.
In terms of other great performances we've done, our Rush and One Giant Leap shows are also among my favorites. Our pregame also has Script Ohio, which is absolutely what the band is most famous for.
PRACTICE AND DEDICATION EQUAL PERFECTION !
About gaffes ...I was in this band from 1969 - 1971 and we did a different a new show every week. They would take a video of the Saturday show, and show it on the rehearsal the Monday after. If a mistake was detected, the poor miscreant detected on the video would be relentlessly hunted after practice and thrown into the disgusting Olentangy River than ran by that row by the stadium, whether it was September or November. Even so, it was a hell of an honor to be part of this tradition after 40 years.
these young people put their heart and soul's into the band , that is why they are often called The Best Damn Band In The LAND
Check out Ohio State at Wembley
Hey...GREAT SHOW! BUT.....WHEN do these college kids have time to study?
There are some great Texas A&M band videos too.
the best A & M video I have found is the New Mexico game! Features their signature move -the Aggie Crossover which will knock your socks off! It's even titled Best Performance ever
Watching Texas A&M military drill marching ban also . Both are legendary
The Wisconsin Badgers Marching Band Doesn't Disappoint!!!
great fight song too. I think Big 10 schools have the best fight songs!! (with USC thrown in too)
Hollywood Blockbusters was the best performance I’ve seen. There is another good one they did at Wembley at halftime of an NFL game.
College bands do perform in parades and some outside events, but game day performances are the main thing. Now there is something called Drum Corps International aka DCI which is essentially this on steroids where they tour and compete. DCI World Championships are held annually at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis Indiana.
technically DCI is the professional marching band league. check it out if youd like. its only brass and drums though
GAMBLING STATE!!! Take a look at the Battle of the Bands. Some of the HBCU bands put on the greatest halftime shows. In the 1994 Bayou Classic, the Grambling State band formed up in the shape of the halftime Score.
My son played trumpet in his school marching band starting middle school. It was megatons of fun. Collegiate marching band is highly acclaimed… well, in the band world 🌎 Hey British Guys! Thanks for Watching! 🎉🎉
The best damn band in the land!
You need to watch the ramp entrance & Script Ohio
part 2 - half time of the Reunion game
th-cam.com/video/oxbsJ0YbpkE/w-d-xo.html
It’s amazing to see the band being so coordinated but I forget they are also playing their instruments amazing well.
They've performed in the UK -- @ Wembley stadium I think
Both college bands play at halftime visitors first, then home team band plays last. This starts in high-school, there are some good high school bands in Texas
The Hollywood Blockbuster one they do is the BEST🎉
Y’all gotta do the OSU Hollywood blockbusters. It’s the one that got them really recognized outside of Ohio .
The Ohio State University Marching Band is also known as TBDBITL - the best damn band in the land. They're absolutely amazing!
look into some of the HBCU's marching bands, those performances are hands down the best of the best and where performances like this get their inspiration from.
The only time the OSU MB does these is during half time for home games and each one is different
In high schools, there is an intense national competition amongst marching bands that is nothing short of amazing. Each year the school bands compete with very unique and inspiring choreography and showmanship to get to Indianapolis for the nationals..I've been there and watched in awe as these kids performed..In college these same musicians join the Marching bands who then perform at home football games during halftime..The shows are still fun to watch, but nothing compared to the High School bands that make it to Indianpolis.
Only known marching band that’s done tv appearances and music video was USC marching band the video was Fleetwood Mac TUSK
Also marching bands play at halftime and throughout the game
While I'm not a fan of Ohio State in the slightest, they do have an excellent marching band. One thing I will note is that all D1 universities have marching bands similar to this and they will take the field pregame and at half to put on a show. Very few will go to the lengths that Ohio State does with their forming blockbuster films along with a theme. Credit to them there for all that practice. I also really like Texas A&M, Ohio University (different than Ohio State), Florida State, and Florida A&M for their band performances.
Thanks for the suggestions Jen! Appreciate it 😊
The shirts look great!
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I was in high school marching band & we were pretty big not this big but our practices wowww I can only imagine for them OHIO Let's get it🏈🏈🏈❤️🤍❤️🤍
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Texas A&M Marching Band. Give them a look, even though they have a military type of march, they are great.
Only the US Service Academies send more graduates to the military than A & M. The military tradition is very strong, which explains a lot about the band performances.
A&M doesn't come close to Ohio States band..boring actually ..
I’ve been to many Ohio State games and my daughter goes to Ohio State. The OSU’s band is among the best on the planet. Script Ohio gives me chills every time.
Watch some HBCUMarching bands Florida A&M or Tuskegee University
This band is very good, and as someone else mentioned most collegiate bands are show bands. On the other side of these though are the military precision bands. Texas A&M is hands down the #1 military style band in the country. They practice up to 40 hours per week and never repeat a halftime show. New show EVERY week. Give them a listen.
Largest military band in the world, I believe. Fun Fact: More A & M graduates go on to the Military than any other school except the Military Colleges.
@@clairewood7416 Thanks for the reply. I could have typed so much more, but if and until they actually watch them perform, it’s really hard to describe in words. Another fun fact, George Patton’s famous quote about the Aggies: “Give me an army of West Point graduates and I’ll win a battle. Give me a handful of Texas Aggies and I’ll win a war.”