They practice everyday for hours, and these young adults have to remember the steps and dots and Also remember what they are playing without sheet music. The Ohio state marching band is top notch. ❤ proud to be an Ohioan!😊 😊😊😊
I. Was a baton twirler in high school band my brother was a sax player and my son was the head of the drumline at his high school I get goosebumps everytime I watch these types of vedios
I don't know if it's been mentioned yet,but,Tom Cruise saw a video of this performance, and,loved it so much he treated the OSU Marching Band to a free preview screening of the new Top Gun movie. He bought out an entire theater just for the band.
Hi Recky and Carol. I'm glad that you played this video. Ohio State Band is known in this country as one of THE best bands. They do a new show for each home game half time performance. They have to learn the music, steps and formations each week. They practice many many hours and are known for their precision. Always a great show!
Hey Carol and Recky! The Ohio State University is only 10 minutes away from my apartment. The Ohio State University stadium can have over 110,000 people in the seats during games and events. The Ohio State University Marching Band has some TH-cam videos with the band members using Go-Pro cameras where you are able to see what the band is doing and how it looks from the band's view on the field!
Woody Hayes, (former coach of the football team) referred to the band as :The Best Damn Band in the Land". And heance, they are often referenced as TBDBITL I was in it in 1974/75. NBew routine for each home game plus 1 away game. Have to memeorize all of the music. Pre-game shows for each home game as well, with maybe coordination with a band from another visit university---mostly in the military style.
We have a great band. They work very long hours, and put on unique shows. We are blessed to have the Ohio State University Marching Band, the best damn band in the land.
If you are on the "HOME" side they play to your side, however the majority of the stadium is home crowd. The giant screens allow the ones in the end zone and away team side to see exactly what is happening. Some people walk around to the other side of the field and watch during half time and then return to their seats afterward. I went to this year's (2023) spring game and the band did another new performance. I was on the away side, so my view was mainly from the giant screens, but I still enjoyed the whole thing. I enjoy reaction videos when people say they would just pay to see the band and not stay for the game. Some of the games have a single ticket for over $250 dollars. Kind of expensive for a 10 minute or so half time. The full 1/2 time is only 15 minutes and sometimes they have to share that time with the apposing team's band that is visiting. New shows every home game, they repeat them when they travel to away games. The band does not go to all away games. Each band member has a tablet that is used to assist in the planning and coordination of the steps for the show. There are a lot of good bands in the US, but compared to OSU, I find their performances boring, I guess I am spoiled by the best Dog-on Band in the land (I don''t say that cuss word. :
I marched in my high school marching band. Nothing like this level but still a lot of work learning the music and the drills for every home game for four years.
There’s a documentary called “TBDBITL 141: The Movie” which really shows the dedication and hard work put in to making this great band. It’s something you watch on your own time, as it’s almost two hours long, but well worth watching. Those young people must also keep up their classes and grades along with all the work and time they devote to the BDBITL.
I have lived in Ohio my entire life! I live about 45 mins from Ohio State. Ohio States Marching Band ABSOLUTELY AMAZES me every single time I watch them perfor! Sadly I haven't got to see them live YET! I only got to see the Horse Shoe (their stadium) last year but not for a football game but for a stadium concert!
Like most high school and college marching bands, rehearsal starts in the summer for the coming football season. They usually practice a theme for the whole season since they travel to other colleges and perform on their home turf, depending on the football team’s schedule. If you look for “Script Ohio Practice 8 16 2012 Ohio State University Marching Band,” I know it’s old, but you can see what rehearsal may look like. (Including mistakes. 😂😂). Just for fun, you might also want to check out “2017 Ohio State Drum Major Tryouts.” The drum major leads the marching band out in front with the tall hat.😉
Ohio State has always had a really good halftime show. You know I always thought the dry was shrinking my clothes. It turns out it was the refrigerator all along! Love the new format with both of you together. Thanks for sharing.
Boy we really do a great job at entertaining the world. I think we excel at it. And I love your relationship with Carol. That was so sweet when you put your arm around her. That's true love! ❤
There is two half time shows that I would enjoy watching your reaction with the OSU Marching band. The Beach Boys, and Back to the Future. You should beable to find on their Ohio State Utube page.
Hi guys! I lived less than 10 mikes from this school for more than 50 years. To start they are the Ohio State UNIVERSITY Marching Band. Ohio State and Ohio State University are two different schools. They are also known as TBDBITL, which stands for "The best damn band in the land." They do a remarkable job every time and we are so very proud of them, glad you enjoyed this! The band only plays at games that are at home, usually no more than 8 a year.
Hello! I just thought I'd comment on this one for a minute. I started playing in marching bands in 6th grade, in 1979 (12 years old) in Junior High and kept it up al through High School and 6 years at a University. In Junior High we learned 1 show a year and it was for competitions and that was the only one we performed. We also had to learn the music for street marching (parades). In High School we had to learn 2 halftime shows and a parade "show" for competitions. At the University we learned 4 different halftime shows, 2 for competition and 2 for fun and about 6 different parade "shows." We worked hard, starting for three weeks before school started in the summer and an hour during school hours an for 2 hours after school, learning and memorizing the music and step counts and placements on the field. We didn't have drones or cameras, what we had was a portable 20 foot high tower and a band director standing at the top with a bullhorn
Yep that’s how we learned and did things when I was in Jr. High and High School band. Big portable tower for the Band Director with bullhorn watching our formations on the field and Band Camp for two weeks during the Summer along with marching in every parade in the surrounding counties around our town and sometimes further. It was a busy summer filled with memorizing our music, learning to match in step and practice our turns and field positions. And learning new choreography for each home game field show and field competitions. Fun times but a lot of hot sweaty work especially in those heavy band uniforms we used to wear. They would pin your cuffs and pants and anything that was sticking out so we all looked the same. I remember pinning my uniform cuffs which were about 5 inches in length up my arm. Folding them and pinning them tight so every thing was nice and neat. No air was moving or getting into those uniforms. People would sometimes pass out on the parade route as we were marching along and we were taught to just keep going and don’t acknowledge it and the band boosters would pick them up and come to their aid. We were marching and playing in full uniform and hats in 90-100 degree weather sometimes for a mile, not counting all the time you were lined up and waiting for the parade to start. People literally passed out from dehydration and heat exhaustion. You would be marching along and then BOOM one of your fellow band mates would go down in front of you but you had to just step over them or go around them and try to stay in step without missing a beat and trust the Band Boosters who were walking along the sidelines and behind us with water and ice to take care of them. The first thing they usually did was start unpinning their uniforms and taking them off to get some air to their bodies. Then using cool cloths on their face and arms to cool them down and ice and water to suck on or drink. The Band Boosters would also weave in and out of our lines when we were between songs and pop ice chips into our mouths to help keep us hydrated especially on the longer parade routes. People used to make fun of the band and call us band geeks but they had no idea how tough you had to be to be in band and the mental/memorization part of being in band either, not to mention we had to keep our grades at a C or above to be in band. We were like a family in band, we really liked being together and had fun together and stood up for one another. And yet we all came from different backgrounds, some of us were athletes or jocks as they were called, some had never played a sport ever, some were academics only or bookworms as they were called, some were wild drinking, smoking kind of people but in band we were all the same, we had one thing in common one goal and that was to do our best at whatever instrument we played and work together to be the best that we could be. Band was about team work and not just with our fellow band members but also with the girls that twirled batons, flags, guns, dance, etc. We all had to work together for the parades and field shows to make it work and win. Band was so much fun, great memories of traveling all over central Illinois and just being in the Band room together goofing around and laughing, playing at pep rallies from the Band Room loft looking over the gym floor which were the best seats in the house but only for the band! Great times, friends and memories! I was an athlete in school but band was the best thing I ever did and gave me the most joy and friends for life!❤️
I would guess they did their formation like every other band ever.. Dot sheets! Aka, each sheet has coordinates that you need to hit on the grid of the field. So, in a sense, all you have to do is follow that path, of course, way many more layers of things you are doing but bare bones thinking that's all it is.
They actually have iPads with animated formation charts and the week's sheet music. By going electronic they reduced paper usage by a half million sheets per year.
No, Ohio State was the first band to introduce iPads for recording the drill and music for each show, saving about $20,000 a tear in Xeroxing costs. Apple featured the Band in its iPad TV commercials some years ago. Now every Band member gets one, and they can actually run the animation of the show, and track their own position throughout.
During the football season (12 games from early September through the end of November) they practice 30 hours/week. They do get academic credit for those hours and receive at least partial financial scholarships. Having the honor of 'dotting the i' of the famous "Script Ohio" formation (performed during the traditional pre-game show, definitely check one out) attracts Sousaphone (the huge horns) players from around the country.
I get to watch them every week on TV since I live in California but I’m from Ohio and am a huge Ohio State fan. They practice with iPads but that takes so much practice and coordination. You can’t screw up or everyone will know. You can’t hide it. That’s why they are The Best Damn Band In The Land or TBDBITL keep up the great work you two
I helped design and produce halftime shows for the last 3 years of high school. I actually only marched myself 3 times in those 3 years. Twice for parades, and once to fill a crucial spot of an ill bandmate. Was heavily involved in the music program and was the band directors aide for 2 years. In my last semester, I only had 1 class that wasn’t in the music building.
Not all colleges have enough band members to do this type of stuff. With them, it's the music that counts. However, many colleges do this type of program every week. They just don't film it and put it on TH-cam.
Please watch the first Top Gun movie if you haven't seen it. My son (who is 38 yrs. old now) watched it so many times together when he was younger. The second movie was good too but, the first one sticks with me. Myself, my son, and my father are all AF veterans. Thanks for the reaction from both of you.
They do a different performance at each home game so every week they will practice a new performance and music. They are super talented. Yes all college bands and high school bands do this. High school bands are not as amazing as the college bands but still good.
If I find the Kansas Shrine Bowl Band from July 1996. What the Shrine Bowl is, it's an American Football game with the best High School footballers from across the state. Each year the West side of Kansas, plays the East side. They also pick the best Band Players. I was chosen between my Junior and Senior year of High School. We got there on Sunday, and that day they had to choose which would play 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th chairs. I was chosen to play 2nd chair. Monday, we went outside, and just worked on marching. Making sure everyone could play, and march at the same time. Tuesday they started splitting up our times for the morning we would be outside to learn the routines, and inside in the afternoon to work on the pieces we were going to play. (It's usually around 95-100 degees F with heat indexes around 110F that time of year) Wednesday-Friday we repeated what we did Tuesday. We would start around 8, take an hour lunch, then work again for 4 hours before stopping. Except Wednesday, and Thursday, we had evening practices. Friday we traveled to play at the Shriner's Supper. There we played a couple songs before the dinner, and then sat amongst the Shriner's. Saturday morning we marched around a mile, in the parade before the Shrine Bowl that afternoon. We didn't do any moving during the "Star Spangled Banner." But, we did a whole routine during half time. That was the quickest I learned a routine. We learned a routine before the first home football game of the year. It took us 3 weeks to learn it, and perform it. Then we would learn a different routine every couple weeks, so there was a new one every home game. But, our High School routines were a lot shorter than the Shrine Bowl. (By the way, if you haven't heard of Shriner's there, they help raise money for kids that are sick, and in the hospital. To cover charges the parents might not be able to cover. Our phrase every time we went to attention was "For The Kids.") Sorry so long, but wanted you to know step by step, how fast it can be done.
Most of these students start in high school. My daughter actuality started in 5th grade! Age 11. When she was 17 she was in marching band and concert band as well as going to first year college classes. The school grades have to be kept up!
If you enjoy THE Ohio State Buckeyes Band a must see is their "script Ohio." This their PRE-game show which is performed before every home game. It is considered the greatest honor to "dot the I" (you'll understand later) and the best-of-the-best dots the I for the game against "the team up north" (true Ohioans never say the word M-i-c-h-i-g-a-n). Enjoy! This band has their own TH-cam channel @ www.youtube.com/@tbdbitl_official/videos.
I was a former marching band kid and it looks easy but it’s just so not. We tried to make it look easy when it was showtime… but there was a lot of sweat, blood and tears that went into that awesome show. Ohio State is about the best college marching band. There are other marching bands that have had good shows. I think Michigan U had a good one a couple years ago. I am not familiar with top gun either but I can recognize when everyone hits their hash marks (that’s the little dash 10 feet off of each 10 line mark). I don’t even like football. I didn’t get a chance to learn. Too busy playing my saxophone. The band is accompanied by a “guard”. The guard are the ones who wave the flags, bring out the props, spin sabers and sometimes rifles and dance along with them. I tried that once. I said “oh yeah sure I can dance around the rest of y’all in a fancy costume and makeup. Oh it’s actually pretty much the same… oh well I’ll play my saxophone again. It is really not easy to do”. Especially at that level.
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They practice everyday for hours, and these young adults have to remember the steps and dots and Also remember what they are playing without sheet music. The Ohio state marching band is top notch. ❤ proud to be an Ohioan!😊 😊😊😊
Wow, yeah they are amazing 😍
plus they have to keep up their grades
I absolutely love watching bands perform
I. Was a baton twirler in high school band my brother was a sax player and my son was the head of the drumline at his high school
I get goosebumps everytime I watch these types of vedios
Michigan here, i give them all the credit they deserve! well done
There are 6-7 home games, and YES they do a different performance at every game! I was at this game! It is AMAZING to watch it live!!!
Yeah it must be amazing to be there and see them up close 😍
Tom Cruise was so impressed with the show he treated the band to a private screening of "Maverick" the week before it's release.
Wow!! 😍
Plus he sent Maverick: Top Gun tee shirts for every Band member!
I don't know if it's been mentioned yet,but,Tom Cruise saw a video of this performance, and,loved it so much he treated the OSU Marching Band to a free preview screening of the new Top Gun movie. He bought out an entire theater just for the band.
Wow!! 😊
Hi Recky and Carol. I'm glad that you played this video. Ohio State Band is known in this country as one of THE best bands. They do a new show for each home game half time performance. They have to learn the music, steps and formations each week. They practice many many hours and are known for their precision. Always a great show!
They are amazing! 😊
i’m a snare drummer in my high school marching band, and i always love to see marching bands get the love they deserve!
The first one said Top Gun, the movie. Had the military chevrons with stars.
Hey Carol and Recky! The Ohio State University is only 10 minutes away from my apartment. The Ohio State University stadium can have over 110,000 people in the seats during games and events. The Ohio State University Marching Band has some TH-cam videos with the band members using Go-Pro cameras where you are able to see what the band is doing and how it looks from the band's view on the field!
Wow, need to check that out! 😊
Woody Hayes, (former coach of the football team) referred to the band as :The Best Damn Band in the Land". And heance, they are often referenced as TBDBITL I was in it in 1974/75. NBew routine for each home game plus 1 away game. Have to memeorize all of the music. Pre-game shows for each home game as well, with maybe coordination with a band from another visit university---mostly in the military style.
Incredible!
We have a great band. They work very long hours, and put on unique shows. We are blessed to have the Ohio State University Marching Band, the best damn band in the land.
If you are on the "HOME" side they play to your side, however the majority of the stadium is home crowd. The giant screens allow the ones in the end zone and away team side to see exactly what is happening. Some people walk around to the other side of the field and watch during half time and then return to their seats afterward.
I went to this year's (2023) spring game and the band did another new performance. I was on the away side, so my view was mainly from the giant screens, but I still enjoyed the whole thing.
I enjoy reaction videos when people say they would just pay to see the band and not stay for the game. Some of the games have a single ticket for over $250 dollars. Kind of expensive for a 10 minute or so half time. The full 1/2 time is only 15 minutes and sometimes they have to share that time with the apposing team's band that is visiting. New shows every home game, they repeat them when they travel to away games. The band does not go to all away games.
Each band member has a tablet that is used to assist in the planning and coordination of the steps for the show.
There are a lot of good bands in the US, but compared to OSU, I find their performances boring, I guess I am spoiled by the best Dog-on Band in the land (I don''t say that cuss word. :
The Ohio State marching band is always amazing. Thanks Recky and Carol.
I marched in my high school marching band. Nothing like this level but still a lot of work learning the music and the drills for every home game for four years.
Thats awesome, i understand its a lot of work behind this 😅😊
I did for high school, Wadsworth Ohio, also. Football games Friday, Band show competitions Saturday. Many hours, but would do it all again. Loved it.
There’s a documentary called “TBDBITL 141: The Movie” which really shows the dedication and hard work put in to making this great band. It’s something you watch on your own time, as it’s almost two hours long, but well worth watching. Those young people must also keep up their classes and grades along with all the work and time they devote to the BDBITL.
Must check that out! Thank you
Michigan watching you !
I believe it's every home game. There is a rehearsal video of the band in the University practice field.
I have lived in Ohio my entire life! I live about 45 mins from Ohio State. Ohio States Marching Band ABSOLUTELY AMAZES me every single time I watch them perfor! Sadly I haven't got to see them live YET! I only got to see the Horse Shoe (their stadium) last year but not for a football game but for a stadium concert!
Like most high school and college marching bands, rehearsal starts in the summer for the coming football season. They usually practice a theme for the whole season since they travel to other colleges and perform on their home turf, depending on the football team’s schedule. If you look for “Script Ohio Practice 8 16 2012 Ohio State University Marching Band,” I know it’s old, but you can see what rehearsal may look like. (Including mistakes. 😂😂). Just for fun, you might also want to check out “2017 Ohio State Drum Major Tryouts.” The drum major leads the marching band out in front with the tall hat.😉
Ohio State has always had a really good halftime show.
You know I always thought the dry was shrinking my clothes. It turns out it was the refrigerator all along!
Love the new format with both of you together. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for Being here 😊
Boy we really do a great job at entertaining the world. I think we excel at it. And I love your relationship with Carol. That was so sweet when you put your arm around her. That's true love! ❤
Thank you 😊♥️
They train with I pads ( choreography) for the precision…it’s quite impressive musically and form…lots of practice…very dedicated
For sure! 😊
I am a big fan of Carol's. So witty & funny. Thanks...
Aaw thank you 😁🌼
There is two half time shows that I would enjoy watching your reaction with the OSU Marching band. The Beach Boys, and Back to the Future. You should beable to find on their Ohio State Utube page.
Still amazing!
Hi guys! I lived less than 10 mikes from this school for more than 50 years. To start they are the Ohio State UNIVERSITY Marching Band. Ohio State and Ohio State University are two different schools. They are also known as TBDBITL, which stands for "The best damn band in the land." They do a remarkable job every time and we are so very proud of them, glad you enjoyed this! The band only plays at games that are at home, usually no more than 8 a year.
They play at away games just not to this extent. The normal awesomeness.
Hello! I just thought I'd comment on this one for a minute. I started playing in marching bands in 6th grade, in 1979 (12 years old) in Junior High and kept it up al through High School and 6 years at a University. In Junior High we learned 1 show a year and it was for competitions and that was the only one we performed. We also had to learn the music for street marching (parades). In High School we had to learn 2 halftime shows and a parade "show" for competitions. At the University we learned 4 different halftime shows, 2 for competition and 2 for fun and about 6 different parade "shows."
We worked hard, starting for three weeks before school started in the summer and an hour during school hours an for 2 hours after school, learning and memorizing the music and step counts and placements on the field. We didn't have drones or cameras, what we had was a portable 20 foot high tower and a band director standing at the top with a bullhorn
Wow thats crazy! 😅
Yep that’s how we learned and did things when I was in Jr. High and High School band. Big portable tower for the Band Director with bullhorn watching our formations on the field and Band Camp for two weeks during the Summer along with marching in every parade in the surrounding counties around our town and sometimes further. It was a busy summer filled with memorizing our music, learning to match in step and practice our turns and field positions. And learning new choreography for each home game field show and field competitions. Fun times but a lot of hot sweaty work especially in those heavy band uniforms we used to wear. They would pin your cuffs and pants and anything that was sticking out so we all looked the same. I remember pinning my uniform cuffs which were about 5 inches in length up my arm. Folding them and pinning them tight so every thing was nice and neat. No air was moving or getting into those uniforms. People would sometimes pass out on the parade route as we were marching along and we were taught to just keep going and don’t acknowledge it and the band boosters would pick them up and come to their aid. We were marching and playing in full uniform and hats in 90-100 degree weather sometimes for a mile, not counting all the time you were lined up and waiting for the parade to start. People literally passed out from dehydration and heat exhaustion. You would be marching along and then BOOM one of your fellow band mates would go down in front of you but you had to just step over them or go around them and try to stay in step without missing a beat and trust the Band Boosters who were walking along the sidelines and behind us with water and ice to take care of them. The first thing they usually did was start unpinning their uniforms and taking them off to get some air to their bodies. Then using cool cloths on their face and arms to cool them down and ice and water to suck on or drink. The Band Boosters would also weave in and out of our lines when we were between songs and pop ice chips into our mouths to help keep us hydrated especially on the longer parade routes. People used to make fun of the band and call us band geeks but they had no idea how tough you had to be to be in band and the mental/memorization part of being in band either, not to mention we had to keep our grades at a C or above to be in band. We were like a family in band, we really liked being together and had fun together and stood up for one another. And yet we all came from different backgrounds, some of us were athletes or jocks as they were called, some had never played a sport ever, some were academics only or bookworms as they were called, some were wild drinking, smoking kind of people but in band we were all the same, we had one thing in common one goal and that was to do our best at whatever instrument we played and work together to be the best that we could be. Band was about team work and not just with our fellow band members but also with the girls that twirled batons, flags, guns, dance, etc. We all had to work together for the parades and field shows to make it work and win. Band was so much fun, great memories of traveling all over central Illinois and just being in the Band room together goofing around and laughing, playing at pep rallies from the Band Room loft looking over the gym floor which were the best seats in the house but only for the band! Great times, friends and memories! I was an athlete in school but band was the best thing I ever did and gave me the most joy and friends for life!❤️
A new half time game show per week ! 6 hours a day , plus full class load . You have days to get right!
Wow
It's the airforce Symbol of USA.
great show...... but try DRUM CORP ... PHANTOM REGIMENT JULIET.. drum corp is not as it sounds... you will love it!!
I would guess they did their formation like every other band ever.. Dot sheets! Aka, each sheet has coordinates that you need to hit on the grid of the field. So, in a sense, all you have to do is follow that path, of course, way many more layers of things you are doing but bare bones thinking that's all it is.
They actually have iPads with animated formation charts and the week's sheet music. By going electronic they reduced paper usage by a half million sheets per year.
No, Ohio State was the first band to introduce iPads for recording the drill and music for each show, saving about $20,000 a tear in Xeroxing costs. Apple featured the Band in its iPad TV commercials some years ago. Now every Band member gets one, and they can actually run the animation of the show, and track their own position throughout.
During the football season (12 games from early September through the end of November) they practice 30 hours/week. They do get academic credit for those hours and receive at least partial financial scholarships. Having the honor of 'dotting the i' of the famous "Script Ohio" formation (performed during the traditional pre-game show, definitely check one out) attracts Sousaphone (the huge horns) players from around the country.
I get to watch them every week on TV since I live in California but I’m from Ohio and am a huge Ohio State fan. They practice with iPads but that takes so much practice and coordination. You can’t screw up or everyone will know. You can’t hide it. That’s why they are The Best Damn Band In The Land or TBDBITL keep up the great work you two
Wow, they are amazing 😍
Ha, Top Gun came out in summer 1986
Close enough!
Texas A&M Marching Band.
That wasn’t a parachute it was the planes Flight Panel.
I just sub'd. You both are so funny. Love you both! You speak english so well. Do all or many swedish speak english this well?
Thank you for subbing! 🌹 we start to learn english in third grade 😊
I helped design and produce halftime shows for the last 3 years of high school. I actually only marched myself 3 times in those 3 years. Twice for parades, and once to fill a crucial spot of an ill bandmate. Was heavily involved in the music program and was the band directors aide for 2 years. In my last semester, I only had 1 class that wasn’t in the music building.
Wow 👊
Not all colleges have enough band members to do this type of stuff. With them, it's the music that counts. However, many colleges do this type of program every week. They just don't film it and put it on TH-cam.
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Texas A&M Marching band!!
Please watch the first Top Gun movie if you haven't seen it. My son (who is 38 yrs. old now) watched it so many times together when he was younger. The second movie was good too but, the first one sticks with me. Myself, my son, and my father are all AF veterans. Thanks for the reaction from both of you.
We have seen it many times, love that movie to 😊
You know I believe it's my mother's cousins husband is the head of the music department at Ohio State University
They do a different performance at each home game so every week they will practice a new performance and music. They are super talented. Yes all college bands and high school bands do this. High school bands are not as amazing as the college bands but still good.
Thats amazing 😊
Do they practice in the summer too? The choreography his mind-boggling!
Yes they do. It is a year round commitment
If I find the Kansas Shrine Bowl Band from July 1996. What the Shrine Bowl is, it's an American Football game with the best High School footballers from across the state. Each year the West side of Kansas, plays the East side. They also pick the best Band Players. I was chosen between my Junior and Senior year of High School. We got there on Sunday, and that day they had to choose which would play 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th chairs. I was chosen to play 2nd chair. Monday, we went outside, and just worked on marching. Making sure everyone could play, and march at the same time. Tuesday they started splitting up our times for the morning we would be outside to learn the routines, and inside in the afternoon to work on the pieces we were going to play. (It's usually around 95-100 degees F with heat indexes around 110F that time of year) Wednesday-Friday we repeated what we did Tuesday. We would start around 8, take an hour lunch, then work again for 4 hours before stopping. Except Wednesday, and Thursday, we had evening practices. Friday we traveled to play at the Shriner's Supper. There we played a couple songs before the dinner, and then sat amongst the Shriner's. Saturday morning we marched around a mile, in the parade before the Shrine Bowl that afternoon. We didn't do any moving during the "Star Spangled Banner." But, we did a whole routine during half time. That was the quickest I learned a routine. We learned a routine before the first home football game of the year. It took us 3 weeks to learn it, and perform it. Then we would learn a different routine every couple weeks, so there was a new one every home game. But, our High School routines were a lot shorter than the Shrine Bowl. (By the way, if you haven't heard of Shriner's there, they help raise money for kids that are sick, and in the hospital. To cover charges the parents might not be able to cover. Our phrase every time we went to attention was "For The Kids.") Sorry so long, but wanted you to know step by step, how fast it can be done.
Wow that is crazy, thank you for sharing 😊🌹
Have you guys seen the movie Twister yet??
Ye we have 😊
Watch the movie Top Gun, then you will understand...lol. Blessings
Have tooooo learn in 2 weeks!
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Most of these students start in high school. My daughter actuality started in 5th grade! Age 11. When she was 17 she was in marching band and concert band as well as going to first year college classes. The school grades have to be kept up!
Wow 😅😊
If you enjoy THE Ohio State Buckeyes Band a must see is their "script Ohio." This their PRE-game show which is performed before every home game. It is considered the greatest honor to "dot the I" (you'll understand later) and the best-of-the-best dots the I for the game against "the team up north" (true Ohioans never say the word M-i-c-h-i-g-a-n). Enjoy! This band has their own TH-cam channel @ www.youtube.com/@tbdbitl_official/videos.
Thank you, we will check it out 😊
You should watch Chris Stapleton sing the star bangle banner at the Super Bowl 2023
"older subs?". What do you mean by old, Recky? LOL
Hahaha yupp! The old gals and guys!
Texas A&M is awesome but its different from this band in that its military style
I was a former marching band kid and it looks easy but it’s just so not.
We tried to make it look easy when it was showtime… but there was a lot of sweat, blood and tears that went into that awesome show.
Ohio State is about the best college marching band. There are other marching bands that have had good shows. I think Michigan U had a good one a couple years ago.
I am not familiar with top gun either but I can recognize when everyone hits their hash marks (that’s the little dash 10 feet off of each 10 line mark).
I don’t even like football. I didn’t get a chance to learn. Too busy playing my saxophone.
The band is accompanied by a “guard”. The guard are the ones who wave the flags, bring out the props, spin sabers and sometimes rifles and dance along with them.
I tried that once. I said “oh yeah sure I can dance around the rest of y’all in a fancy costume and makeup. Oh it’s actually pretty much the same… oh well I’ll play my saxophone again. It is really not easy to do”.
Especially at that level.
Thank you for sharing, i understand its a lot of work behind this, incredible! 😊
Michael Jackson??? Did I hear that correctly???? Um nope.
Goodness, I get emotional just watching you get emotional
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The picture is too small, I can't see the band.
Go to the channel and watch it there
GO BLUE!😂