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jimflamesfan wrote:It's about making potential music majors want to come to LU...Most of the people that want pop wouldnt watch anyway...they're going to use the facilities and get their nachos.And this is where the argument falls short for me. So basically let's do what we want to do and forget everyone else. Why NOT strive for something that will keep people, if not in their seats, interested in what's going on down on the field. I'm not saying pop musice but something that will entertain a rowdy crowd. As it stands, I keep waiting for them to play the MontyPython clip "And now, for something completely different."
michaeleyou wrote:Again I don't care about the band. They sound fine during the game and are boring at halftime while I normally got food/used the bathroom. So my opinion about this really shouldn't matter to anybodythepostman wrote:I see the band is still taking themselves way too seriously...things won't change because that is the way their fearless leader sees things.Yeah, maybe we should hope the powers that be will get rid of a band director that instills pride and precission and hires one who is mediocre.
And by the way...I'm not in the band!
Purple Haize wrote:whats funny is that next year (according to what Ive heard), LU will be hosting its own band competition after the USSBA scheduled LU's USSBA event for the same weekend as the JMU Parade of Champions and the local bands who had competed in the USSBA event before ended up in Harrisonburg and Dr Kerr was not very thrilled with that...jimflamesfan wrote:It's about making potential music majors want to come to LU...Most of the people that want pop wouldnt watch anyway...they're going to use the facilities and get their nachos.And this is where the argument falls short for me. So basically let's do what we want to do and forget everyone else. Why NOT strive for something that will keep people, if not in their seats, interested in what's going on down on the field. I'm not saying pop musice but something that will entertain a rowdy crowd. As it stands, I keep waiting for them to play the MontyPython clip "And now, for something completely different."
A better way, iMO, to recruit band members is to host a huge band contest. These things are huge and draw a bucketload of people. Why the powers that be don't set aside time for this baffles me. It is a huge subculture. It has everything LU claims it wants: money maker, PR, scores of potential new students and can showcase the LU band! They can have all the pageantry and flags they want...and be more appreciated for their time and effort
jimflamesfan wrote:Does the band still go to the Lynchburg Classic...that always seems to be a hit. As far as competitions here I am amazed we don't have more at williams. It's a great facility. With the upper deck you can really see the drill. Around 1999 they had a DCI show at williams. The Cadets and Bluecoats were here. Where is the DCI show in roanoke ever year?...it used to be at the stadium they tore down...surely Williams would be better than any of the stadiums left in roanoke.It depends on the football schedule. I think I recall one occasion where the band played at halftime and then had to leave the stadium and bus straight over to City Stadium to play exhibition for the Classic (that story may have been the band left for City stadium as soon as the game was over, Id have to check). As for Tournament of Bands, I had heard from a friend of mine in this year's band about hosting our own competition so I dont know what the details are on that as of yet. Events like the Lynchburg Classic and our own competitions are major tools for recruiting from the area bands (Glass, JF, Heritage, Brookville, LCA etc.) so Im sure that is being considered as it is being planned out.
NotAJerry wrote:How about 2 smaller routines? Do parts of each during the various halftimes and then play both in full at the end of the year. Try to have a striking difference between them and it may show the band in a better light while spicing things up. Hopefully that would fit in the same kind of schedule.We did two shows a LONG time ago (THINK it was my sophomore year, so it would have been fall of '87). One show was really good -- it was the first one we learned. The second show looked like we threw something together to make a second show -- it was way below par, and nobody (including the band) liked it. I think we performed it once, and then it was never spoken of again.
BuryYourDuke wrote:ToB is pretty much dead in this state. How did this turn into a thread about high school band competitions?We were talking about the Pagentry of the band and it's efficacy in motivation and entertainment of a college football crowd in Lynchburg VA
jimflamesfan wrote:What I don't understand is why DCI has a competition in Roanoke ever year. Remember, they can really only seat people in HALF of the stadium. How many people can you pack into half of Salem field? 4000 or so? Wouldn't DCI be better off at LU...they could sell at least twice as many tickets, and have a good area for the vendors in the concourse area of Williams Stadium.They don't even get to 4,000 though. Maybe 3,000.
jbock13 wrote:Oh but you have time to post here Mr Academicianjimflamesfan wrote:What I don't understand is why DCI has a competition in Roanoke ever year. Remember, they can really only seat people in HALF of the stadium. How many people can you pack into half of Salem field? 4000 or so? Wouldn't DCI be better off at LU...they could sell at least twice as many tickets, and have a good area for the vendors in the concourse area of Williams Stadium.They don't even get to 4,000 though. Maybe 3,000.
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