08-02-2023, 11:48 PM
(This post was last modified: 08-06-2023, 03:40 PM by lemonoppy. Edited 1 time in total.)
Almost all of us went thru college, minus a few pastry players amongst us. We can all remember coming out of that tunnel and hearing the deafening crowd cheer. Looking up and seeing the school colors across the entire stadium. Suddenly understanding the awe you see people in in the movies when they come out under the lights.
One thing most of these college campuses miss on when it comes to sporting events is the band! What would the touchdowns be without the fight song played afterwards? What would an LSU game be without the chant after a win? Is an Ohio State blowout nearly as fun without the band giving a spectacular show during halftime?
Something my fellow players who didn't go to an HBCU might have missed out on is the 5th quarter! Some of you are looking crazy right now. Surely he means overtime! But nope. As the football team finished their prayers and fans file out the stadium, the bands remain in their spots. This was their time to compete! Both bands empty their catalogue of popular songs in order to hype the crowd up.
As a former band member, I did my best to try and participate in both. You ever seen someone march in pads? It's both hilarious and unnerving. Not to mention running from the locker room to the field and just praying that somehow no one sees you do you don't feel more out of place. But as my dad Not Junior told me, it's better to whole ass one thing rather than half ass two.
The band also does a job of keeping the crowd hype. You can't always expect the football field to be dynamic and exciting. Sometimes the defenses are so good it looks like outright bad football. That's when you need some music to turn up both the fans and the team.
The composition of the band matters a lot. Outside of the piccolo, woodwind instruments are really heard on the field. These include the flutes, clarinets, and even saxophones! Those instruments typically thrive in music that's softer and gives a sense of floating.
But in the stands it's all about the brass and percussion. The baritones, trumpets, and horns typically have melodies. The part of the song you can usually hear an artist singing. Then we have trombones who's slides allow for more perfect chords. And the bass line laid down by the tubas to give the song a groove. This is the brass line.
Drums are just as varied! You have snares and cymbals. Several sizes of bass drums. And the most complicated one to march: the quints! These are like 5 different tenor drums all attached to the front of the drummer. Heavy and cumbersome!
Hopefully our schools recognize the importance of bands. If this happens, I only hope we could get bands into the ISFL. Each team could get themselves a fight song to play for touchdowns, and hype songs just to rile the crowd up.
One thing most of these college campuses miss on when it comes to sporting events is the band! What would the touchdowns be without the fight song played afterwards? What would an LSU game be without the chant after a win? Is an Ohio State blowout nearly as fun without the band giving a spectacular show during halftime?
Something my fellow players who didn't go to an HBCU might have missed out on is the 5th quarter! Some of you are looking crazy right now. Surely he means overtime! But nope. As the football team finished their prayers and fans file out the stadium, the bands remain in their spots. This was their time to compete! Both bands empty their catalogue of popular songs in order to hype the crowd up.
As a former band member, I did my best to try and participate in both. You ever seen someone march in pads? It's both hilarious and unnerving. Not to mention running from the locker room to the field and just praying that somehow no one sees you do you don't feel more out of place. But as my dad Not Junior told me, it's better to whole ass one thing rather than half ass two.
The band also does a job of keeping the crowd hype. You can't always expect the football field to be dynamic and exciting. Sometimes the defenses are so good it looks like outright bad football. That's when you need some music to turn up both the fans and the team.
The composition of the band matters a lot. Outside of the piccolo, woodwind instruments are really heard on the field. These include the flutes, clarinets, and even saxophones! Those instruments typically thrive in music that's softer and gives a sense of floating.
But in the stands it's all about the brass and percussion. The baritones, trumpets, and horns typically have melodies. The part of the song you can usually hear an artist singing. Then we have trombones who's slides allow for more perfect chords. And the bass line laid down by the tubas to give the song a groove. This is the brass line.
Drums are just as varied! You have snares and cymbals. Several sizes of bass drums. And the most complicated one to march: the quints! These are like 5 different tenor drums all attached to the front of the drummer. Heavy and cumbersome!
Hopefully our schools recognize the importance of bands. If this happens, I only hope we could get bands into the ISFL. Each team could get themselves a fight song to play for touchdowns, and hype songs just to rile the crowd up.