Friday, March 25, 2011
What It Is All About
Last night Arizona dismantled the mighty Duke Blue Devils to advance to The Elite Eight of the NCAA Basketball Tournament.The spring version of marching band,the basketball pep band,was right there with the team in Anaheim.Bear Down has rarely sounded so fine!Every member of that band has just experienced one of those moments that will stay with them the rest of their lives!Of course,we don`t know how much further the team will take them.Three games down and three to go,but rest assured that even if it all ends on Saturday,today`s feeling is priceless!
The journey for the band started with a long weekend at The Staples Center in Los Angeles,for The Pac-10 Tournament,where the team fell one point and one second short.
Then off to Tulsa,Oklahoma for two dramatic last second victories.Then to Anaheim for The Western Regionals,and if they complete the dream,they get to go to Houston for The Final Four.So, four expense paid trips like that, most people would call, a good year,but that is one hell of a great month!
So,when you are considering what university to attend,try to put yourself into that kind of situation,because it is something you will carry with you your entire life!
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Picking A College
If you are a high school Junior or Senior and are planning to go to college,and are not going to major in music,the marching band maybe the second most important reason for choosing a particular school.The field of study,that you choose to pursue is obviously the most important factor.But the undergraduate experience can be a real blast if you choose a marching band that kicks butt!
These are lucky times,because you have things like YouTube available to really research your choices.I whole heartedly recommend utilizing this resource to thoroughly investigate the marching bands.Check out the marching style,the crowd response and the type of music.Keep in mind that to a certain extent,the band can only go as far as the football team will go.For instance,if you want to perform at a major bowl game you should consider whether that school`s football team has a likelihood of going.
College marching band can be an extremely exciting experience that you can cherish the rest of your life.The exhiliration of performing in front of one hundred thousand people is impossible to describe!
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Bring back the marching bands!!!
The college football experience in this country is one of the best sources of entertainment available.Some forms of entertainment are way too big to be captured by a small box in your living room.The energy and excitement generated at a typical college stadium is really fun.
Fun.That is really what it is all about.College football is a participation sport.When the fans see their impact on the field,they get lifted from being a spectator and transformed into a participant.Anyone who has ever performed on stage knows that it is more fun than being in the audience of a great show.So when the gulf between spectator and performer can be bridged, that`s when fun is being maximized.
We live in a society greatly influenced by television,yet we know that the best forms of entertainment are rarely provided by television.No matter how much you watch The Food Network,it will never be as good as actually tasting a Bobby Flay meal.So, television executives need to start showing the marching bands at halftime!Nothing epitomizes the greatness of college football more than the marching bands.There is no other medium where so many man hours are put in without monetary reward,to simply entertain us.
Television,like our society, is ruled by the almighty dollar.Television executives try their best to keep us watching to see the next advertisement.They are missing the boat, when they fail to utilize the thousands of man hours that the bands put in,to keep us watching.There are a huge amount of consumers watching college football, who would be more likely to keep watching, if the bands were on at halftime rather than highly paid talking heads!
Imagine the advertising impact if a company provided the marching bands commercial free!
"Ladies and gentlemen,The Ford Motor Company takes great pride in presenting,The University of Wisconsin Badger Marching Band,uninterrupted for your enjoyment,remember,Ford builds the cars you drive!"
Consumers ultimately should be deciding what`s on television and how it is presented.Let it be known that we would prefer to watch the bands at halftime, rather than an analyst explaining to us what we just watched in the first half. All of those kids who march have family and friends.If I got to see a nephew or friend on TV,because of Geico Insurance,that would definitely stick in my mind,the next time I`m considering car insurance!
It is dangerous now that ESPN has so much power over college football.We need to tell them to bring back the marching bands at halftime!
Fun.That is really what it is all about.College football is a participation sport.When the fans see their impact on the field,they get lifted from being a spectator and transformed into a participant.Anyone who has ever performed on stage knows that it is more fun than being in the audience of a great show.So when the gulf between spectator and performer can be bridged, that`s when fun is being maximized.
We live in a society greatly influenced by television,yet we know that the best forms of entertainment are rarely provided by television.No matter how much you watch The Food Network,it will never be as good as actually tasting a Bobby Flay meal.So, television executives need to start showing the marching bands at halftime!Nothing epitomizes the greatness of college football more than the marching bands.There is no other medium where so many man hours are put in without monetary reward,to simply entertain us.
Television,like our society, is ruled by the almighty dollar.Television executives try their best to keep us watching to see the next advertisement.They are missing the boat, when they fail to utilize the thousands of man hours that the bands put in,to keep us watching.There are a huge amount of consumers watching college football, who would be more likely to keep watching, if the bands were on at halftime rather than highly paid talking heads!
Imagine the advertising impact if a company provided the marching bands commercial free!
"Ladies and gentlemen,The Ford Motor Company takes great pride in presenting,The University of Wisconsin Badger Marching Band,uninterrupted for your enjoyment,remember,Ford builds the cars you drive!"
Consumers ultimately should be deciding what`s on television and how it is presented.Let it be known that we would prefer to watch the bands at halftime, rather than an analyst explaining to us what we just watched in the first half. All of those kids who march have family and friends.If I got to see a nephew or friend on TV,because of Geico Insurance,that would definitely stick in my mind,the next time I`m considering car insurance!
It is dangerous now that ESPN has so much power over college football.We need to tell them to bring back the marching bands at halftime!
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