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 Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 3:06 pm
I'm going into Highschool this year and can offically be in Marching Band. I have to try-out for it though. What should I except at try-outs? And what should I expect out of Marching band in general? I play the baritone/euphonium if any one wants to know.
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Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 5:33 pm
*sigh* i remember when i was a fish....like this year. i was scared of marching season!!! but it was awesome!!!! do they have like a camp to practice marching before tryouts?? 'cause different schools have different marching styles........(hee hee. im trying to sound like i know alot about it but ive only been through it once so awe well...) mrgreen we dont have to tryout unless its for drum line....my friend tryed out twice but couldnt make it because he sucks at everything but mallets......which he is awesome at!!!!
mrgreen i loved marching but it is hot and sweaty!!!! or, at least it is down here were its like 100% humidity and 87 degrees all year round!!! xp so um....yea, i have no real advice...i was just excited to meet my first future fish!!!!
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Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 5:51 pm
Can't really say much about your tryouts since every school is different, but as for marching in general, prepare to stand still. A LOT. And if your director's anything like ours, get ready to reset quickly or be yelled at constantly (you'll see what I mean). Good luck with the upcoming season!
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Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2009 9:48 pm
I'm a Section Leader in my band, though I've never heard of having to try out for marching band. Though every school is different.
Here's some key tips.
Keep your head up, always look straight, never slouch, butt in, chest out, heels together with your toes apart at a 45 degree angle. Learn how to use your peripheral vision accurately. Never lock your knees, breathe easy. If you don't, you'll fall over and/or get lightheaded and/or pass out. Locking your knees makes it harder for your body to pump the blood past your knees and into your brain.
When you march, plant your heel firmly in the ground and point your toes straight up toward the sky. Roll your foot forward and try to keep your head as straight as possible, one food in front of the other, almost like tightrope-walking. This is called Roll-Stepping.
Be prepared for yelling, it's usually not verbally abusive or anything, its just a lot of section leaders get crabby during the teaching phase. You'll probably see the worst of them when its either hot or the band is under a lot of stress, like during a band review. Try not to get on their bad side, and you'll get a good word put in.
Remember, always have fun!!! Band is a family, it's meant to be fun. [:
Be yourself, and make the best of what you have. You only have four years of high school, anyway, make it the best four years of your life. Good luck!
If you have any more questions, feel free to PM me.
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Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2009 5:20 pm
Band is most deffinatly a family. You are going to see people in ways you've never seen them before, gross, sweaty, smelly, dead tired, possibly even barfing, sick, happy, sad, and dissapointed.
Be sure to NEVER tell a senior or any upper classmen what to do, in my band this is never aloud, punishishable by running, push ups, trash duty, or a good old yelling at, and you'll lose the respect of the seniors. Remember, you're at the bottom of the totem poll.
Also, since you're new, you're bound to be off step all the time during the beginning. To get back on step, just kinda do a little skip thing, you 'll get back with it.
Another thing, since band is a family, don't be embarassed in front of upper classmen, they were in your shoes once too. Also, I'm not sure what kind of cadences you guys play, but my band has special moves, triple time, skips, kicks, and other things, but if you do have those, do not be afraid or embarassed to do them. You'll have so much more fun in marching band if you let loose a little bit.
On the field, it's really easy to forget the fundamentals, roll stepping, sliding, back marching. Try your hardest to remember all of them, because without them, it will look sloppy.
This may sound silly, but make sure you always have knee socks, it's a part of my undernieth uniform for my band, but I dont know about yours, but your heels and feet are gonna kill after your first game, so to avoid heel blisters and rubbing be sure to have knee socks.
Another bit of advice to you from me is to NEVER eat chinese before a game, you can never eat chinese early enough before a game. Some of us made that mistake....a few of us were running to the bathroom, before, during and after the show. sweatdrop It's good to never eat alot before a game anyway, but stay away from chinese.
The largest piece of advice to give you is to stick with it, work hard, show respect. Even if you don't enjoy it at first, marching band is a great big, awesome family, who shares the same feelings, the same reason for sweating, the same reason for passing down traditions.
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