The Band

[Matt]

5 hours ago, greenminer said:

I'll elaborate on this, in case anyone glosses over:

A commitment to the GB is a commitment to a ton: summer/preseason camp (HUGE commitment), 3-4 rehearsals every week during the semester, plus giving up all of your gamedays,  plus additional performances for local events like marching band festivals/competitions/showcases.

The amount of time put into this "class" to only get 1 credit for your 4.0 grade is wild.  I remember a Q&A session with an admin (school dean?) where some GB members really pressed him about this.

This isn’t limited to North Texas. I started out at UTA doing music education and there were several required “classes” that rewarded 1 credit hour. It’s super frustrating and part of why I got out of music. 

[97and03]

[UNT78]

Worst “marching band” I’ve ever heard…listen to Alabama, Auburn, A&M or Tennessee, those are real marching bands. UNT sounds like show tunes on a high school field!

[THOR]

18 minutes ago, UNT78 said:

Worst “marching band” I’ve ever heard…listen to Alabama, Auburn, A&M or Tennessee, those are real marching bands. UNT sounds like show tunes on a high school field!

sadly, you are correct.  the green brigade doesn't hold a fiddle to those bands.  drumlines....ha...even worse

 

those schools dress in uniform every game.  those schools are in sync, in line, prepared, close to perfect.   those schools know what a marching band is.  know their music perfectly.  north Texas seems to be like a school that thinks they are better than everyone else so they don't have to try as much...yet they suck musically, drumline...look at the band, most are looking at music...not memorized.  memorization is needed in a band.  hell, the drumline has music taped to their snares/quints...pathetic.

Edited Wednesday at 01:50 AM by THOR

[NTXDJ]

On 11/25/2024 at 10:04 PM, greenjoe said:

I think it odd that our banner dancers (as opposed to the North Texas Dancers) twirl (replica) rifles.  I could see such a thing from a school with a military background like A&M or The Citadel or Virginia Tech.  But what possible sense does it make for our band to use rifles.  Why not twirl, maybe, batons.  

The first time I noticed our half time show having the rifle twirlers, I was really surprised.  Maybe I'm out of touch because I don't go to a lot of college or HS games anymore, but I associate (fake) rifle twirling with high school bands.  I remember some high schools introducing that back in the 80's.  I don't recall noticing it with any of the larger college half time shows, but I could be wrong.  High school bands usually have a flag corp, or color guard, but I've seen plenty of college marching bands with those as well. 

[Green Otaku]

20 hours ago, THOR said:

sadly, you are correct.  the green brigade doesn't hold a fiddle to those bands.  drumlines....ha...even worse

 

those schools dress in uniform every game.  those schools are in sync, in line, prepared, close to perfect.   those schools know what a marching band is.  know their music perfectly.  north Texas seems to be like a school that thinks they are better than everyone else so they don't have to try as much...yet they suck musically, drumline...look at the band, most are looking at music...not memorized.  memorization is needed in a band.  hell, the drumline has music taped to their snares/quints...pathetic.

What's up with not wearing the coats in the stands all year?

[THOR]

2 hours ago, Green Otaku said:

What's up with not wearing the coats in the stands all year?

that's a damn good question.  there was 1 hot game, game 2 of the year, yet they arent in full uniform all year.  back in the day, full uniform was demanded all game, except for the third quarter when we got to take off the jacket...

[Glory to the Green]

Our oldest is in the Oklahoma State band. They seem to focus on the entertainment more than anything else. The last halftime show had them playing “Bye Bye Bye” by NSYNC.  

Their pregame is just the fight song, Oklahoma, and a stand tune.  Then they wait around while special guests lead the in game chants.  In game playing is fun. They play iron man, dies irae, stuff like that. 

They play off the DJ better than we do.  There’s usually no playing over eachother, though it does happen. 

The quality is fine.  They have a new director.  Last years quality was lacking.