BGSU MARCHING BAND

mualum78 · Post by **mualum78** » Sun Sep 26, 2004 11:20 pm

Long time lurker, first time poster...

I was at the Bengals/Ravens game in Cincinnati this afternoon and BG's band played at halftime. Looked and sounded great! Got a pretty good reception from the crowd as well. Good luck the rest of the way!

falconfan1 · Post by **falconfan1** » Mon Sep 27, 2004 8:51 am

mualum, thank you for this post. I am glad to hear this very positive report on our band. I think our new director is doing a wonderful job.

Now, if you would please help with our tackling issues on defense, your lurking days will be officially over.

Go Falcons!

BGSUfanatUT · Post by **BGSUfanatUT** » Mon Sep 27, 2004 8:52 am

or if you were to go back in time to lets say, b4 the NIU BG game, and break Wolfes leg, you would also be tremendous.

Warthog · Post by **Warthog** » Mon Sep 27, 2004 9:03 am

BGSUfanatUT wrote:or if you were to go back in time to lets say, b4 the NIU BG game, and break Wolfes leg, you would also be tremendous.

I think we would have been better off had Harris NOT gotten hurt. :shrug:

BGSUfanatUT · Post by **BGSUfanatUT** » Mon Sep 27, 2004 9:04 am

sadly, I agree. It was like the 2002 UT game, with the frosh RB's ramming us all night long

mualum78 · Post by **mualum78** » Mon Sep 27, 2004 8:54 pm

falconfan1 wrote:

Now, if you would please help with our tackling issues on defense, your lurking days will be officially over.

Go Falcons!

Can't help you there, but if it makes you feel any better, the Bengals (paid to play!) had the same problem with the Ravens...particularly Jamaal Lewis!

Metz · Post by **Metz** » Mon Sep 27, 2004 9:23 pm

falconfan1 wrote:mualum, thank you for this post. I am glad to hear this very positive report on our band. I think our new director is doing a wonderful job.

I think our Assistant band director (one of the 2 grad assistants we had last year) who writes our music is doing a great job! I also think the grad assistant that teaches at a high school near Oxford and is still writing our formations on the field is doing a great job! When they stop helping, if the programs keeps up I will say our new director is doing great. If it falls apart again, then my opinion might change. I think she's great and very enthusiastic, but if you want my honest opinion she lacks something big. I don't think we focus as much on the marching part of marching band anymore. I get to see things on the sidelines I never noticed on the field and our chairstep is now a 45 degree angle instead of a 90. It almost looks sloppy and pointless if it doesn't hit atleast 75-80. Also, people are still marching to the beat of a different drummer and off step everywhere. Like sports, we still need a lot of practice to be great as well!

falconfan1 · Post by **falconfan1** » Mon Sep 27, 2004 10:00 pm

mcmetz, wow, that is WAY more than I would ever know about our band. What I meant was, as a football fan who watches the band, I think we sound MUCH better, look somewhat better and appear to be having more fun than under the previous director. And I could be wrong!

As for all the other people who are helping the director get things done; good for the director. Nothing like delegating authority. Keep it up and involve young grads and people close to the program in all areas. And when they move away or whatever, find some more.

I guess.

Go Band! Go Falcons!

falconfan1 · Post by **falconfan1** » Mon Sep 27, 2004 10:01 pm

mcmetz, wow, that is WAY more than I would ever know about our band. What I meant was, as a football fan who watches the band, I think we sound MUCH better, look somewhat better and appear to be having more fun than under the previous director. And I could be wrong!

As for all the other people who are helping the director get things done; good for the director. Nothing like delegating authority. Keep it up and involve young grads and people close to the program in all areas. And when they move away or whatever, find some more.

I guess.

Go Band! Go Falcons!

Metz · Post by **Metz** » Mon Sep 27, 2004 10:17 pm

falconfan1 wrote:mcmetz, wow, that is WAY more than I would ever know about our band. What I meant was, as a football fan who watches the band, I think we sound MUCH better, look somewhat better and appear to be having more fun than under the previous director. And I could be wrong!

As for all the other people who are helping the director get things done; good for the director. Nothing like delegating authority. Keep it up and involve young grads and people close to the program in all areas. And when they move away or whatever, find some more.

I guess.

Go Band! Go Falcons!

I don't know which post to respond to

But anyways, I'm not bashing the director in any way. She knows what she is doing and has turned the program around. She is getting more support from alumni and for the band program (hence the new uniforms). I have no doubt she is a great director, but right now others are helping out too and not getting the credit for it. Maybe it is good that she is sitting back and delegating authority. It gives her time to see the Falcon traditions and learn to adjust being that she is an OSU grad ::puke::

mualum78 · Post by **mualum78** » Mon Sep 27, 2004 10:18 pm

McMetz811 wrote:
falconfan1 wrote:mualum, thank you for this post. I am glad to hear this very positive report on our band. I think our new director is doing a wonderful job.
I think our Assistant band director (one of the 2 grad assistants we had last year) who writes our music is doing a great job! I also think the grad assistant that teaches at a high school near Oxford and is still writing our formations on the field is doing a great job! When they stop helping, if the programs keeps up I will say our new director is doing great. If it falls apart again, then my opinion might change. I think she's great and very enthusiastic, but if you want my honest opinion she lacks something big. I don't think we focus as much on the marching part of marching band anymore. I get to see things on the sidelines I never noticed on the field and our chairstep is now a 45 degree angle instead of a 90. It almost looks sloppy and pointless if it doesn't hit atleast 75-80. Also, people are still marching to the beat of a different drummer and off step everywhere. Like sports, we still need a lot of practice to be great as well!

Sadly, I agree with your thoughts, but the style of marching bands has changed over the years. Not too many bands play traditional 'marching' music, nor do they chairstep at 90 degrees any more. When I was in the MUMB (affectionately known as the 'Stumbling 100') we MARCHED and played Sousa, Cohen, etc. and chairstepped at 90 degrees. Even we have changed styles over the years. I guess it's whatever keeps people in the seats at halftime. Nonetheless, the BGSU Band played and performed well on Sunday. Their lines were straight, their formations were crisp and they seemed to be performing as if they wanted to be there, not as if they HAD to be there. It was enjoyable!

Metz · Post by **Metz** » Mon Sep 27, 2004 10:23 pm

mualum78 wrote:Nonetheless, the BGSU Band played and performed well on Sunday. Their lines were straight, their formations were crisp and they seemed to be performing as if they wanted to be there, not as if they HAD to be there. It was enjoyable!

We wanted to be there so bad we left after halftime

That's just cause they stuck us on the same level as the concessions and had 230 chairs sitting flat instead of in theater seating. Then the color guard sat in front so none of us could see the game. With the warm uniforms, sun beating down, and lack of a football game without standing...we didn't really want to be there for anything but to perform!

BTW, did you notice a rather large fellow in a Uniform standing on the sidelines?

It's the Journey... · Post by **It's the Journey...** » Tue Sep 28, 2004 1:10 am

I also want to echo my praises to the whole program this year. The sound is wonderful, and we are marching a little better then in years past. Pre-game still frustrates me. The percussion entry looks terrible. This multiple tempo entry has to be done away with. The old entry, under Rohr, was much cleaner. However, with the improvements I have seen thus far I am certain that is on the list to clean up. Rome wasn't built in a day, and we do have a hole to climb out of. I do have one more question. Where is BUFFO!!!!

Metz · Post by **Metz** » Tue Sep 28, 2004 4:01 am

Finally in 04 wrote:I do have one more question. Where is BUFFO!!!!

Buffo is no more and will never be again. I know it sucks, but that is just how it is!!

Rightupinthere · Post by **Rightupinthere** » Tue Sep 28, 2004 12:16 pm

McMetz811 wrote: I get to see things on the sidelines I never noticed on the field and our chairstep is now a 45 degree angle instead of a 90. It almost looks sloppy and pointless if it doesn't hit atleast 75-80. Also, people are still marching to the beat of a different drummer and off step everywhere. Like sports, we still need a lot of practice to be great as well!

Any time I have seen the marching band, their chair was never 90d.

Sorry. It was always 45d. When I marched we had a high step with arch of the foot to the knee instead of the traditional chair. During pregame, we were lucky if the arch got past the calf. I was always marching correctly, but then again, I wasn't doing anything important. Just flapping my arms or holding my very long mace.