Marching Band: How to fire up Students and Football Players

[jaxmc1023]

7 nation army! LOL

If you're gonna play White Stripes, why not Icky Thump

[ragincajun97]

There is a new director of bands. I was hoping for an improved band. Unfortunately, so far, nothing has changed. The band is just very lazy, playing the same eight bars of the same songs after each down. The songs create ear worms that I just can't get out of my head. I'm seriously considering wearing earplugs, so I don't have to listen to them. For me, it's a huge part of what makes for a poor in-game experience.

The marching band director is the associate director of bands. As far as it still sounding the same, he got to UL in late June. Didn’t have much time to make changes. He will have a more disciplined group in the future, it will just take him a bit of time

[RedTails]

The marching band director is the associate director of bands. As far as it still sounding the same, he got to UL in late June. Didn’t have much time to make changes. He will have a more disciplined group in the future, it will just take him a bit of time

Tell the woodwinds to stay at Angelle or hand them brass horns. Blow your hearts out, this ain't a symphony orchestra where perfection is needed. We need LOUD

[ZoomZoom]

The band needs something interactive between plays.

Maybe collaborate with the gymnasts….errrr cheerleaders.

And kill the PA music. It’s a college game, not the pros.

[KajunKrazy]

Schools with the most history and tradition have marching bands that have played the same things since the 50s,60s,70s and 80s. The answer is not to change every other year what you are doing to grow tradition. Our problem here is lack of tradition and consistency in building tradition.

A few bands that come to mind that have built tradition and even I from a far know what they play are USC, Noter Dame, Texas, Michigan, Tx A&M, Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, LSU….. It’s not about changing what you do every other year, its building on your long time traditions and customs that makes you successful. We lack that big time here because we always changing.

[ZoomZoom]

Something real short musically with go UL at the end after EVERY play. Know it would cut greatly into cartwheel and handstand times, but that’s what a cheerleader should do.

The post above give great examples of this; SLI, USL, ULL, UL has failed miserably on something that cost nothing but time.

[CajunNation]

7 nation army! LOL

That thing needs to go away.

[HoustonCajun]

Agree 100% .. just thought it would be hilarious to hear someone make that pitch to the old guys

My son and I watched 1st quarter from upper deck last Saturday. Even the longer songs that the band played got zero reaction from the student section. Honestly I couldn't even tell you what songs they were...

If you want reaction from the students, need to play the fight song and spell out C-A-J-U-N-S at the end. The whole stadium would participate. That is a big element missing at our games, student and fan interaction.

[Esqueleto]

If you want reaction from the students, need to play the fight song and spell out C-A-J-U-N-S at the end. The whole stadium would participate. That is a big element missing at our games, student and fan interaction.

Yeah, just like LSU

[fanof71]

Play Respect!