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Re:Columbia Silences Its Marching Band by p_rude on Saturday October 05, 2019 @01:54PM (#21166918)
Performing at games is the main point of marching bands. Who wants to be in a band that can't perform?
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Re:Columbia Silences Its Marching Band by maxerickson on Saturday October 05, 2019 @03:35PM (#21167458)
It probably says a lot more about me than I want it to, but I was in a Big 10 marching band and didn't really care about the performances. I mean, it was enjoyable, but I might have done it even if we did all the same long rehearsals of the performances (we memorized the drill and music for ~7 shows a season) and then just went to the games as a pep band.
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Re:Columbia Silences Its Marching Band by raldi on Saturday October 05, 2019 @03:51PM (#21167537)
Indeed. This is the same playbook UVA used to kill its wonderful, creative, beloved Pep Band not so long ago.
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