LufkinSectionLeader Posted November 17, 2005 Posted November 17, 2005 Okay, I have a question. How many of you guys are military bands? And if you're corps, what do you think of military bands? (Assuming that you know what a military band is) Quote
Skippy Posted November 17, 2005 Posted November 17, 2005 I saw one military band at area marching competition last year, I can't remember the name though. They were really good and it was very interesting to watch. Quote
LufkinSectionLeader Posted November 17, 2005 Author Posted November 17, 2005 Oh, awesome. Do you know if they were 5a, 4a, 3a, 2a, or 1a? Quote
supermanuel Posted November 18, 2005 Posted November 18, 2005 Skippy said: I saw one military band at area marching competition last year, I can't remember the name though. They were really good and it was very interesting to watch. Kingwood, 5A we watched them too, pretty awesome Quote
ClaireAnnette07 Posted November 18, 2005 Posted November 18, 2005 supermanuel said: Kingwood, 5A we watched them too, pretty awesome I saw them at region this year...they were really awesome! They definately earned the straight 1's they got! Quote
rebelhorn07 Posted November 18, 2005 Posted November 18, 2005 I actually got to see one of the Marine Corp bands. Absolutely amazing!! Quote
LufkinSectionLeader Posted November 18, 2005 Author Posted November 18, 2005 Has anyone ever seen Lufkin? Quote
supermanuel Posted November 18, 2005 Posted November 18, 2005 LufkinSectionLeader said: Has anyone ever seen Lufkin? no, but we have a girl who moved to my school from Lufkin. plays clarinet, La'toya Adams, she's a senior Quote
LufkinSectionLeader Posted November 18, 2005 Author Posted November 18, 2005 Hm..I don't know her. What grade? Quote
supermanuel Posted November 18, 2005 Posted November 18, 2005 LufkinSectionLeader said: Hm..I don't know her. What grade? she's a senior Quote
LufkinSectionLeader Posted November 18, 2005 Author Posted November 18, 2005 If you guys are interested in seeing a military band, which is what Lufkin is, I'm leaving a link of our contest drill. The first thing you'll see on this video is homecoming stuff, but skip through that, and you'll get to the band stuff. (After that is a football game, but this is the only video that I could locate online of this year's band). If you do watch the video, please comment with your thoughts. Go to the link, and click on the game that says Lufkin-Woodlands, and click on PART 1. City of Lufkin Website - Click on Part 1 of Lufkin-Woodlands game... Don't forget to fast-forward through the homecoming stuff to get to the marching part! Thanks! Quote
euro_euph06 Posted November 18, 2005 Posted November 18, 2005 Our football team played Lufkin last year in the playoffs. It was pretty close heading into the 4th quarter. But anyways, its pretty amazing to watch them. Quote
supermanuel Posted November 18, 2005 Posted November 18, 2005 LufkinSectionLeader said: Band Video *Skip through the Homecoming Stuff to get to the band* is there a reason why that link takes me to the Minerals Management Service Home Page Quote
LufkinSectionLeader Posted November 18, 2005 Author Posted November 18, 2005 Hmm..sorry guys. It worked for me... Anyway, I'll give you a link to the City of Lufkin Football Video Page. Click on the game that says Lufkin-Woodlands, and click on PART 1. City of Lufkin Panther Football Videos - Click on Part 1 of the Lufkin-Woodlands 2005 game Don't forget to fast-forward through the homecoming stuff to get to the marching part! Thanks! Quote
actualgirltrombone Posted November 18, 2005 Posted November 18, 2005 i went to the playoff game where our team played yours... and i have to say, it was really cool but some of the visuals made my head hurt. i really thought it was cool to see something different from the usual corps marching. Quote
Dynasty Posted November 18, 2005 Posted November 18, 2005 LufkinSectionLeader said: Hmm..sorry guys. It worked for me... Anyway, I'll give you a link to the City of Lufkin Football Video Page. Click on the game that says Lufkin-Woodlands, and click on PART 1. City of Lufkin Panther Football Videos - Click on Part 1 of the Lufkin-Woodlands 2005 game Don't forget to fast-forward through the homecoming stuff to get to the marching part! Thanks! For anyone else watching, its 8 Minutes into the video. Very nice lines... very very nice. I have to admit the "commentary" on the video is a little funny "There going this way, now they're going this way." Quote
mbui Posted November 18, 2005 Posted November 18, 2005 My alma mater, Angleton HS, marched military style from the 1950's-1999. We then switched to corps style the year after in 2000. Quote
mindfulmusician Posted November 18, 2005 Posted November 18, 2005 I have to admit, I obviously had a misconception when I thought that bands that marched in the military style were primitive and backwards. At first, it seemed like it was just a block moving around on the field, but then things started getting a bit more "spicy", and I liked it. So, thanks for the video and educating all of us. Well done! - mindfulmusician Quote
LufkinSectionLeader Posted November 18, 2005 Author Posted November 18, 2005 Thanks; I wish I could find a video of last year's drill! This was a good drill, but I still think last year was my absolute favorite!!! If I find one, I'll let you know, becasue last year's drill was AWESOME. Quote
MisterNick Posted November 18, 2005 Posted November 18, 2005 mindfulmusician said: I have to admit, I obviously had a misconception when I thought that bands that marched in the military style were primitive and backwards. At first, it seemed like it was just a block moving around on the field, but then things started getting a bit more "spicy", and I liked it. So, thanks for the video and educating all of us. Well done! - mindfulmusician Yeah, honestly that's the conception involving most military bands. Mainly because a lot of military bands tend to do "safe" drills (dragging the field, a few counter-marches) just enough to get a 1. With a lot of the bigger bands (Lufkin, Kingwood, even Lindale), there is a little more risk to the drill. A lot of those directors are trying to get rid of the whole "if you've seen one military band you've seen them all" idea that a lot of people in East TX harbor. Quote
LufkinSectionLeader Posted November 18, 2005 Author Posted November 18, 2005 Nick: you are exactly right. Hopefully Lufkin, Kingwood, and Lindale do a good job of proving people (who hold these misconceptions) wrong. Also, Nacogdoches has a fine military band as well. I'm still looking for a video of last year's drill for Lufkin...I'll tell you if I come across anything. Quote
Keyboard_Countessa Posted November 19, 2005 Posted November 19, 2005 To be honest, I haven't had that much exposure to military bands. I did see one this year at the Alief Invitational (I believe it was Willis... not completely sure). Their program included "Firebird Suite". 'Twas very... interesting. Quote
Fortisimo Posted November 19, 2005 Posted November 19, 2005 I think it would be cool to do a show that is primarily corp but also with some of those really cool military visuals (Like staggered turns and stuff), except, keep the horns facing front always (unless you're facing back field for effect) Quote
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