Which High School Band do you like and why?

[HSsportsfootball]

Me being a Hip-Hop fan, I like Whites Creek and Pearl Cohn..

[guatetrojan]

Even though I haven't seen these bands this year,I'm gonna have to go with stratford and whites creek.

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sorry , but stratford's band sounds horrible , i heard them last friday @ McGavock.

[Solomon]

Still waiting for the Johnny Cash tribute by a band..........until then shorten halftime by 10 minutes and let's get back to the game!

[mjuhb]

everyone not care for this thread but having a band IS A MUST the larger the better they can play during the opposite teams possession making hard to hear and throw there rhythm off people should care because the band is the 12th man it is in tullhaoma anyways

[ambiguousrock]

I agree with mjuhb(I know, its crazy ). The band can really help swing momentum. I've seen it happen as a player and made it happen as a band member.

[Roadrunner89]

I played football for two years and did marching band for two.  I'm not really into the hip hop band thing.  While it is fun, the competition bands work twice as hard as the hip hop ones, simply because they're trying to perfect a show musically and visually.  You can watch a hip hop band throughout 10 weeks and it will sound about the same as it did in the first week.  With competition bands, there's a dramatic change from week 0 to week 10.

 

 

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First of all, let's get the terminology right. It's called a show band not a hip hop band. It's obvious that you don't know much about the preparation that goes into show bands. Real show bands try to perfect their shows musically and visually as well. Show bands will change their performances several times during the course of a season. They will keep playing some songs, add some new ones, and stop playing others. All of this while coming up with formations for the new songs. Also, the preseason band camp is like no other. Most show bands, in High School and definitely College, do an extensive conditioning program in the summer. The program includes various types of calistinics and running (lots of running). This is how show bands build their stamina for the season. It's not nearly as easy as it looks. There's a lot of hard work put into it!!!

 

Oh yeah, the Mighty Marching Roadrunners of Austin-East Magnet High School are for real this year!!! They've got an awesome sound and the moves to match.

 

It's So Hard To Be A Roadrunner!!!

[ambiguousrock]

Visuals? They barely march!!! They stand and play. There's as much preperation for a competition band as there is for a "show band". For our camp my senior year we had 5 practices a day: one as early as 7 and one last late as 8 pm. Listen to a show band. Then listen to a really good competition band. Once again, dynamics. Balance. Not just tubas and trombones blasting. Good musicality in difficult music. Hip hop music isnt difficult to play. Just isn't, thats a fact. The music chosen by the top competiton bands...well...I'd love to see a show band play it.

[REBELRON]

I like the hip hop and regular bands.

 

The best hip hop bands I have seen are Austin East and Melrose.

 

The best regular bands I have seen are Maryville,Dobyns Bennett and Clinton. Maryville's halftime shows 2 years ago was one of the best I have seen.

[bounder]

I'm going to eat some crow and brag on Oak Ridge's band. For once in a long while they are actually playing music the students and fans can relate to "Queen" the band. They have always been able to march but played awful music to be at a highschool football game.

Congrats to the band you worked hard and did a good job.

[Gville80]

Gallatin's band did a great job at the Gallatin-Beech game the other night (as did their football team) Congrats Wave~

[tigersr1]

Who cares. Which schools chearleeder do you like the most. GOOD GRACIOUS

[TCOUNTY]

Check out Munford High School's awards on their website. This band is ranked nationally and attends competitions Nationwide. THE PRIDE OF TIPTON COUNTY!!