Since it rained before the game the band was prohibited from marching during half time on the field. #Millennialstrong
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So what's your problem? It was slippery, and those instruments and uniforms are expensive. They didn't want anyone to get hurt. Who knows what their drill would have included, maybe there was a high likelihood someone would get run over if they fell.
Did the game really put you in that bad of a mood?
It was a odd day for the band. None of the woodwind instruments appeared to be in the hands of the marchers on the field band during pregame, which was unusual. There have been a few other wet games, so this was sort of weird.
Secondly, in the stands well after the rain slowed the band did not have the woodwind players with instruments until halftime. The whole time, during the first half a bunch of brass instrument were stacked up behind the band (Tubas) and they did not play either for some reason. The band seemed to be at about 55 percent the whole first half in the stands even after the rain stopped.
Despite all this, the band sounded better than ever, with all brass and down about 100 instruments.
Rain will ruin woodwind instruments.
Since it rained before the game the band was prohibited from marching during half time on the field. #Millennialstrong
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The whole time, during the first half a bunch of brass instrument were stacked up behind the band (Tubas) and they did not play either for some reason.
They were on the field with lightening approaching; how much gutty do you want.
Correct. Shocking that some fools do not understand this. As for certain instruments, like the Tuba, they have the bell facing upwards. Depending on the amount of liquid that accumulates in the instrument,the sound could be very poor. Of course, they could be constantly emptying the spit valve, but they probably determined that it wasn't worth it.
I didn't watch the halftime show, but was the entire band even on the field? You know that their formations are choreographed, and if you remove a section of the band, the formations are worthless and likely more confusing for the band members. Regardless, the field was wet and slippery, if you didn't notice. Many of the band members are carrying, not only expensive instruments, but also very heavy instruments. A very legitimate safety concern.
Only a band leader lacking in common sense would have had the entire band out there, and would have had them actually marching.
I was there and my son is in the band so I was with them the whole day. Dr McCann made the call to not play the winds for pregame. Just before halftime she was told that there would be no marching. Since it wasn't raining she made the call to play the woodwinds ( woodwinds were really needed with Rhapsody in Blue) but it started raining as soon as they took the field. My son who plays clarinet (plastic for marching, wood for concert) said the clarinet soloist had her wood instrument so had two umbrellas to protect it.
Since it rained before the game the band was prohibited from marching during half time on the field. #Millennialstrong
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