Comments on: Wait…what again?

By: superart

superart — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 21:30:28 +0000

Your introduction is quite catchy. I could not resist to read it.
I agree with Anna Maja that the marching bands electrify crowds as well as teams. Your review reminded me of the movie American Pie: Band Camp. It is an awesome movie about marching band and teenagers.

By: Daniel Panit

Daniel Panit — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 19:24:23 +0000

Like i said I did this Freshman year. I hated it. I think i just didnt enjoy the whole band experience when I was performing. But I know how much time goes into this. We started like 2 weeks before school. Then once schoo lstarted, everyday we’d go out for 40 mins and then on Saturday we would have 3 hour practices. It’s a lot of work. It also didn’t help that it was like mid-October and the weather was below freezing. It even started snowing. The reason I hated it so much was probably because after all the hard work, I didnt feel satisfied with the outcome.

By: syed hassan

syed hassan — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 23:03:00 +0000

YO, I performed at Hofstra for Newsday the last 3 years. I know exactly what your sister was going through. But don’t hate on us marching band kids, like Anna said we’re the ones that hype the football teams and the kids during pep rallies. But I must say that when i performed in 11th grade, when we were chosen to perform for TV, I was pretty nervous. You really don’t know how much time and effort goes into this, especially all the individual time and effort it takes. Memorizing music and movements for 3 songs is harder than one could imagine. So join VH1 and Save the Music in high schools, b/c music really does help kids appreciate and develop a different attitude towards life

By: Anna-Maja Rappard

Anna-Maja Rappard — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 03:58:00 +0000

I do think watching and listening to a marching band is quite an experience! The way a marching band can hype up a crowd and engage people is incomparable. I remember going to football games in Michigan where the marching band’s performance during half time was always what everyone was looking forward to. It must have been very interesting to see a marching band acutally incorporate acting into their performance as well. I think it is a very interesting fusion of different “types of performing art”.

By: Aniruddha Das

Aniruddha Das — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 23:03:54 +0000

It is awesome how you experienced music, acting, and dance in the same event. I have never been to any marching band performances but after reading your review it seems like it is something I would enjoy too. I would probably enjoy the skit very much.

By: Alex

Alex — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 17:30:37 +0000

The whole concept of being in a marching band seems weird to me, but if you are musical inclined it could be a great experience.