"Why do you do it? Your life would be easier without all those early morning rehearsals. The late night uniform repair. Frozen valves. Broken reeds. Marching rehearsals that just don't end. Rookies that just don't get it."Occasionally, my logical, purely scientific brother asks me what's so great about band. He constantly criticizes the music the band plays, the forms it makes, and even the uniform style. He can do this because he's never been a part of band or any musical organization for that matter. Band, especially marching band, is one of those activities that you cannot truly understand fully until you've been a part of it. Nevertheless, for those interested in becoming more educated on college bands, I've just come across this site entitled, "The Practice Field." It's a website dedicated to Big 10 bands learning about their fellow bands. The information is provided by members of the band and any information you feel needs to be added can be reviewed using the "submit" form. This is a good site to get a broad overview. However, some bands have not been updated for quite some time (i.e. Purdue's last update was in 2003). In addition to the information on bands, there is also a forum where band members can talk with other band members. I'm sure the administrators would not be opposed to fans joining in on the conversation as "anything is allowed." This website is a great place for cross-country friendships to be formed between band members and even between those left-brained engineering types. In any case, why should anyone put up with marching band?
Here's your answer:
"Why put up with it all? You wouldn't be the same without those Inside jokes. The not intentionally dirty, but actually quite dirty director comments. Friendships that thrive even after you've seen each other every day for a month straight. Free t-shirts. Free football games. And if your lucky, the free bowl trips don't hurt.
You love band, don't you... Don't try and hide it."
[The Practice Field]
It's the truth.
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