As a marching band member... we use things called drill books to learn the show. Each song is made up of many drill sheets and each drill sheet has a spot for everyone. Mark your points and plot how you move. Band camp usually takes about a week (10 hours a day) to put together a show.

@scherzo7224

4 жыл бұрын

Bro you’re living the life. Our band camp is one week of 8 hour days with another week of band camp of 12 hour days (8-8pm)

@dennisanderson8663

4 жыл бұрын

This one time at band camp...

@Hellfire918

4 жыл бұрын

My senior year of high school only the section leaders got the drill charts everyone else got position sheets. You sheet had your exact coirdinates for every set and the section leaders where able to check for mistakes.

@abeeinspace

4 жыл бұрын

Brian Hennessy my band did this. We got a sheet that was only our “dots” (positions) and the section leaders got the full drill book to check their section against and correct as needed

@stevebonds4698

3 жыл бұрын

I too was in marching band and it was a lot of hours in the heat in the summer time during band camp and lord help you if you made a mistake. You were either running around the football field with full gear on or doing push-ups. So much practice goes into each half time show and I think its a real shame that they don't show them doing their half time routine anymore. They use to a long time ago. They deserve their time in the lime light as well.

There's a reason why the Ohio State Marching Band is called "The best damn band in the land."

@tuttiflooti

4 жыл бұрын

Its only the best until you bring in Drum and Bugle Corps

@Necracudda

4 жыл бұрын

Aunt Cynthia TBF we need to have some pride in something in Ohio :/

@briandiff1459

4 жыл бұрын

only people who go to OSU say that

@sleepingdragons57

4 жыл бұрын

@@Necracudda We have the band and cedar point. Those two things are the pride and joy of Ohio.

@matthewbugajski6095

4 жыл бұрын

Para Digm I go to akron and I say that...

I'm from Cbus and it's so fun to see other people experience The Ohio State Marching Band for the first time. They put such time and effort into not just their shows but also into the local community

@gusbus5227

4 жыл бұрын

I'm also from Columbus its pretty cool when their is a game also f michigan

Ohio is my state! And we love our Buckeyes!

@gusbus5227

4 жыл бұрын

Fact

@felldoor4728

4 жыл бұрын

O-H-I-O

@trevorpaul1663

3 жыл бұрын

Ive got to see and meet some of them its so cool, in person theyre so good i about cried:,)

@victoriaspringle4873

3 жыл бұрын

Boo Michigan state!! Go Buckeyes!

@terriemartinez9989

3 жыл бұрын

ME TOO... We are "THE ❤ OF IT ALL"

“How do they do that?” Dots on a page and hundreds of hours. Lots of pushups too

@nathanstevens826

4 жыл бұрын

mjtechnoviking44 nah we do like 10 pushups a year

@IONATVS

3 жыл бұрын

The pushups part depends entirely on the band. Because upper arm strength only actually helps with Low Brass and colorguard, but some old-fashioned directors insist on it anyway to “build character.” My high-school band was pretty good and basically never used pushups above the section level-if the trumpets wanted to do push-ups they could, but full band time was for drilling the movements and music and most sections were too busy with more of that and things that actually helped them play better, like breathing and fingering exercises.

@PJManlius

3 жыл бұрын

Push-ups who needs those we use heavy props instead

@bob_._.

3 жыл бұрын

They outgrew dots on a page years ago. It's all animated on iPads now

@doradominguez5709

3 жыл бұрын

Facts

We call them TBDBITL - The Best Damn Band In The Land. They practice 30 hours/week plus carrying their full academic class load. Since they don't have time for jobs, all the marching band members get full scholarships that are funded by public donations, not the university.

@qtipmotha

4 жыл бұрын

OH!

@toolman6872

4 жыл бұрын

@@qtipmotha IO!

@ianko7329

4 жыл бұрын

I’m pretty sure it’s not a full scholarship but I do believe every member has some sort of scholarship based on the huge donation this year

@stillbill6408

4 жыл бұрын

@@qtipmotha OH-IO!!!! God bless them all, they are a national treasure.

@JamesThatcher

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah.... There's still a LOT of animosity amongst college bands when OSUMB calls themselves that... A lot of it from Ohio University 110...

As a resident of Ohio, I can say there is nothing wrong with the way you pronounce Ohio Courtney. You say it just like a rural Ohioian would say it.❤

@caseywatson3068

4 жыл бұрын

Justin Henley I’m from Ohio too!

@caseysmith3849

4 жыл бұрын

O-H

@caseysmith3849

4 жыл бұрын

Washington courthouse here, what about y’all?

@nathanbellows3995

4 жыл бұрын

I-O

@perrywise2188

4 жыл бұрын

@@caseysmith3849 I-O

Best damn band in the land. Script Ohio is a tradition that u have to react to. Its amazing.

@ERICVANCE65

4 жыл бұрын

They are the best damn band in the land :)

@micahwaring4446

4 жыл бұрын

As a Penn State fan, I'm gonna have to disagree with that😂

@faiththomas1749

4 жыл бұрын

MO BOBBA as a fan of a historical black college and university band imma have to respectfully DISAGREE WIT CHU ON THAT, OSU HAS NUTTIN ON FLORIDA AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL UNIVERSITY

@zxjoshxz

4 жыл бұрын

nah even high school bands better

@martinsharrett1872

4 жыл бұрын

@@micahwaring4446 - your wrongness has been noted 😁

Bands have people who develop the routines, formations, etc. Players memorize their moves; they really don't have the ability to look for the yard markers because they're playing while marching. So they'll get something like 15 steps forward, 10 steps right then 20 steps diagonally. Remember that the guides are different for each player so all the sequences mesh.

@purplecatloverrandompizza

3 жыл бұрын

don't forget the hashes

Bands like this can make halftime FLY by. Enjoyed your reaction. Halftime shows like these are a great part of the football game experience.

I know you just did a Ohio State video but pls react to the video "The Ohio State University Pregame traditions: Ramp and script ohio" this really shows why Ohio State is called the best damn band in the land

@dennisanderson8663

4 жыл бұрын

She should also react to Ohio State's dominant decade over Michigan. The last time the Wolverines beat them was like a lifetime ago.

@justanotheropinionatedidio3866

3 жыл бұрын

Dominant decade over Michigan? 😂 someone clearly can't keep score or do math in Ohio. 2003 -2011 is not a decade. Fail. Nice try though. Make sure to keep those pay checks going to Jim Harbaugh though for letting you have so many wins because we know you couldn't do it any other way. 💯😂 Not even 2012- now is even a decade. You 🤡s from Ohio need better schooling. How you don't know how much a decade is clearly explains all I need to know about the state. 💯😂

@teebird50

3 жыл бұрын

TBDBITL !!! for sure

@whazzuphere

3 жыл бұрын

@@justanotheropinionatedidio3866 You mad, bro?

@jbarnes5841

3 жыл бұрын

@@justanotheropinionatedidio3866 Seriously? Since 2004 your team is 1 - 15. Not dominate at all. SMH....

Ohio states “script Ohio” is a pretty cool one too!

@happytomeetyou2047

3 жыл бұрын

Please review this video Courtney.

Ohio State is one of the few bands in the country that only marches with brass instruments, no woodwinds. Basically its a drum and bugle corps.

@Pseudowolf

4 жыл бұрын

I did not know that. Cool

@JamesThatcher

4 жыл бұрын

Calling OSUMB a drum and bugle corps is like calling a hamburger a serving of beef brisket. Yes they're both from the same animal, but they are very very very different things... The point of each is very very different

@jsaavedr1

4 жыл бұрын

It's not like woodwinds can be heard anyways.

@brianbethea3069

4 жыл бұрын

@@jsaavedr1 You'd be surprised how loud decent piccolo players and saxophonists can be. Clarinets though... pretty hard to hear those.

@Paige-pk8dr

3 жыл бұрын

@@brianbethea3069 THANK YOU! I played piccolo and was heard! Me and 1 other girl while the other 2 played flute. It was a small school and a smaller marching band but we were heard over the trumpets sometimes

Practice, Practice is what makes them so great. The yard lines on the field help alot. Hardest part is everyone has to March at the same pace. I love those bands that perform at this level.

They have been a very consistent one of the top 10 marching bands in the world for decades. It may not be the most complicated, but "Script Ohio" really is their signature. If you watch a clip from halftime of a game, the Ohio State crowd always goes crazy for it, the stadium they use has the 5th largest capacity in the world.

You should check out a tradition that the University of Iowa has. The Children's Hospital is near their football field and during any home game everybody in the stands plus the Iowa players and the opposing team will wave to the kids watching the game and when it's a night game the crowd will use their phones to wave to the kids.

@larrywt656

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, another one of the best traditions in college football. VERY emotional. Even the visiting team gets into it.

@martinsharrett1872

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed, definitely an amazing tradition and well worth checking out

@thomasbolin7447

4 жыл бұрын

The Childrens hospital is an amazing tradition, its so kind for those kids. As a Buckeye, much respect for Iowa! I really want to go to their state fair!

@bigdaddy6871

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah I agree one of the best traditions on college football it gives me chills every single time

@davidnunn6608

4 жыл бұрын

It’s a really good what Iowa football does with this

High school and college marching bands perform their competition marches at halftime as practice and entertainment. A rival high school around here used to have two marches: one regulation competition march, and one "asshole" march twice normal length to keep the other band off the field. The visiting band performs first, and they pulled the asshole march on us at our homecoming game...

@leonacoburn5852

4 жыл бұрын

😞

@leonacoburn5852

4 жыл бұрын

Our band director would just have us go anyway

Ohio states marching band is literally the best in the world

@andreadeamon6419

4 жыл бұрын

Best damn band in the land

@rt1998

4 жыл бұрын

Have to disagree. I have seen them in person, not bad, but I have seen better. I think the drum major being so spastic is a real negative

@randallsmith6617

4 жыл бұрын

I have been a Buckeye all my life! they are great. But nobody marches like Texas A&M.

@peterchmielecki2928

4 жыл бұрын

TBDBITL

@torreywilliams6154

4 жыл бұрын

@@randallsmith6617 Texas A&M is so underrated

We start in 9th grade, so by college, we are very used to the hours of practice and skills needed for this. Every high school in the south has a band like this, that does half-time shows every year.

@bvm3925

3 жыл бұрын

They may all have bands like this one, but which ones in particular perform shows like this?

@stormdancer0

3 жыл бұрын

@@bvm3925 We did. I went to a small high school in rural NC. We had 98 people in our graduating class. THAT small. But we won almost every competition we were in.

Most of the time they only get a week to learn the music and the formations. You should check out script ohio out as well. The timing required is insane.

@meb212

4 жыл бұрын

Definitely should check this out

@edwardengel1183

4 жыл бұрын

Script Ohio is amazing.

@CourtneyCoulston

4 жыл бұрын

A week??? oh my goodness. that's crazy amazing!! D:

@dennisacosta2303

4 жыл бұрын

@@CourtneyCoulston each show is designed at the beginning of the year by the band directors. It used to be done on paper but over the last 15 years technology has allowed it to be created on iPads. My son marched 1999-2004 and they got sheets that showed the movement (kind of like a rolodex). They had to learn the movement AND the music. They don't have the music (like other bands do) attached to their instrument. If you ever make it to Columbus, Ohio for game day at Ohio State, they do skull session starting 2 hours before game time. It's held indoor at the old basketball arena across from the stadium and they play their pre-game and half-time show (no marching) and welcome guest bands (high school or the other team's band if they're in town).

The guy that leaves the band is called the “drum major”

@CourtneyCoulston

4 жыл бұрын

ahhh i see, thanks!

@househoney

4 жыл бұрын

Courtney Coulston The Drum Major performs with a metal baton. They’re amazing performers.

@mikebridges7294

4 жыл бұрын

Except for The Ohio State Drum Major who is a glorified twirler....not correct? Just look at what he carries and exactly what he does during HT shows.

What makes this band awesome is that no one's spot is guaranteed. You audition EVERY year. And if someone in the band wants your spot, they can challenge you for it.

@tjclawson3549

10 ай бұрын

they suck

Now you start to see why football is so popular here. Starting hours before the game, all the fans party in the parking lot, called a "tailgate party" after the tailgates of pickup trucks and station wagons used as kitchen tables for cooking lunch, with grills and such standing nearby. Then there are ceremonies in the stadium before the game starts. Then at halftime there's a show such as you just watched. Then there's aftergame parties. It's not just a game, it's a whole day experience.

Ohio State's band is amazing, the timing you have to do for this is unbelievable

@CourtneyCoulston

4 жыл бұрын

for real!!

@Sleepingcoffee979

4 жыл бұрын

@@CourtneyCoulston they also do a movie one with Jurassic park and pirates of the Caribbean

@brandonmireles3249

4 жыл бұрын

@@CourtneyCoulston Wait there is one thing that will blow your mind. Drum Corps its still marching band but in a whole other level. They are loud as heck and Amazing. One of the drum corps are the Blue devils or blue coats there's a lot more.

@TravisGarnett

4 жыл бұрын

@@brandonmireles3249: 1995 Blue Devils show...thing of beauty!!

@mattfletcher3062

4 жыл бұрын

@@CourtneyCoulston Michigan is better

Forgot to mention, Ohio State's band is called, "The best damn band in the land" And we buckeyes love our band

“ Hee-hee”-Micheal Jackson

@CourtneyCoulston

4 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

@staryknight2452

4 жыл бұрын

Hee-Hee ayuwoki

The work kids in college marching bands and in DCI drum corps do is just amazing.

I live in Ohio and our high school marching band copied Ohio State, and we learned a new show each week. Most other marching bands learned one show for the entire year, but we learned all of that in just a few days. The one guy in the Red and White, he is called the Drum Major, and if you could see, he had a really heavy baton in his hands. Weighted on one end,m and a heavy ball on the other end. Our drum major went to Ohio State to learn to do what that guy was doing, and our guy was unreal. Baton twirling tricks. Throwing it way up, he spins around a few times then catches it band his back, or under a leg. Just unreal and since its weighted, you have to have super strong wrists to work it. But yeah, we learned a show like that starting on Monday, and the game was on Friday, and we had it down pat by Thursday. 4 days to memorize 3 new songs and all of those formation changes for each song. OSU's band is know as the best damn band in the land, and when we had a show at their stadium, they would be there and all knew of us, and would call us the best damn band in the land, since they knew we were the High School version of them.

'Kyoto Tachibana High School Marching Band' is also an amazing marching band that's played everywhere. 'Blue devils' as well.

Man, I love Ohio State's marching band. I've seen a couple of their half-time shows live, and they were a blast every time. If you decide to watch more of their stuff, I recommend watching their Script Ohio. It's incredible, really. And now, a recommendation for other good marching band videos- If you love complex and exciting performances by marching bands, I recommend you check out Drum Corps International (DCI) videos. DCI is basically competitive drum corps (marching bands) that tour around the country and compete in stadiums and the such. They are different from university/college marching bands because they compete and they don't belong to a school, as they are their own independent groups. Unfortunately, this year, due to the circumstances we are in the 2020 DCI season was cancelled. So, I think I'll recommend the DCI group that won during Grand National Championships last year- the Blue Devils. Their show was very artistic and theatrical, no dull moments with something always happening on the field. The shows title was called "Ghostlight". You can find a good video of their victory run after they won on the Blue Devils KZread channel, where the camera switches between members wearing GoPros and a camera up in the audience. It's very high quality and very awesome.

They use software to design the formations. On the field you have to use the lines, hash marks, the count, and the people in the formation with you to know where you're supposed to be. In practice they will tell everyone how many steps to get from one formation to the next. Sometimes you go straight to it, other times you have to move as a line with others. Practice is a lot of standing around at first while everyone is learning to get set in a formation. Then it ramps up quickly when all the pieces come together.

As I mentioned after the Aggie video, I'd really like to see your reaction to the OSU band's "Script Ohio" routine. The best!

They know where to go because they are giving “dot sheets” they tell them every move they need to make and every place they need to go

Thanks Courtney, always enjoy watching someone react to traditions outside their realm of understanding. It's fun for me as well to learn other cultures. I'm an Ohioan who loves his Buckeyes and nothing is more fun than Script Ohio. Link to close up video to see these kids hard work: kzread.info/dash/bejne/iZiL0c6Po67Scaw.html

@CourtneyCoulston

4 жыл бұрын

It's my pleasure! :)I appreciate you tuning into my channel! Thanks for the link, I've saved it :)

The first time I saw that tribute, it made me cry. I hope Mike knew how much we loved him.

Hi Courtney, I really enjoy how you react to the bands. You sincerely appreciate the time and effort that they put into their performance. You're great. SEMPER FI! Ooooorah!!

Yes, check out Script Ohio. It is a great college tradition

That’s the Drum Major, and he’s constantly throwing his baton 30’ in the air, but can’t see it from this distance.

It's kind of like frame-by-frame animation. Each band member's music is marked and mapped out individually, so they know how many steps to take in which direction at each musical beat. It's incredibly painstaking to do, and requires a lot of practice.

Very old vaudeville joke: "Which state is tall in the middle and round on both ends?" They've done lots of tributes, the ones for video games and Hollywood blockbusters are pretty cool too. I was in marching band in high school, but we were nowhere near this coordinated. We were a lot better at sitting in the bleachers playing when there was a long pause in the game 😄

You should definitely check out Drum Corps International or DCI for short! It's Marching band on steroids!

@imuawarriors

4 жыл бұрын

my friend's son was one of the trumpet soloists last year for SCV!

@ryanblizzard1410

4 жыл бұрын

Im trying out for snare drum for the cadets out of allentown next year

@ryanblizzard1410

4 жыл бұрын

Highly recommend watching Carolina crown dropping the hammer

@TheGreenie21

4 жыл бұрын

@@ryanblizzard1410 hey that's great man! Cadets are great! Practice hard and learn as much as you can from the staff! I marched Bari/Euph for The Academy 2015-16 🙂

@fnswaw1890

4 жыл бұрын

imuawarriors Awesome man, for which show?

Can't go wrong with any of their halftime shows really. They do a different one every week for each game, generally with some kind of theme, so there are plenty to watch on youtube.

There is this thing called summer band, typically where school bands practice different routines for their marching performances.

I was in marching band in college (not at ohio state but at another school in ohio) they use charts with dots and placemarkers on the field as reference points. We made it a point to not use lines on our practice field so we can memorize where to go without lines and using the people around you as your reference point with in the line. That said I went to Europe (performed at a soccer match and Euro Disney), Canada, and various other places over the years. We were corp style this is more military style. They were also brass only (there are no woodwinds only brass instruments)

I really like their movie tribute show. It’s even better IMO.

This was nice. As someone who marched and played trombone, I realize the kind of work that goes into these shows. As someone who has seen about 100 halftime shows (from Rice University, to the University of Texas, Alabama, Ohio State, and countless high school shows), it's always fun to see the different bands' personalities. When push comes to shove, I stand by the Fightin' Texas Aggie Band. I don't know which video would be best, but a couple of other bands worth watching are Grambling State and Southern University. If you want to see craziness, those guys will leave you dizzy.

as a proud buckeye i can honestly say ive been waiting for this for awhile thank you so much for the entertainment as well as recognition for these great american sports moments im always excited for the content you provide thanks again!

I did marching band in high school! We had band camp in the summer where we would start learning our music, and we'd also try to recruit incoming freshman coming to their freshman camp, so they'd get a chance to learn the music too. We practice for months! So we're ready as soon as the foot ball season begins. Once we've gotten the music and we practice marching in sync and following marching commands, someone choreographs the whole show on paper, and we learn it from there its easy when you have the lines on the ground. Everything is an 8 count, usually its a matter of making sure you're at the right line on time. I miss it honestly! Its such an experience to be in the show! And also bands usually battle each other in the stands, its fun seeing what the other bands bring to the table, and see who the audience vibes with more!

"How do they know where to go?" Rehearsal. Lots and lots of rehearsal. Mostly, you're positioning yourself relative to others.

"That guy" is the drum major, who is basically the on-field conductor. I am not an Ohio State fan, but their band is really entertaining. They have a pre-game show which is one of the coolest traditions in college football called "Script Ohio". You need to react to that. If you thought the drum major was impressive in this video, you should see him in THAT routine. And yes, the big colleges do have scholarships for band members.

Oh good! I'm so glad you chose this one because it's the most epic one I've ever seen! This was really fun to watch!

There is Drum Corps International which is essentially marching's major league and people pay to see them compete, the shows are wicked awesome

I'm an Ole Miss fan, SEC, same conference as the Aggies. I LOATHE Ohio State but I was going to recommend them. Their band is top notch.

Definitely need to react to some drum and bugle corps performances! They’re epic. One of my all-time favorite shows was Spartacus by Phantom Regiment in 2008. Should definitely check it out.

@johnnymiller3684

4 жыл бұрын

Awesome show... I also loved the Bluecoats doing "Tilt" in 2014.

There are several halftime shows of TBDBITL "Ohio State Halftime Shows" There's Hollywood Blockbusters, Queen, One Giant Leap, etc... and of course "Script Ohio".

Hi Ms, Courtney to answer some questions you had about marching band we as marchers know where to go by using what is called Dots Dots are like longitude and latitude of the field Ohio is famous for some crazy half time shows but there is much more to marching band than halftime. We have our own competitions that we go to with different shows every year. I do recommend watching a high school marching band we have some good shows too. if you would like feel free to watch my high schools schow from last year. I will leave the link at the end. We are the San Angelo High School Mighty Bobcat marching band and our show was called Classified and we placed first in class. I love the diversity of your channel and I hope you get the opportunity to go to all these sports one day. Thank you for providing me and the rest of your subscribers with hours of laughs and entertanmen. And if you have any more questions about marching band or NASCAR please feel free to ask. here is the link to the show kzread.info/dash/bejne/hGuByrGCqte2eag.html

I personally enjoyed the Hollywood movie theme more but this one is good.

@debsreno911

4 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah that's a good one!

@darrengray1849

4 жыл бұрын

I also enjoyed the Queen tribute.

O-H-I-O!

I could tell the way you reacted to the Aggie Band, you would blown away by this one. How do they do that, you asked? Dedication, practice, and hard work.

O-H-I-O!!!!! I live in Southern Ohio & it was awesome to see this video being watched by you!!! We ❤ our Buckeyes!!!

Check out anything from DCI you won't be disappointed

@johnnymiller3684

4 жыл бұрын

DCI is freaking awesome. I think my favorite from recent years might be the Canton Bluecoats doing "Tilt" in 2014. kzread.info/dash/bejne/g5eKsrpwqNexnqg.html

The guy doing all the fancy flipping is called a 'Drum Major"

@CourtneyCoulston

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!! :)

The guy is the drum major. And all of these kids were in marching bands in high school. Mine, the Fort Recovery High School marching band, placed in a lot of international competitions including the Great Southern Battle of the Bands (1985) in Orlando and The International Marching Band Festival in Toronto (1981). We came in second both times. But the 1981 competition, we came in second by the song Hang Em High, the Clint Eastwood movie theme. Oh the memories.

You REALLY need to check out their video game themed show. The nostalgia made me cry...

You need to react to Jackson State Sonic Boom of The South and Southern University Human Jukebox and North Carolina A&T Blue and Gold Marching Machine, you will shocked.

@TravisGarnett

4 жыл бұрын

Gerald Braswell: Grambling vs. Prairie View halftime is a good time too!!

@302playa

4 жыл бұрын

Facts

@euramiles2092

4 жыл бұрын

That’s what I was going to say. “Best dam band in the land?” According to who?

@dctrbrass

3 жыл бұрын

@@euramiles2092 People just say things like that bc they like it. This is objectively one of the best college groups out there. But I don't think people who are w/o music education can tell any difference...I think they should just stick to "i like that." I even saw one person who thought this band was better than a world champion drum corps lol 🤣 There isn't a college band that could ever compete in DCI. No chance.

Try Ohio state marching band. Spongebob the great buckeye chase

@chrisbecker7907

3 жыл бұрын

I was in the F

Ohio States Marching Band is just amazing. You should go check out their Hollywood Blockbusters Halftime. It's one of the most impressive shows I've ever seen.

As a buckeye fan (Ohio State) I really enjoyed this reaction. We have the best damn band in the land

The best damn band in the land will not disappoint. They always put on great shows. Script Ohio is always great.

@Horible4

4 жыл бұрын

And their fans will be as toxic and have zero class as possible towards their opponents too.

The Hollywood movies one is definitely one you need to react to its quite energetic and there is a lot of things you would enjoy to watch. It'll blow you away honestly

Glad you appreciate marching band. That was an awesome show. Both of my boys March, if it wasn’t answered in the 1000 comments ahead of me they practice all the time is how they get it right. It’s all about timing because their March is also town with their music and they do not look at the ground. Their eyes are on the drum major to keep time with music so everything they do marching wise is from memory and practice. And you nailed it on the head all that while playing an instrument. So all the air a normal athlete would use to play their sport is being used simply to make sound with the instrument but yet they still move constantly. It is incredible. If you ever get to the states you’ve got to go see a marching band in person!! You are so fun to watch.

The Ohio state band is known as " The Best Damned band in the land"

I gotta admit, their band is incredible. But you really need to react to the University of Michigan marching band. I’m a wolverine, and I hate OSU “with a burning passion,” although their band is one of the best in the nation. Go Blue!

@rickyt43515

4 жыл бұрын

LOL. Michigan owned and operated by the mighty Buckeyes!!

@M1Arangeday

4 жыл бұрын

Gotta check out the band cause the football program ain't worth a shit lmfao go bucks!

@dominicmeszaros2728

4 жыл бұрын

Carl Clarke I feel like I’m being “targeted.” Too bad the damn refs won’t call you out for that. (Sound familiar?)

MJ FOREVER AND ALWAYS!! YOUR LEGACY WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN

I remember marching band. I was part of the drumline and there weren't a lot of girls playing percussion back then. I played in high school and we were not as good as the university, but we got up extra early and prepared for months and worked our teenage hearts out. People sleep on marching bands. But music nerds are the bomb. Recognize and respect.

May I suggest you react to these Historically Black Colleges and University bands, Jackson State university, Southern University, and Bethune Cookman University

I was just thinking earlier you should do a reaction to script Ohio. At least you already did a reaction to the most impressive band, aTm

I love your enthusiasm! It is very exciting watching the band!

They do use the lines and hash marks on the field. They start by learning count offs for each move. Then they put music together with counting steps. Hours and hours of practice and you get the show. Oh and there are marching band competitions. Huge ones at high school and college level.

Ohio State marching band is the absolute best in all of college football.

Courtney, coming to you from Columbus, Ohio USA, home of "The" Ohio State University, the largest on-campus university in the U.S., over 50,000 students. The marching band is affectionately known as TBDBITL; "The Best Damn Band In The Land." The spectacle of this band being experienced live will literally make the hairs on your arm stand straight up. Imagine being in this stadium, filled with over 100,000 screaming and cheering fans. However, the ultimate thrill is to see their signature act when they perform what is known as "Script Ohio," where the band actually writes out "Ohio" in script. It IS breathtaking. I will provide a link to a video that certainly does not do the performance justice, but it will give you an idea. kzread.info/dash/bejne/e5WmkpOIp7PRcdo.html PS. Just finished watching a TV series from New Zealand; "800 Words." I'm a big, big fan! Love New Zealand TV/Cinema!

i used to be in marching band in high school and i miss it so damn much. it was fun but also extremely tough and kinda stressful at times. but i’ve never been in such good shape as when i was in marching band. it’s been like 6 years since my last show and i’ve regressed back to how tf do they do that??? even though i literally did it for 3 years straight lmao

It makes me so happy how happy it makes you

Yea, us "muricans" do things things differently. Makes life interesting.

As much as I dislike Ohio (I'm from there), I love the OSU Band.

Loved this. You gotta see a pre game show. Script Ohio is an epic tradition

A tremendous amount of practice and hard work. I was in a marching band in high school and we started practicing 2-3 hours a day, every day, beginning in July and kept it up till November when football season ended. Lots of running, push ups, and choreography practice!

Interesting factoid: There are NO woodwinds in the Ohio State marching band....😏

@jasonking7386

4 жыл бұрын

What are woodwinds?

@jasonking7386

4 жыл бұрын

What are woodwinds?

@michaellailer9818

4 жыл бұрын

Clarinet and saxophohes, are woodwinds.

@courtney5796

4 жыл бұрын

And piccolo, flute, oboe, English horn, and bassoon

@jasonking7386

4 жыл бұрын

@@michaellailer9818 I thought saxophones are metal. But woodwinds aren't made of wood? I never played a marching band instrument.

This band leads the opening in home games. They save performances like this for halftime, but their opening is pretty impressive, especially when the drum major bends over backward to touch his tassel to the ground! O-H...!!

Shoutout from Ohio. I'm not a big American football fan, but as a resident of Ohio... I can still say I enjoy all of these marching band dances from the games. Especially special ones like these 👍

Kids in the US state in band kind of early, they start marching in the 9th grade. Band students spend all their free time practicing before school, after school and after dinner during marching band season which goes from Aug. to mid Dec.

/what you may not realize is that halftime usually includes TWO performanced of marching bands. The band from the visiting team goes first and then the home team band takes the field. So at the beginning of this video you saw the visiting band exiting the field and then Ohio State took the field and did this amazing performance. The description box for the video says that this performance was only ON WEEK after the one you just watched! ---------------- The "Hollywood Blockbuster Show" was performed by members of the Ohio State University Marching Band on October 26th, 2013 at the Penn State Game. Coming off of their Michael Jackson Tribute show, students had a week to learn the drill associated with this show and a little over a week to learn the music. kzread.info/dash/bejne/doKZkryOdJSfdag.html&feature=emb_logo

Plus my wife was in the marching band she had to perform in some of the coldest weather , to matching in parades of 95 °F degree day.

I grew up in Columbus (home of OSU) and script Ohio is definitely something you would LOVE to watch! I'm not sure if they still do this but the band would go to St John's arena to *warm* up and would invite the visiting teams band to their "skull" session. We would be deaf and could still feel the drum beats when we left! lol

Yes, good college marching bands are full of awesome guys and girls!

FAMU aka Florida A&M University Marching 100. The entire band not only marches but dances as well. Fun Fact : The Marching Band turned down a role in a movie to participate in Paris France's 200th Bastille Day Celebration

I personally did 2 field shows in High School on a MUCH smaller scale, and it takes forever and a lot of blood sweat and tears (literally).

so the way my marching band worked, everyone was given drill sheets that had all the placements on them using numbers (like each person was assigned a number) and instructions on each page (like whether you hit the spot and keep moving or if you need to pause there etc and how many counts it takes to move into the next spot). for a while we used markers on the field so that we could easily move back and forth during practice. it took 2 weeks to memorize a whole halftime show and then we just practiced a lot for competitions.

you should do Ohio state's back to the future or Hollywood blockbuster shows next. SO AMAZING!

If you want to know a bit more about college bands, there is a series that is called "take the field" by college marching that goes to the individual schools and shows behind the scenes for practices and traditions and rivalries for each school :)