British MUM Reacts to OSU Marching Band Tribute to Blockbuster Movies

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@tonygray9174 8 ай бұрын

They actually performed in London a few years ago for an NFL game. It was a tribute to old British rock bands and was amazing.

@angelcltr2 8 ай бұрын

I loved being in the marching band. We started learning these drills in 7th / 8th grade and continued into college

@anitahall2618 8 ай бұрын

We didn't start learning drills till 9th grade. But we did have a few times in 7th and 8th grade that we got to march in some parades. I'd marched my whole life so that was nothing new. Although going from baton marching to band marching was a little different.

@Etereys 8 ай бұрын

I got my first chance to join my high school marching band right before I graduated 8th grade. My high school was invited to march in Washinton DC 4th of July parade in 1992. We practiced for hours 5 or 6 days of the week.

@wolfe6220 8 ай бұрын

Props to Millie's mum for being a fan of LOTR and The Hobbit!

@JPMadden 8 ай бұрын

My brother was in the famous marching band for the University of Notre Dame thirty years ago. They practiced as much or nearly as much as the (American) football team, 5-6 days per week. The band even has its own football field to practice on, separate from the practice field for the football team. I don't remember how large the band was then, but it currently has about 380 members. Every year he would need to leave home for a week after Christmas to travel halfway or all the way across the country to where the "Bowl Game" was being played. It was an enormous commitment, without any financial compensation.

@jimgreen5788 8 ай бұрын

JPMadden, didn't he get a scholarship? That would be "nothing to sneeze at".

@JPMadden 8 ай бұрын

@@jimgreen5788 No, or nothing significant. It cost my parents more to send him to a private university than to send both me and my other brother to public universities, even though there wasn't a huge difference in tuition. The public universities, not surprisingly, were far more generous in recognizing the need for financial assistance.

@justanotherdayinthelife9841 8 ай бұрын

This was very similar to the Avon High School in the same state, Drumline World Champions several times over.

@petecam3949 8 ай бұрын

The person on the sideline you mentioned, James, is called the drum major. He or she is the conductor for the ensamble. They are always students. They are usually picked for their musical skill and leadership abilities. It is all choreographed. It is mapped out so they know exactly where to go in the music. They practice it until it becomes muscle memory and they don't have to really think much about it. They have to memorize the music parts. If you could see the individual members you would see they aren't looking at a music score.

@ObelixCMM 8 ай бұрын

They are drum major not conductor. You can see conductor at 50 yard line

@stephenplatt5048 8 ай бұрын

The Ohio State drum major doesn't direct the band; he's a showman. The band director is conducting from the sideline atop a ladder. The amazing thing is that the band does a different program every week! Most bands do one program for the entire marching season. There is a reason the OSUMB is referred as "THE BEST DAMN BAND IN THE LAND" (TBDBITL)!

@roberthudson1959 8 ай бұрын

@@stephenplatt5048While the OSU drum major adds little if anything to the performance, a lot of other drum majors do conduct the band, including all three drum majors while I was in the high school band.

@stephenplatt5048 8 ай бұрын

@@roberthudson1959 that's why I specified "OSU". I marched during high school being a mellophone soloist my junior and senior years. I did audition for one of three DM spots for my senior year; director said he needed me for a solo more than as a DM. Also marched with a small senior DCA corps for four years. Despite the non-directing DM, I love TBDBITL!

@pamk2061 8 ай бұрын

The halftime show changes every week. They practice for hours every day. You should look up "Script Ohio"

@andreadeamon6419 8 ай бұрын

That's awesome to watch.

@Do0msday 8 ай бұрын

Props to Millie's mom for knowing so many movies right away before the images revealed them. And James and Millie absolutely 100% have to watch the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Start to finish it may be the greatest movie trilogy of all time.

@davidcosta2244 8 ай бұрын

I wonder if she's a MMORPG gamer.

@michaelshafer5192 4 ай бұрын

EXTENDED VERSIONS

@Cactus12 8 ай бұрын

They don’t call them THE Best Damn Band in the Land for no reason! Go Buckeyes!

@jonathaneaton 8 ай бұрын

I did this for 4 years. It takes endless repetition in scorching heat to do this. The most difficult part is the time it takes sound to travel distances causes a delay in what you hear people on the other side of the field playing. We have to follow the drum major’s tempo no matter what we hear around us.

@DarkDav300 8 ай бұрын

So fun to see Millie mom

@ratdoglabark1011 8 ай бұрын

Our high school bands put on shows like this also so the band members are doing this well by the time they reach college. It's like dancing you can know steps to one dance that are used in another so if you learn the individual moves it's a snap to put the steps in sequence for each routine. It's incredible to watch.

@lizlee6290 8 ай бұрын

Each band member has a several-page chart of their particular place in the whole piece, and their steps. Marching on the football field is absolutely crucial, because it has yard lines and hashmarks (the marks in between the yard lines) to go by. (Each individual is responsible for counting only their own steps, not relying on following anyone else. That's a recipe for disaster.) Then it's hours of practice, memorization, practice, memorization, until it's nailed. That's memorizing steps AND music.

@marcos3497 8 ай бұрын

2 hours of practice per day plus However long it takes you to memorize your music. If you fail 3 music checks, you're out.

@OHCelt 6 ай бұрын

Now every OSUMB member gets an iPad, that has the music and the drill on it. They can animate the drill, and learn it far more efficiently than they could with paper charts. Plus it saves a LOT of trees!

@quantumfootball 8 ай бұрын

Basically, they divide up the show into sixteen beat portions, and each member of the marching band knows where they're supposed to be by the number of steps from a yard line and sideline at each of those points in time, and then has to march evenly to get from point A to point B during those sixteen beats. Some bands make specific diagrams about what they're supposed to look like every sixteen beats, others just tell each member where to be each of those times.

@chrismaverick9828 8 ай бұрын

Drill sheets... I think I still have a few stored away from back when I was in the HS band from '93-98. We'd always play games with the positions as the charting software was limited in its resolution and would show us off by half a yard or so, meaning we'd argue against the proper spacing and lineup with the director because he had us plotted two steps out of line. :D

@kellilawver9520 8 ай бұрын

@@chrismaverick9828 Now everything is on an app. No more drill sheets.

@nitanorman4001 8 ай бұрын

You should watch the movie Drumline. It’s a movie but a pretty accurate portrayal of the drumline. Those kids work hard to do what they do.

@nicolemarie011 8 ай бұрын

I'm from Ohio, about 2 hours north of Columbus - OSU. They always put on such amazing shows. Glad you shared this with Millie's Mom!

@andreadeamon6419 8 ай бұрын

About 2 hours - medina country, lorain County, Cuyahoga County, lake County? I've actually lived in all of them and stark County. Now I'm an hour and a half south

@nicolemarie011 8 ай бұрын

@@andreadeamon6419 In Summit, Akron.

@knightspearhead5718 8 ай бұрын

Shes one of the few ive seen doing reactions to this video that recognized the LOTR one lol.

@juliannanightingale6760 8 ай бұрын

I told you the last time you watched the OSU Buckeyes that they are amazing and I'll repeat the same lol. I'm extremely lucky to have seen them Irl many times. Oh! BTW all that red you see are NOT empty seats, those are ppl wearing the red or Burgundy of OSU colors so those are actually ppl in the seats. The colors of OSU are Burgundy and Grey.

@OHCelt 6 ай бұрын

Scarlet and Gray, plese;-)

@paulayala6174 8 ай бұрын

College marching bands can be very entertaining; but here in Texas where I live, it is very intense competition at the high school level. Schools go all out with props, elaborate themes, and very talented Color Guards too. It's actually just as competitive as football and there are multiple marching competitions each year at the local, state, and even national level. However, the absolute best are the national drum corpse that make up Drum Core International (DCI). There are many videos on KZfaq and the cream of the crop is The Blue Devils. They have the most championships and 1st place awards than any other corpse, and they also hold the record for the highest score ever given by the judges. Other favorites are The Phantom Regiment, The Blue Coats, Carolina Crown, The Cavaliers, Santa Clara Vanguard, and others. Most people have no idea the amount of planning, show design, choreography, prop design, practice hours, and musicianship that goes into it. DCI is composed of high school and college aged musicians who must pay entry fees and audition for the corpse of their choice, and only a few make it each year. As big as the corpse seem to be, there are many times as many who didn't make the cut. Among the many performance videos on KZfaq, you can also find some practice videos, GoPro footage from members, and even a few videos specifically about the experience of trying out and being a member of a corpse. Pretty impressive stuff!

@rollomaughfling380 8 ай бұрын

Truth about TX HS football. I remember first riding around San Angelo, where I was stationed in the late '80s with a friend who had a car, and had been there awhile. We passed a really big concrete stadium. I said "That looks super nice, but why isn't it on the ASU campus?" He was like "Umm, that's actually the high-school stadium . . ." Later, we saw the ASU stadium, which was just some metal bleachers.

@paulayala6174 8 ай бұрын

Yeah, some Texas schools are so popular when it comes to their football teams that they literally have their own stadium on or near their campus. Judson HS (in Converse is one such school. They're literally two campuses and their football program is highly supported by the whole city of Converse. Everybody knows about Odessa Permeant because of the movie and TV series Friday Night Lights that's based on them, but the Judson Rockets were their main competitor for the state championship several years in the 90's Here in San Antonio, we have multiple school districts and the three biggest are San Antonio ISD, Northside ISD, and North East ISD. SAISD is more of a lower income district, but NISD and NEISD are two of the largest school districts in the state and have several large stadiums. My three kids were all in the band program at John Jay HS, Science and Engineering Academy and their home games were all played at Gus Stadium, a sizeable venue that served as the home field for several schools, but also hosted many state playoff games, regional sports events, and marching band competitions. Texas has UIL, which manages athletic and band competitions and the stadium would host the regional UIL marching contest. Most of the time, all NISD bands would score 1st Division rating from all three judges. It's not until the area competitions where there's more separation as they start to widdle down to the state level participants. The largest bands, like O'Connor HS, number around 330 students, and they don't even match their Freshmen. O'Connor and Clark high schools have a rich history in marching band success. Both NISD and NEISD have large bands and it's amazing watching their elaborate performances. Some are on KZfaq (my favorite is from O'Connor and I believe is called Zombie Apocalypse. Those district stadiums are actually located on athletic complexes that also have aquatic centers for swim competitions, basketball arenas, tennis courts, several baseball diamonds, and support full track & field events as well. For NISD, one of those complexes was built right next to a new high school campus, so it serves as both a district venue and that schools home field and houses their athletic department. Concessions at these venues are run by a nonprofit comprised of volunteers from all band and athletic booster organizations (nonprofits formed by parents to support their kid's extracurricular activities). Profits are evenly split among all booster clubs and is their primary source of income. Those funds pay for competition entry fees, bus and travel accommodations, uniform maintenance, props, instrument purchases and repairs, judging fees, section techs, electrical equipment, trailers/rigs, music composition, show design, Color Guards uniforms and flags, and much more. High school band programs wouldn't exist without their band boosters and like I said, the competition is tough. But man is it a blast to be a part of. And the kids learn so much from it too, like team work, sportsmanship, leadership, perseverance, dedication, determination, and discipline. Athletic students tend to have higher grades and academic accomplishments than average students, and band students usually do even better. All three of my kids were section leaders and captains in their marching bands and my youngest even made Drum Major her senior year. All three also performed with the orchestra and Jazz band. The two oldest are now teachers and our youngest is almost done with her music major and will most likely be a music director in her own right. She did try out for a DCI corpse once, but didn't make the cut. Best of all though, while the Band Director my oldest kids had was no longer at the school when my youngest got there, he became her private instructor and really helped her a lot. He comments now that is better at playing the trombone than he is. He and his family are now very close friends with ours.

@susanlaughlin2081 8 ай бұрын

Ohio Stats's school colors are red and grey. The seats are actually full. Everyone is wearing red. This is a halftime show

@DocIdaho 8 ай бұрын

I came to say the same thing.. you beat me to it

@OHCelt 6 ай бұрын

Actually the official colors are Scarlet and Gray. ;-)

@DeLee596 8 ай бұрын

The yard lines are their guide. Some bands take 6 steps per 5 yards & some take 8 steps per 5 yards. But the yard lines are the secret to the choreographing.

@roberthudson1959 8 ай бұрын

The way this works is that the drill is plotted on a grid. Every member has access to a tablet computer, and they learn where they are supposed to be, then when where they are supposed to be next. They don't need to know what the whole formation looks like, just how to execute their role. Ohio State's big rival is Michigan, which is why the "enemy" ship was flying an "M." Incidentally, they often do perform a different show every week.

@jimgreen5788 8 ай бұрын

Before you get started, we need to clear the air. This is a halftime show, rather than a pre-game show. Mom said that they must spend hours practicing. They actually spend more hours on the football field than the the football team itself during the week before a home game (all home games get a halftime show). The "guy at the bottom' is the drum major. In the Jurassic Park section, there was someone just to the upper right of the 10 dressed in white. He got swallowed at 8:50, and a few seconds later, his helmet was spit out. The guy was from the opposing team--U. of Michigan. Then, in the Pirates of the Caribbean section, their ship was promptly sunk. That just wasn't their day.😀

@lindaeasley5606 8 ай бұрын

OSU marching band appearance is the only time in a stadium you want to be sitting in the upper seats

@andi5262 8 ай бұрын

I used to be in marching band in high school. We had a packet with each formation. Each person had a specific number. You go to your number in each formation and use the hash marks to originate yourself. It was so fun.❤❤❤😊

@russellgtyler8288 8 ай бұрын

Both of my daughters were in high school marching band so i have a total of six years of being a band weenie (their term), dad. They started practice in june in south texas on an asphalt parking lot and they worked their tails off. A lot of counting steps. They performed at halftime for the ten game season plus several marching and music contests around the state. They were one of the better bands in their classification in the state of Texas and had the packed trophy case to prove it.

@ginny5764 8 ай бұрын

There is a reason OSU’s marching band is called TBDBITL (The Best Damn Band in the Land)! They perform a different show like this during halftime of every home game. It is wonderful to see in person. A lot of people go buy concessions or use the loo during halftime, but most wouldn’t dare to miss the show. Another tradition is the performing of Script Ohio with a 4th or 5th year sousaphone player dotting the i at the end. Students get class credit for being in band, since they spend so many hours practicing for their performances. Tryouts for the band in the spring for the next year are grueling, and each member must tryout to make or keep their position.

@michaelschemlab 8 ай бұрын

They don’t do it pre-game, they are the halftime show

@haraldisdead 8 ай бұрын

Away team does it pregame

@marcos3497 8 ай бұрын

@haraldisdead Depends. Some universities will allow a visiting band pregame and halftime. Visiting band goes first.

@OHCelt 6 ай бұрын

They do a pre-game show as well, that includes Script Ohio and the National Anthem.

@C-four4 Ай бұрын

@@haraldisdead It varies, but the away team generally goes at halftime also. Even in this video you can see the Penn State marching band leaving the field as the video begins.

@goatitisful 8 ай бұрын

Millie's mom seems super sweet... no wonder why Millie is so cool.

@alicialawhun91 8 ай бұрын

I'm from Ohio and thank you for reacting to their halftime show. They are amazing. I was in marching band and flag corp in school and it takes a lot of practice to memorize a routine and get it perfect. I don't know about college but in high school you do a different halftime show every week. Marching band members aren't just band members. They're athletes.

@chazf883 8 ай бұрын

Very impressive. It would really be awesome to actually be there. It's so loud in that stadium you would actually be able to FEEL All the people cheering.

@graydonlahmers5033 8 ай бұрын

you missed the significance of the pirate ship battle - the “M” was for Michigan which is Ohio State’s arch rival, and the “O” was OSU’s ship sinking Michigan - Go Bucks

@hardwired4548 8 ай бұрын

As a Buckeye, they're not called the best damn band in the land for nothing. !GO BUCKS!

@suprchickn7745 8 ай бұрын

TBDBITL

@CTBauer 8 ай бұрын

I remember seeing the Marching Owl Band ("MOB") of Rice University back 40+ years ago. Starting, they were randomly scattered about in the stadium, they started playing and ran down from their places in the stadium and formed a shape on the field. Then they scattered - seemingly randomly - and formed another shape and repeated this for about 10 minutes. They were playing a team whose mascot was a dog who had gone missing the previous week. At the end of their performance, they played "Where oh where has your little dog gone" and formed a fire hydrant on the field. Rice fans were rolling with laughter while the opponents were pretty angry. Marching bands are pretty amazing when you see what they can do.

@nancyt2848 8 ай бұрын

Just as an FYI, this is a halftime show, not a pregame show. And I love that Millie’s mom is a Lord of the Rings fan. If you watch, you have to watch the extended versions. They are so much better.

@DrPaul-xf4no 8 ай бұрын

Ive been a die hard Ohio State Buckeyes fan my whole life. ❤ and the marching band is absolutely top of the line best in college football as far as marching bands go. (And football) GO BUCKEYES!!! 🌰 ❤😊

@stonewall01 8 ай бұрын

Personally I think Texas A&M's band is better but Ohio State is right up there!

@wolfe6220 8 ай бұрын

My brother graduated from Ohio State 50 years ago. They are one of the best, if not the best. And that means something as I was born and raised in Texas.

@heywoodjablowme8120 8 ай бұрын

Don't choke against Michigan this year😂

@DrPaul-xf4no 8 ай бұрын

@@heywoodjablowme8120 dont steal our signs this year like ya did last 2 years... Also I wouldn't be talking too much.. Our coach wasn't the one who got suspended for the last 3 games of the season. Have a nice day.

@hardwired4548 8 ай бұрын

!GO BUCKS!

@annea9874 8 ай бұрын

As someone who used to be in a marching band, it is really not too hard. It does take A LOT of practice but it is a matter of counting steps (at first) using yard lines and hash marks. Adding music and doing it over and over so you literately could do it with your eyes closed. What always amazed me was the band director who came up with the programs, steps and formations needed.

@AnarchyShogun 8 ай бұрын

We used to practice so much that every year about halfway through the season I would start having recurring dreams either about practicing or performing. To the point where I'd wake up tangled in my sheets because I was trying to march in my sleep lying down in my bed.

@RandallButler-xt4oe 8 ай бұрын

Mum..is such a welcome talent..she fits right in

@cynthiaalver 8 ай бұрын

Glad to see Sally!💐

@dynamodan8216 8 ай бұрын

They do these at halftime. College halftime is longer than professional halftime specifically to make time for the tradition.

@rayleneknight8718 8 ай бұрын

Millie's mom knows her movies! James, you definitely need to watch more movies😂

@andreadeamon6419 8 ай бұрын

As an ohio state gal - born and raised in Cleveland - this band is known as tbdbitl. The Best Damn Band In The Land

@andreadeamon6419 8 ай бұрын

Now you need to watch the tribute to Michael Jackson. It's fabulous

@freda9809 8 ай бұрын

Lots and lots of practice. Early in the morning and later in the day. In addition to practicing and learning the music. It becomes second nature.

@kathysiedlecki6364 8 ай бұрын

I was in a marching band there is a lot of practice and memorizing. We also use the yard markers as points of references and peripheral vision to keep in line. You can also use the music to help keep in step. They film it and go over it all the time.

@mildredpierce4506 8 ай бұрын

I think he would enjoy OSU marching band doing video games. The view is much better and you can actually see the individual band members playing their instruments.

@williambanks2223 8 ай бұрын

As beautiful it is to watch a matching band, the work they put in is equally if not more impressive. I marched for 6 years and from learning to march 8 to 5(8 steps for 5 yards) to memorizing the music then getting the drills down, you would have so much to compartmentalize. It was so worth it in the end.

@bluebear1985 8 ай бұрын

The first video I remember seeing of one of their routines was of their salute to video games. Another one I remember was their tribute to Michael Jackson.

@panzerwolf494 8 ай бұрын

The way we did it when I was in marching band is someone draws out designs on paper set on the amount of band members. Using that you mark places on a practice field. The director organizes where people go and how the shapes move and change. Then the band does this over and over and over till the designs are in their heads and they can pretty much line up where they need to on the field by using the gridlines and dashes on the football field, plus you have the aid of other band members to line up on

@joyannwesson 8 ай бұрын

Every time I see this it's amazing. I'm sure Sally was amazed also. I think the person is a field commander or drum major.

@cafearga 8 ай бұрын

They have pages of formations. They are given a number that account for their spot on the page. They are given three small round disks and place them on the field where they are supposed to March. Then, they run each page over and over again, disk to disk. That’s how it’s done.

@Tee-cl6dc 4 ай бұрын

Your Mum is Lovely and it was nice to see the person who raised such a wonderful man ! Congratulations to your Mum she did a amazing job ❤❤

@OHCelt 6 ай бұрын

In the football team's practice facility there is a quote from legendary Ohio State coach Woody Hayes (a big TBDBITL fan) that says "If we work half as hard as our Band, we'll be champions".

@mmc8539 7 ай бұрын

My brother got a BA in music performance from OSU and was in the drum-line. Like most band members, he started marching in 6th grade, and playing while moving in specific patterns was already a practiced skill. He said it took daily practice, individually, as a section, and all together so routines become second nature. As a snare drummer, he also learned breathing techniques, with separate physical training beyond band practice to be at performance level. I’ve been a dancer my whole life, and he equated it to a dance routine that I still remember when I was a teenager, some 15 years ago, that becomes so ingrained almost instinctual.

@debadams1448 8 ай бұрын

This performance is done at 'half time'. There are 4 periods (quarter)to an American Football game, and this is done between the 2nd and 3rd quarters.

@a7734999 8 ай бұрын

Mom win, it's a sin to not have watched all 12 hours of lord of the rings. It will be one of your favorite things.

@jeanielaborde6068 8 ай бұрын

We normally start off in middle school. I played percussions from 7grade through high school. In Louisiana we get use to it because we March in parades and football games.

@luxleather2616 8 ай бұрын

@TheBeesleys99 a local elementary school marching band from my little corner of the world has made a big splash in the pond cus they have been invited to The New Year's Day Parade in London England for the 2nd time so it would be awesome for y'all to be able to see them in person....they're called Gadsden Elementary School Marching Band

@Cashcrop54 8 ай бұрын

The competition to get in the band is on par with the players. For Drum Major the completion is even higher.

@josephharrison5639 8 ай бұрын

3:13 as a member of my high schools marching band. During our first couple practices we have marks on the ground we must hit. After three or four runs through it’s just in your mind and you don’t have to think twice about where you’re going

@mastiffmom2592 8 ай бұрын

Millie and her Mom have the same smile. ❤

@paulayala4816 8 ай бұрын

Typically these shows are during the half time of the game, or as it is called "The Half Time Show". In some games, usually bowl games, they would have both teams bands come out and perform. You might like to react to "The Rose Parade", as both opposing teams in the "The Rose Bowl" march and perform in the parade.

@lizzaangelis3308 8 ай бұрын

They know exactly where to go and when.

@lizzaangelis3308 8 ай бұрын

In marching band they give you a chart with dots that are numbered. On the top it tells you how many beats to get to the dot. You just follow your dot. It’s the number of beats between that make it either far or close. In high school we had a rotating cube. And if you were in the middle of that cube you barely moved and if you were on the outside you were hauling a$$. Rotating cubes are very hard because every person must be exactly in place it it will appear like a blob. The hardest part really is getting the feet and hips to do what they need to do for the roll-step and crab-walk.

@juls383 8 ай бұрын

Another great video. I enjoy Millie’s Mums reactions and of course you as well James.

@user-gd1wq8cl7i 8 ай бұрын

Congrats to you and Millie for your new little. Y'all Brits amaze me in your open-minded way and consider these crazy Americans..yeah, your crazee extended family. Love San Diego!

@valwadsworth3044 8 ай бұрын

That is from Ohio State University and they are known as THE BEST DAMN BAND IN THE LAND!

@mymylauren 8 ай бұрын

They need to react to HBCU marching band, that is really a sight to behold.

@marxmaiale9981 8 ай бұрын

If you watch the Lord of the Rings, watch the Extended edition. It puts back a lot of material that was cut for length.

@citizentorgo2852 8 ай бұрын

The only thing I miss about high school and college is being in marching band.

@jameshuston9589 8 ай бұрын

The seats are filled... everyone is wearing the home team colors.

@TT_09 8 ай бұрын

My sibling was in marching band in HS. These musicians are athletes at the same time. In our town, they had to go to Band Camp over the summer to prepare for the fall season. The band was better than the football team!

@stevenhopkins2887 7 ай бұрын

Many of my cousins, an uncle, friends and father could attest...They all attended or worked at The Ohio State University, and will admit they are the best college marching band in the land...I can relate to marching bands, as I am a former member of the John Dickinson High School Band in Delaware. We won several competitions in several states. I can tell you I spent many hours of marching practice and instrument practice to make those pictures and music for the people in the stands.

@HRConsultant_Jeff 8 ай бұрын

Listen to Mom...the Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings movies are a must see.

@serenshadow89 6 ай бұрын

I was in my High School Marching Band for 2 years (also in Ohio) as part of the Color Guard (flag, baton, ribbon, and rifle twirling) and I can confirm that high school marching band is grueling work. We prepared and practiced for MONTHS before parade and football season starts. Including during our summer break when we had band camp - which again, grueling. People truly underestimate the work and dedication it takes to be in a marching band.... hours and hours and hours in the heat, cold, sun, rain, snow, muscles aching, sweat dripping down into your eyes, going back and forth on the field to learn every foot placement and every movement of your body over and over again until it becomes muscle memory because each and every person needs to be in sync (you can't even march in place if you're not supposed to - it can be seen and its a major no-no during band competition... I should know, I got called out for it).... and my school's Band Director lead us with a tough military attitude she learned when she was actually in the military and part of the Military Band. I don't know if it's just an Ohio thing but marching band is taken seriously in many circles and perfection is expected, even in high school, perhaps BECAUSE our college band - the Ohio State University band - is so heralded throughout the country. (The Best Damn Band in the Land!!!) Just as high school football players are scouted out by college teams, the marching band department scouts out exceptional band members as well. It is a whole thing that causal football fans probably know little about.

@chameleontoo 8 ай бұрын

Ok, I'm coming to visit and your Mum [In Law] and I can sit and watch the same favorite movies together. BIG Hugs.

@gregdiamond6023 8 ай бұрын

This is probably the halftime show. These people usually get their start in high school in marching band doing halftime shows similar to this for 3-4 years before they get to college. It’s hard work learning these shows but you’re used to the work. I was in HS and college marching band.

@olindagunther8788 7 ай бұрын

OSU Marching band spends about 30 hours a week leaning the music and choreography of the program. Each student is given an IPad with music and programs set up on, and they learn off from them.

@abysspegasusgaming 8 ай бұрын

Ohio resident here, you should react to Script Ohio by the OSU marching band. It's one of the most precise and choreographed things that the university does, and a tad funny too with the dotting of the I.

@R._Thornhill 8 ай бұрын

I was in the marching band many years ago in high school. It was all we could do to march in a straight line and play our instruments. Some of us would trip and fall (so embarrassing).

@bernardmayles6564 8 ай бұрын

They're is a reason they're called The Best Dam Band in The Land

@kimkacer782 8 ай бұрын

Yeah! Mom's back! (Sally). This is what WE (Ohioans, plus, grudgingly lots of other state's residents call "The Best Damn Band I(n the Land!" Drum Major - baton guy. This was at the Ohio State vs Michigan GAme, so the Pirates of the Carribean M - Michigan ship got sunk. We did this same stuff in Jr. High and High school and this is the "it", many of those kids get scholarships - at least partial for doing the marching band. Love it when you guys invite Sally.

@rayj1011 8 ай бұрын

The dino ate the drum major from the opposing team's band.

@JustMe-gn6yf 8 ай бұрын

It's halftime and a lot of fans taking a pee getting something to eat and drink and just getting up and moving around

@steeljawX 8 ай бұрын

I never got that into marching bands, only did my local 4th of July community parade and that was enough for me, but they apparently practice a lot more than you'd think. There's the music in which they have little placards of for reference. They're more or less supposed to memorize that and they practice in a manner like, "At this point in this song, I need to be 3 steps to the left and 4 steps forward from my last waypoint. Wait and play for 2 and a half measures and then be behind me by 10 steps and 3 more steps to the left by such and such a measure." So they practice the music, they practice the positioning to the music, and probably the most difficult part that I experienced is keeping composed during the entire thing. I played the baritone saxophone in my local band and it takes a lot of breath to play that thing in the first place and a bit of control to make it sound good. Add a bit of a brisk walk on to that and it gets harder and harder. You add it to these students and having to remember, "be here by this point. Then be there by then. Walk with this big of gait and flair the horn a bit." all while they're breathing anywhere from a croquet ball to a large bowling ball's mass worth of air through their instrument every breath and they dance a bit of a jig. Let's just say the adage of solving a rubics cube on a unicycle is applicable, but just put it on the summit of Mount Everest to get the lack of oxygen these guys and gals go through. I thought marching down a street for about a half mile was bad while playing patriotic marches and having kids throw candy at me to try to get some in the bell of my sax, but having to do these routines in the heat repeatedly is far worse.

@JoshColletta 8 ай бұрын

Marching band does, in fact, take days and sometimes even weeks of practice to learn a single show, but from an individual perspective, it's not really all that hard to learn. You have to know your music, obviously, but in terms of knowing where to be and when, it's all a matter of FIRST: where you are on the field in relation to where everyone else around you is, and SECONDLY: where you are on the field in relation to the grid. Every point between different motions is a "set," and as long as you know where your sets are at what point in the music, you'll do just fine. It's a lot of counting at first, but once your brain matches a location to a point in the music, it almost becomes instinctive. And the reason why where you are in relation to the other band members is important BEFORE the position in relation to the grid is that if everyone is out of position in relation to the grid, nobody except the band will know that they're out of place, but if even ONE person is out of position in relation to everyone else, EVERYONE will notice. So the incentive for everyone to be in lock-step and know their sets forwards and backwards is incredible pressure... but by the time the shoes hit the field, pretty much everyone has it down. The conductor on the sideline is called a drum major. And yes, some bands do have multiple shows, often one that they take on the road to competitions and another that they do at halftime. I was in this style of marching band in high school. We weren't as BIG as OSU's band, but we did some pretty complex shows. In my junior year, 2001-2002, we won more awards in marching band competitions than the entire rest of the school had won since opening in 1979. We had to buy our own trophy case just to fit everything. The only reason I didn't continue with it into college is because my college didn't have a marching band (didn't even have a football team, shockingly enough). I'll be 40 in about a year, and I still miss it.

@ronaldklaus2983 8 ай бұрын

The empty seats down in front is where the band sits during the game

@C-four4 Ай бұрын

No, that's where rich alumni sit for the most part. Isn't a big time college out there that would give the most expensive seats to the marching band.

@b-six-twelve 8 ай бұрын

This performance also speaks to how much we love our British friends’ special gifts for storytelling. Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings are two of the most beloved fantasies over here (though this would of course probably be true on a global level as well).

@michlo3393 8 ай бұрын

The formations are great, but doing that AND still sounding great isn't appreciated enough. The guy you point to at 5:48 is the drum major. I played football at a community college, not even a D 1 powerhouse lol and every time we were out practicing, we could hear the band practicing. They put in a lot of work.

@earlymorningtwilight9119 8 ай бұрын

lots of counting and PRACTICE and playing at the same time

@andrewcolicchio766 8 ай бұрын

watching this again because of mum🙂

@richb313 8 ай бұрын

There is quite a competition between University Marching Bands for bragging rights as to who has the best I have a few favorites but refuse to name the best.

@charnydegger3267 5 ай бұрын

We got a flip chart of shapes we were going to make and we would mark our spot on each so we knew where to go. Learning the music was our job. Usually after a nonplaying walk thru or two, I would have my steps down. One person is not traveling that far, it is all of us together. Then just lots of practice. New one each week when I was in high school and junior college. The band director conducts from riser on sideline. Drum major only leads in parades and getting band on field. Dy Using show he may do baton work or conduct so everyone can see when their backs are turned.

@mildredpierce4506 8 ай бұрын

This was done during halftime according to the announcer.

@dracul115 8 ай бұрын

The kids in my old high school band average about 200 hours of practice per member for 1 15 minute show each year. You should also watch Script Ohio, there are several videos with the POV of the sousaphone player that dots the i.

@jaykay3784 8 ай бұрын

You need to see the movie Drumline

@charlieeckert4321 8 ай бұрын

In the early spring they start coming up with ideas for the shows for the following year, and writing and arranging the music. They use a computer to design the marching patterns. Each player is assigned a row and number.

@rhondag8128 8 ай бұрын

Love seeing you two together and reacting to some of the amazing wonders of our world.

@sarahsherman3810 8 ай бұрын

You missed the Buckeyes sinking the Michigan ship! Rivalry is real. This is not the best halftime show. But it is a good one! Their nickname is "THE Best Damn Band in the Land" !!! The drum major for Ohio State doesn't direct the band. They learn their parts separately... there is a computer program that formats the show and then print out the movement of every single dot (person) on the field. Students try out from all over the world for this band. Elite.

@msurreal_929 8 ай бұрын

Love seeing your Mother in law, what is her 1st name?!

@stephanieblackburn2778 8 ай бұрын

I was in the marching band in high-school. Everyday last period of school all the way until 5 or 6 we had practice. We had little discs in different colors for each of us and we learned by doingvit over and over and over again until we didnt need the disc's lol. Every sat as well all day long. We began practicing on summer break for a month before school started. We had 2 shows we had to learn one for competitions and one for games it was such hard work and dedication