BlueDragon

March 26th, 2011 at 10:21 PM ^

The music program at M is great, and a lot of people can play very loud and very in tune.  Putting a 40-piece pep band playing fortissimo all the time into a near-empty arena, especially in a prime seating area, is going to be loud and echo-y.  Good for spirit, not so good for overall aesthetics of the music but that's secondary to the whole point of pep band.

Bando Calrissian

March 26th, 2011 at 10:49 PM ^

24 instrumentalists + director makes 25.  They check ID's against a list at the door, and are extremely stringent about the cap.  It's incredibly ridiculous.

The numbers usually translate into a band that's hopelessly small and thin for the kinds of music the hockey band usually plays.

Blazefire

March 26th, 2011 at 10:18 PM ^

tonight, the strategy appears to be CREATE CHAOS! They seem to just be diving into passing laneseverywhere, just getting in between everybody whether there's a strategy after that or not.