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re: Show us your marching band halls!
Posted on 4/15/14 at 1:49 am to Carolina Tide
Posted on 4/15/14 at 1:49 am to Carolina Tide
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Also very few bands actually practice inside, even if they have a band hall. It wouldn't sound right, especially for the bigger bands like LSU and Auburn. Also it would be a VERY tight fit.
You think it wouldn't sound "right?" Trust me, it sounds fine as long as you're in an appropriate room.
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UGA manages to fit the entire band (minus...pit / auxillaries, I believe) - so around ~350 ish in our largest band room. It is definitely a tight fit and requires a very systematic way of entering an exiting. It's also...unbearably loud in such a room.
MSU can fit 350 in theirs too and it's not terribly tight. It is annoyingly loud when the drumline is indoors, otherwise it's fine. We have a great grove of mature pecan trees that the drums usually practice under (and thankfully OUTSIDE).
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As someone who marched competitively for 7 years, holds a Bachelor's in Music from Bama, and interacted with all of the directors and members on a daily basis, I can tell you that what we have is good enough for the quality of work on the field.
Dr. O's been there a bit too long, eh?
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Not sure why MSU Riley center is not on the site. That's MSU's premier performing arts/concert hall. It was built in the 1800's and was restored recently. It's part of the Meridian campus. Nothing like it in the whole state.
The Riley Center is awesome but the band never performs there.
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Posted on 4/15/14 at 2:02 am to just1dawg
On the East Side of campus where some of the oldest buildings are, still win numerous awards for being one of the best bands in the nation
This post was edited on 4/15/14 at 2:08 am
Posted on 4/15/14 at 2:22 am to just1dawg
A picture's of MSU's band/choral hall. It's not much to look at on the outside but it's very nice and useful on the inside.
The large rehearsal hall during band camp (340 in the band):
The large rehearsal hall again:
The smaller hall used by the wind ensemble:
This is McCarthy Gymnasium where the FMB now warms up on gameday.
The Riley Center in Meridian (not on campus) that was mentioned earlier:
The large rehearsal hall during band camp (340 in the band):
The large rehearsal hall again:
The smaller hall used by the wind ensemble:
This is McCarthy Gymnasium where the FMB now warms up on gameday.
The Riley Center in Meridian (not on campus) that was mentioned earlier:
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