Any list of "best college bands" that doesn't have UNT in the top five, if not #1, is only a list of popular football schools with good bands.
The school of music is not the same as the marching band.
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Any list of "best college bands" that doesn't have UNT in the top five, if not #1, is only a list of popular football schools with good bands.
I think she got an inkling of it on that evening in September 2016 when the LHB entered DKR for the pre-game show before UT-Notre Dame and the crowd went absolutely nuts. I told her beforehand that this would be on a level utterly unlike anything she experienced in high school (well, yeah!) because the Longhorn faithful really love the LHB and there's usually 90K+ of them in the stands. (Later on I had to tell her that not every game was going to be like UT-Notre Dame (in terms of crowd reaction) and there would likely be times when the LHB would have to try to get the crowd going (in effect, be a cheer organization).GJ
I know your daughter sacrificed a lot to be in LHB and you paid for it
but I know she and you thought it was worth it.
Does she know how much fans appreciate how awesome the LHB is?
Well, Colgate teams are the "Red Raiders", so maybe that explains it.Colgate, of all places, is another one of those sad schools that is apparently obsessed with us:
Also, high level musicianship is positively correlated with high intelligence.One other note about the LHB ... the School of Engineering is better represented than any other major (other than the music majors). Which tells me this about the School of Engineering at UT:
1) the curriculum is so ridiculously easy that engineering majors have the spare time and mental capacity to devote themselves to performing with the LHB; OR
2) the engineering majors in the LHB are all freaking scary smart because they can maintain their their GPA while performing in the LHB.
I strongly think it's #2. One of the members of Texas Drums that my daughter knew got his degree in Aerospace Engineering and immediately upon graduation landed a job with Northrup-Grumman.
Also, the daughter of one of my ex-wife's friends was valedictorian of her high school class and was admitted to UT and didn't get into the School of Engineering as a freshman, so she enrolled at the aggy school, got her degree in engineering, and now works for DOW Chemical in Midland, MI.
I suspect #2. While you can get auto accepted into UT with a top 6% rank in HS, you don’t get auto accepted into your degree program. So, the engineering school gets to select the best of the best.One other note about the LHB ... the School of Engineering is better represented than any other major (other than the music majors). Which tells me this about the School of Engineering at UT:
1) the curriculum is so ridiculously easy that engineering majors have the spare time and mental capacity to devote themselves to performing with the LHB; OR
2) the engineering majors in the LHB are all freaking scary smart because they can maintain their their GPA while performing in the LHB.
I strongly think it's #2. One of the members of Texas Drums that my daughter knew got his degree in Aerospace Engineering and immediately upon graduation landed a job with Northrup-Grumman.
Also, the daughter of one of my ex-wife's friends was valedictorian of her high school class and was admitted to UT and didn't get into the School of Engineering as a freshman, so she enrolled at the aggy school, got her degree in engineering, and now works for DOW Chemical in Midland, MI.
Exactly. When we were going through freshman orientation (with our daughter), they flat out told us that if your kid had not been accepted into their desired School as a freshman they should consider accepting an offer from another university because getting into a particular School later on could be difficult if not impossible. (Of course it depended a lot on which School you were talking about.)I suspect #2. While you can get auto accepted into UT with a top 6% rank in HS, you don’t get auto accepted into your degree program. So, the engineering school gets to select the best of the best.
They just hate us for being Longhorns. Fine. Let us embrace their hatred. (Beats being ignored.)Well, Colgate teams are the "Red Raiders", so maybe that explains it.
The girl on Santa's left (right of him in the photo) looks like she caught wind of a rancid reindeer sausage fart or something.
If I recall the story correctly, some aggy helped fill out the Colgate pep band's ranks for this first round NCAA tourney game, and of course aggy immediately polluted the minds of all the Colgate kids.Colgate, of all places, is another one of those sad schools that is apparently obsessed with us:
Santa is probably lactose intolerant. Think of all the lukewarm milk he feels compelled to drink on Dec. 24-25.The girl on Santa's left (right of him in the photo) looks like she caught wind of a rancid reindeer sausage fart or something.
Actually 03 marching bands are generally part of the school of music.LHB is.
And I think UNT Green Brigade is too.
The difference is I think is that typically marching band members are not the serious music students found in the other programs like jazz orchestra etc.
Most played in marching bands in high school and are not on music scholarships
Considering the time they put in practicing and the effort they make to put on the performances and the other sacrifices they make they should all get at least part schollies or aid.
If I recall the story correctly, some aggy helped fill out the Colgate pep band's ranks for this first round NCAA tourney game, and of course aggy immediately polluted the minds of all the Colgate kids.
AU and Bo Jackson were not used to facing a Defense like we fielded back then.
Bring back the Drum Major suit......NOT!!!!
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