[jacketree]

Who doesn't like the Everly Brothers? I know. Someone.  (I'll give you Slipknot.)

You are entirely correct about moving and playing well at the same time.  Almost impossible.  But some bands sure pull it off.  The secret if you watch carefully is not to play and move at the same time.  You obfuscate with rifle teams, drumline cadences , etc. while you move to the next formation. I am blown away by Texas A&Ms band.  They move with precision while they play and sound good doing it. Way too militaristic for Stanford I know, but they are good.  I went to last year's Navy-Ohio State game in Baltimore.  Ohio State's band is also really, really good. Script Ohio is really worth watching. (That show is available on You Tube; they even did a salute to their hosts at USNA. No one at Ohio State died from embarrassment.)

Could they live without a script?  Sounds too hard impossible to get it just right even with major oversight. Find good music most enough people like and rock out.

Maybe Stanford should just get a giant dump truck-sized drum and wheel it around with four guys.  All would be forgiven.

[jacketree]

Who doesn't like the Everly Brothers? I know. Someone.  (I'll give you Slipknot.)

You are entirely correct about moving and playing well at the same time.  Almost impossible.  But some bands sure pull it off.  The secret if you watch carefully is not to play and move at the same time.  You obfuscate with rifle teams, drumline cadences , etc. while you move to the next formation. I am blown away by Texas A&Ms band.  They move with precision while they play and sound good doing it. Way too militaristic for Stanford I know, but they are good.  I went to last year's Navy-Ohio State game in Baltimore.  Ohio State's band is also really, really good. Script Ohio is really worth watching. (That show is available on You Tube; they even did a salute to their hosts at USNA. No one at Ohio State died from embarrassment.)

Could they live without a script?  Sounds too hard impossible to get it just right even with major oversight. Find good music most enough people like and rock out.

Maybe Stanford should just get a giant dump truck-sized drum and wheel it around with four guys.  All would be forgiven.