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Post by jhablue on May 21, 2006 15:46:09 GMT -5
Yes! Marching band is so a sport! It should be a gym class! I work harder in marching band than I ever have in gym. I really need gym credits to graduate.... I wish marching band would count as a gym class.
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Post by ritter on Jun 11, 2006 14:55:04 GMT -5
I think marching band is a sport, because of all the physical and mental campabilities that we have to use. I heard our football players even say that they couldn't do marching band. WE practice more than the football players. Through out the show we move. There is barely any stopping and marking time. I'm not saying that the Drumline is the hardest section, but there is another factor. We have 40 something lbs of instruments to carry. It's very difficult and yet somehow we do it. Our assistant director even mentioned that this is the only class where every subject is used. Math=the counting, history=musc history, etc. (I can't think of subjects right now.) Tell me is there another sport where all the subjects are used? I don't think so. This is my thoughts though. I respect everyone else's.
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Post by reed on Jun 11, 2006 15:31:28 GMT -5
*is continuing on Ritter's statement*
We use science (technically physics) because of projection of sound, language because of dynamics, etc. This is about band as a sport... sorry...
/tangent
Anyway, I think band is a sport because it is indeed physical. Like breathing in wind instruments. Ritter mentioned the heaviness of percussion equipment, so I'm going to talk about breathing.
Breathing takes work, does it not? Wait... lemme rephrase that... breathing correctly takes a lot of practice and work.
It's physical in the way you have to hold your instrument in such a way. The way you stand at attention. The way you march.
Dude... band is totally a sport. xD
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Post by trumpetislife on Jun 11, 2006 16:26:08 GMT -5
Our assistant director even mentioned that this is the only class where every subject is used. Math=the counting, history=musc history, etc. also with math... geometry... all of the shapes we make, where we have to move, and horn angles (horns at a 90 degree angle from the ground, etc.)
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Post by baritonius on Jun 13, 2006 2:01:59 GMT -5
Can we please put our love of marching aside? It really warps the debate.
With that said, I would like to let you all in on a little spoiler: Marching Band is not a sport.
At best, it's simply a competition to see who has mastered the art of walking in order whilst blowing/beating some poor instrument that didn't deserve such abuse in the first place.
For one, in order to have a sport, you must clearly see the opponents winning/losing. Football is pretty clear as is soccer, golf, and (like it or not) poker. You cannot get such a perspective with a marching competitions since each band goes on the field one at a time, presents their show and then waits for results.
Which brings me to my next observation. With football there is a strict set a rules, procedures, and so on for scoring. With marching competitions, it's based of opinion and preference alone. You can present a perfect show at every competition, but you will have the one judge who won't enjoy it and thus give you a lower score. The only time opinion would matter in a sport is if they believe a penalty is called and they must determine if it really happened. There's a million different scenarios...
Yes, yes. You do exert a TON of energy to endure band camp, practices, and competitions. We all know that. But that doesn't qualify it as a sport. Shoot, some people exert a lot more energy building skyscrapers, digging holes, and the general workforce-type situations.But it welding a piece of metalic art togather a sport? No. Or how about making an extravagent cake? No. Band, cheerleading, debates...all nothing but competition.
Sorry to bust your bubble, lol.
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Post by lchsbandgeek on Jun 17, 2006 14:38:23 GMT -5
CA-FRIKIN-DORSA...YES ITS A SPORT...ITS LOW ON THE TODUM POLE..BUTS ITS CONSIDERED A SPORT..its like...Horseback riding..its not a MAJOR SPORT...but its a sport.. WE SHED BLOOD, SWEAT, and TEAR!![/color][/i][/b][/center][/size]
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Post by lchsbandgeek on Jun 17, 2006 14:43:54 GMT -5
marching band is not a sport. it's an artform that requires physical work. it's very similar to ballet, which is not a sport either. both take quite a bit of physical activity as well as artisic ability. sports are also very unpredictable. no 2 football games will have the same plays. with marching band, you strive to perfect 1 show. you work your tail off for 1 show, and the other bands have no effect on your performance. Good call. Meh, I really don't know if it's a sport or not. In some ways it feels like one, in others it's completely different. There are good arguments for either side. I declare we create a new branch of "athletics"... ARTletics!That's where we can put marching band, ballet, dressage, and all those other activities that can't be really classified as either or! Anyone? Anyone? (Ok, back on topic, I really don't know, but I'm enjoying everyone's answers!) (Oh, and Scott, I missed your super long answer about this topic... For me, and some others who may have missed it, can we see it again, please? ) ARTLETICS!! lol..I love it!! and Ballet is a sport...
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Post by friskylurker on Jun 18, 2006 13:05:12 GMT -5
also in sports you can achive advantage through adrenaline. in music adrenaline dosent do much for you. I'd like to disagree with that statement. This has nothing to do with sport/not sport, but! When you get on stage, all of a sudden it's alot more fun to play that song that was soooo boring in band class that morning... the band just gets more enthusiastic, more energized, the music as a whole sounds better because of that, and if you're not careful, you'll rush because your heart beat gets up and messes with your internal tempo. Or something along those lines. I'm not explaining it well. We had a whole discussion about this in band once. Yeah.
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Post by iluvstrawberrys214 on Jun 18, 2006 15:08:37 GMT -5
at my school you need 2 credits of gym to graduate or 2 seasons of a sport OR 2 YEARS OF MARCHING BAND. according to my school band is a sport. i haven't taken any type of gym class since 5th grade and i am going to be a senior this year
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Post by baritonius on Jun 18, 2006 15:53:37 GMT -5
So now sports is simply achieving an adrenaline rush? IT'S THE SAVE-THE-BABY-TRAPPED-BENEATH-THE-SCHOOL-BUS GAMES, 2006!
I think it's more of a convenience to the band members than calling it a sport. Really, could you imagine having and hour of P.E. and then go straight into band? Yikes.
I still had to take PE for a semester as a required course. Soooo...
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Post by ilovemyflute on Jun 18, 2006 18:09:15 GMT -5
yea i had P.E. right before band. it's kinda hard because your out of breathe. anyways like i've said before it's not a sport. it's an activity.
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Post by friskylurker on Jun 18, 2006 20:00:32 GMT -5
So now sports is simply achieving an adrenaline rush? IT'S THE SAVE-THE-BABY-TRAPPED-BENEATH-THE-SCHOOL-BUS GAMES, 2006! "This has nothing to do with sport/not sport, but!" Was there for a reason. I was merely stating that band isn't without adrenaline, not saying that because of this, it is obviously a sport.
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Post by baritonius on Jun 18, 2006 23:06:34 GMT -5
And I wrote it in caps for a reason. Not like I was trying to be serious. Take a breather, lol.
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Post by lchsbandgeek on Jun 19, 2006 11:08:25 GMT -5
ok..yall got off subject....marching band is a sport..and thats that
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Post by ilovemyflute on Jun 19, 2006 11:47:49 GMT -5
i got a question for Everyone's.Favorite.Blonde. why do you think it's a sport? and dont' say physical activity. everything has that. even in when you play cards. and that's an activity. if you wanna know why i think it's an activity, here it is. i think it is one because it's like comcert band only you just get up and move more. band is an art. but when you put movement to it, it becomes a activity. it's still got a lot of art but you just add some movement. oh! and another thing they don't say walking is a sport and the only difference between walking and marching is that in marching you roll our feet or you high step.
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