Great news....now I need to go find my Huskie Marching Band cd's!!

(08-27-2018 07:15 PM)Big Redd Wrote:  

(08-27-2018 01:37 PM)dogdangit Wrote:  

(08-27-2018 11:43 AM)Big Redd Wrote:  Nice surprise! Anybody know what's driving enrollment? Large freshman group, more upper classmen, improving culture, etc?

A lot of different factors. When Lisa Freeman took over as president, she made an emphasis to raise Huskie Pride and that started with the Marching Band. Almost all band members now receive a minimum 1k scholarship and returning members get 3k if they live in the residence halls, making the HMB one of the highest paid bands in the country. Other factors included better student leadership, newer music and having band representatives present at University freshman recruitment events.

Fantastic. The band is a big part of the game day experience for me and everyone knows size matters! I remember the days the silveretes would line the entire field in those thigh high boots and do the march over.

That's when my size increased, too.

Plenty of Freshman in band this year. Great to see the band growing again.

1991 Homecoming half-time show.

Old School.
https://binged.it/2wu6Cgs


Step over at the 10:30 mark.

(08-28-2018 10:32 AM)NIUAlum90 Wrote:  1991 Homecoming half-time show.

Old School.
https://binged.it/2wu6Cgs


Step over at the 10:30 mark.

Ha! That's awesome

(08-28-2018 10:32 AM)NIUAlum90 Wrote:  1991 Homecoming half-time show.

Old School.
https://binged.it/2wu6Cgs


Step over at the 10:30 mark.

Very cool. It also really makes me appreciate HD and 4K

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(08-27-2018 04:44 PM)Dog Fan Wrote:  I would really appreciate it if the band did a program of Lawrence Welk's greatest hits.

My, oh my!

(08-27-2018 02:48 PM)NIUAlum90 Wrote:  

(08-27-2018 01:44 PM)NIU007 Wrote:  I'm going to miss hearing Ice Castles at halftime.

How do you think I felt about having to play that and march in a circle as part of that drill.

Best drill we did was "Softly as I Leave You" with the company front and the step over of the Silverettes. Second best was the Georgia on My Mind drill.

Loved being in the HMB!

I can only imagine

(08-29-2018 08:58 PM)NIU007 Wrote:  

(08-27-2018 02:48 PM)NIUAlum90 Wrote:  

(08-27-2018 01:44 PM)NIU007 Wrote:  I'm going to miss hearing Ice Castles at halftime.

How do you think I felt about having to play that and march in a circle as part of that drill.

Best drill we did was "Softly as I Leave You" with the company front and the step over of the Silverettes. Second best was the Georgia on My Mind drill.

Loved being in the HMB!

I can only imagine

We did the step over drill at the Iowa halftime show in 1986 in the pouring rain. I'll be damned but every single Silverette laid down in the wet turf and we stepped over them to a standing ovation from the Iowa crowd.

Great times!

Also, we did the halftime show at the Metrodome vs. Minnesota and the show Coach used one of the MN WR catches in an episode where MN State went to a bowl game. NIU was chosen since our red and white colors where supposed to be BAMA!
Season 6 episode 11.

Ha!

Hmmmm. Cheerleaders......soaking wet uniforms......it's time for me to change my thoughts to Sister Jean!

https://www.niutoday.info/2018/09/03/the...-in-years/

Confirms close to 200 members this year, around a 25% increase from recent seasons.

Hope we are putting the same mojo into general enrollment.

(09-03-2018 10:40 PM)NIUfilmmaker Wrote:  https://www.niutoday.info/2018/09/03/the...-in-years/

Confirms close to 200 members this year, around a 25% increase from recent seasons.

Hope we are putting the same mojo into general enrollment.

Great news. A bigger band makes a huge difference in the overall gameday experience.