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Hawkeye Marching Band
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School University of Iowa
Location Iowa City, Iowa
Conference Big Ten
Founded 1881
Director Kevin Kastens
Members 240
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The Hawkeye Marching Band (or HMB) is the marching band for the University of Iowa. A marching band is in the broadest terms a group of performers that consist of instrumental Musicians and sometimes dance teams / color guard who generally perform The University of Iowa, is a major teaching service and Research university located on a campus in Iowa City Iowa, on the banks of the Iowa River 240 members strong, it performs at all home Hawkeye football games inside historic Kinnick Stadium. The Iowa Hawkeyes are the athletics teams that represent the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. Kinnick Stadium, formerly known as Iowa Stadium, is a Stadium located in Iowa City, Iowa. It is the largest and most visible musical ensemble at the university and was awarded the Louis Sudler Intercollegiate Marching Band Trophy in 1990. The John Philip Sousa Foundation is a Non-profit foundation dedicated to the promotion of band music internationally The band was founded in 1881 as a military band, giving membership to both music students and members of the military. [1]

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History

As stated above, the Hawkeye Marching Band was founded in 1881 in order to provide music for the State University of Iowa Battalion. During this time, members of the band would undergo the same training as their military counterparts. However, over the years, the military and band would gradually grow into separate entities. Because of this growing rift between the two organizations, the marching band became more of a form of entertainment than a military group by the year 1929, the same year that Kinnick Stadium was completed.

Around this time, when the distinction between the military and the marching band grew larger, the band began to perform for more public events, rather than the military gatherings of the past. The Iowa marching band, like other Big Ten bands, began to make appearances at concerts, University ceremonies, and football games. During the mid-twentieth century, the band adopted a very militaristic style of marching. Marchers were expected to march with crack precision and the band's director during that time, Frederick C. Ebbs, eliminated any flags or twirlers that the band had used up to that point.

In 1973, Morgan Jones became director of the Hawkeye Marching Band and once again changed the style and look of the band. Jones added a line of flag twirlers and six other twirlers to accompany the featured twirler. Jones also changed the style of music played. The band began to perform different styles of music, easygoing slow music and loud fast-paced music, as well as displaying both abstract formations and recognizable patterns on the field. The Hawkeye Marching Band was widely regarded as one of the few bands that effectively executed all of these things. After the 1990 season, the band was awarded the prestigious John Philip Sousa Foundation Sudler Trophy. The John Philip Sousa Foundation is a Non-profit foundation dedicated to the promotion of band music internationally The 1990 season and the Sudler Trophy would mark the end of the Morgan Jones era for the HMB. Jones' 18 year period as director was one of the most successful in the history of the Hawkeye Marching Band.

The band went through three different directors during the next few years and included a brief return by Morgan Jones during the mid-1990's. In the summer of 1998, the band found its next permanent director in Kevin Kastens, current HMB director and former director of the Marching Mizzou from the University of Missouri, as well as the Marching Hundred, from Indiana University. The University of Missouri (also known as the University of Missouri–Columbia, Mizzou, or MU) is a public land-grant and research Kastens stressed musicianship and Hawkeye pride in all that the HMB stood for and continues his work to this day. [2]

Personnel

The drumline and sousaphone sections prepare for the pregame show.
The drumline and sousaphone sections prepare for the pregame show.

Instrumentation

The 2007 Hawkeye Marching Band roster includes:

Instrumental sections are led by a section leader, who is charged with teaching the required musical selections for a particular show; and an "undergrad staff" member, who is in charge of teaching marching fundamentals to the section during the band's training week known as "Hell Week". A Sergeant Major of the Drums or drum major is the leader of a Marching band, Drum and bugle corps, or Pipe band. The piccolo is a small Flute. Like the flute the piccolo is normally pitched in the key of C one octave above the concert flute (making it effectively a sopranino The clarinet is a Musical instrument in the Woodwind family The name derives from adding the suffix -et meaning little to the Italian word The alto saxophone is a member of the Saxophone a family of Woodwind instruments invented by Adolphe Sax. The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the Saxophone family a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s The mellophone is a Brass instrument that is typically used in place of the horn (sometimes called a French horn in Marching bands or Drum The trombone is a Musical instrument in the brass family Like all brass instruments it is a lip-reed Aerophone: sound is produced when the player’s The baritone horn, or simply baritone, is a member of the brass family of instruments The sousaphone is a wearable Tuba descended from the Hélicon, and designed in an ergonomically efficient way such that it fits around the body of the wearer and The snare drum is a Drum with strands of snares made of curled metal wire metal cable plastic cable or gut cords stretched across the a drumhead typically A tenor drum is a cylindrical drum which is higher pitched than a Bass drum. A bass drum is a large Drum that produces a note of low definite or indefinite pitch. Cymbals are a modern percussion instrument Cymbals consist of thin normally round plates of various Cymbal alloys; see Cymbal making for a discussion of their

The HMB uses a squad system when writing drills for both pregame and halftime. Squads are composed of four members of a particular section and are designated an alphabetical symbol in marching drills. Sometimes, squads can be composed of members of different sections. For example, one particular squad may be made up of two members of the trumpet section and two members of the trombone section.

Sometimes, members of a section are placed on "reserve" for a certain week. This is because the amount of spots in a particular drill may not have enough spots for every member of a section. HMB members who are placed on reserve fill vacant spots during rehearsals and may even be called upon to fill spots during performances if the original member is not able to attend. Members placed on reserve may also be called upon to aid the graduate staff members with equipment or other items during performances.

Drum Major

The drum major position is the highest rank that an undergraduate student can reach in the Hawkeye Marching Band. The drum major performs routines during both pregame and halftime shows and incorporates a mace during these routines. The ceremonial mace is a highly ornamented staff of metal and wood carried before a sovereign or other high official in civic ceremonies by a Mace-bearer, intended Students achieving the rank of drum major are also required to instruct the band during much of the training period at the beginning of a marching season. The drum major for the 2007 season will be Chet Aliga, from the baritone section.

A notable Hawkeye drum major and University of Iowa alumnus is David Woodley, from Winterset, Iowa. Woodley is currently director of the Marching Hundred of Indiana University. The Marching Hundred (or "Hundred" for short is Indiana University 's Marching band. Indiana University, founded in 1820, is a nine-campus University system in the state of Indiana. [3]

Golden Girl

Like many other collegiate marching bands, a featured baton twirler is used. Baton twirling is a competitive Sport involving the manipulation of a balanced Metal rod with the hands and body to a co-ordinated routine similar to Rhythmic In the HMB, this twirler is known as the "Golden Girl". The University of Iowa Golden Girl is one of only two full tuition scholarships available to the feature twirlers in the nation. Like the drum major, the Golden Girl performs choreographed routines during both pregame and halftime. Many of these routines are choreographed for both the drum major and Golden Girl performing with each other. The current Golden Girl is Chelsea Russell a Theatre major and a member of the UI Honors program. Russell has successfully competed both nationally and internationally (England, France, Japan, and The Netherlands) and is the reigning Miss Majorette of America (2006) She has also appeared as the feature twirler in Dolly Parton's music video Imagine as well as making an appearance on NBC's The Today Show. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Miss Majorette of America is one of the highest honors received in the sport of Twirling. Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American Country music Singer / Songwriter, Author, actress Today, also referred to as The Today Show, is an American morning news and talk show airing weekday mornings on NBC.

Section Leaders and Undergraduate Staff

Section leaders are undergraduate members of the HMB and are responsible for the musical performance of their respective sections. Section leaders conduct musical warm-ups at all rehearsals and before performances and instruct their sections on new musical selections.

Undergraduate staff members instruct HMB members in their section, both first-year and veteran members, on marching fundamentals and techniques. Both section leaders and undergraduate staffers may be called upon to serve as squad leaders after the conclusion of Hell Week.

Marching Style

The HMB employs a traditional Big Ten high-step marching style, where the upper leg is lifted parallel to the ground forming a 120 angle with the lower leg, and the foot is pointed to the ground. The band uses this traditional style during their pregame performance, parades, and the unique lengthy drum cadence called "The Series". During the band's halftime performance, a more contemporary low-step style (glide step) is used, where the toe is pointed upwards and the heel is rolled along the ground. Glide step is a form of movement used by Marching bands to minimize upper body movement enabling musicians to play their instruments and march without air-stream

Performances

The HMB performs at halftime.
The HMB performs at halftime.

The Hawkeye Marching Band performs at all Iowa Hawkeye home football games. The Iowa Hawkeyes are the athletics teams that represent the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. The band also travels with the team to usually one away game per year and the team's post-season bowl game when the team qualifies for one. In the United States, a bowl game is traditionally a post-season College football game however the term "bowl" has become synonymous with a major American The band also travels to Ames, Iowa every other year when the Hawkeyes play the Iowa State Cyclones in the annual battle for the Cy-Hawk Trophy. Ames is a city located in the central part of the US state of Iowa, and is approximately 30 miles north of Des Moines in Story County. The Iowa State Cyclones (commonly referred to as the "'Clones" are the athletic teams of the Iowa State University.

The band also holds an indoor concert in Hancher Auditorium on the University of Iowa campus towards the end of the marching season. Along with other University musical groups, the HMB performs the traditional school songs like On Iowa, The Iowa Fight Song, and "Roll Along Iowa", and the different halftime selections from throughout the year. " On Iowa " is one of three Fight songs currently used by the University of Iowa Hawkeye Marching Band along with the Iowa Fight Song The " Iowa Fight Song " is one of three Fight songs currently used by the University of Iowa Hawkeye Marching Band along with On Iowa

Every third year, the band travels to Cedar Rapids, Iowa where seven local metropolitan Cedar Rapids high school bands, along with the HMB, hold an exhibition of their halftime shows at the Cedar Rapids Indoor Marching Classic. Cedar Rapids (ˌciːdɪrˈræpɨds is the second largest City in the U The Hawkeye Marching Band rotates every third year with the Iowa State University Cyclone Marching Band and the University of Northern Iowa Panther Marching Band (debut performance for 2007 was October 22, 2007).

Past Directors

Traditions

Members participate in the annual Drill Down during Hell Week.
Members participate in the annual Drill Down during Hell Week.

External links

Preceded by
Kansas		 Sudler Trophy Recipient
1990		 Succeeded by
Arizona State
The University of Kansas Marching Band, known to fans as "The Marching Jayhawks", is a 250 piece marching band consisting of woodwinds The John Philip Sousa Foundation is a Non-profit foundation dedicated to the promotion of band music internationally The Arizona State Sun Devil Marching Band (or ASUSDMB)known as The Pride of the Southwest, is the Athletic Band of Arizona State University
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