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update:
October 6, 2003
PENN STATE
Learn about the Penn State Band below:
Facts
Traditions
Travel Information
Schedule
Contact
Links
Facts:
- Location: University Park, Pennsylvania
- Mascot: Nittany Lions
- Stadium: Beaver Stadium
- Campus Home: unknown
- Band size: around 250
- Director: Dick Bundy
- Drum Major: Trevor Gast
- Twirler: Bobbie Jo Solomon
- Sections: Piccolos, Clarinets, Saxaphones, Trumpets, Mellophones, Tombones, Baritones, Sousaphones, Drumline, Silks, Majorettes
- Marching Style: Classic Big Ten High Step for pregame and a Low Step (roll-step) halftime
- Leadership: unknown
- Practice Locations: The Shack and the Trailers. Although a brand new building is underway!
- Rehearsal Times: MWF 4-545 , T 6-9, and 5 hours before kick on GAMEDAY!
- School Songs: The Nittany Lion; Fight on, State; Victory; Penn State Alma Mater
- Pep Bands: Student Book Store pep band, Volleyball pep bands, Soccer pep band, and an Alumni sponsored pep band at every away game!
Traditions:
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Drum major flip---in pregame the drum major struts through the band in full uniform(i.e. including the hat) and does a full front flip onto the 50 yard line, proceeds to go into a split to salute the crowd (press box) then gets up runs back downfield and flips for the student section. It is said that the outcome of the game is dependent upon if the drum major makes the flips.
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Floating the Lions.....Our pregame hasn't changed in years and so it has become our trademark drill. We move from a block letter PSU formation into the word LIONS and march it down the field before reversing (and flipping it upsidedown) and marching it back!
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Rookie high step.....in all of our parades we make our rookies high step the whole time...it's rough but hey...we had to do it!
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Lolipops....Rookies must have lolipops for their entire section at every performance.
Penn State Travel Information:
Schedule:
- Aug 30 - 1:00 pm Home Football vs Temple
- Sept 6 - Home Football vs Boston College
- Sept 20 - Home Football vs Kent State
- Sept 27 - Home Football vs Minnesota
- Oct 4 - Home Football vs Wisconsin
- Nov 1 - Home Football vs Ohio State
- Nov 15 - Home Football vs Indiana
Contact:
Links:
Penn State
University
Penn State Marching
Band
PSU Sports
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