Band of Blue
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The Band of Blue, also known as the MTSU Marching Band of Blue, is an organization on the campus of Middle Tennessee State University
that puts on regular half time shows during Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
games, as well as performances in the community and several marching band
exhibitions. The band is open to all students on campus who enroll in the associated class and can display fundamental proficiency on a wind
or percussion
instrument and is versed in marching techniques. The band has been increasing in size in recent years, with the band reaching its largest size in the 2011 season. It strives to be a crowd-friendly, entertaining group. It is the largest student organization on the campus of Middle Tennessee State University and is composed of students from nearly every area of the university.
Middle Tennessee State University
Middle Tennessee State University, commonly abbreviated as MTSU, is a public university located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States....
that puts on regular half time shows during Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represents Middle Tennessee State University in NCAA Division I FBS football competition. The Blue Raiders, a member of the Sun Belt Conference, play their home games at Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.Rick Stockstill has...
games, as well as performances in the community and several marching band
Marching band
Marching band is a physical activity in which a group of instrumental musicians generally perform outdoors and incorporate some type of marching with their musical performance. Instrumentation typically includes brass, woodwinds, and percussion instruments...
exhibitions. The band is open to all students on campus who enroll in the associated class and can display fundamental proficiency on a wind
Wind instrument
A wind instrument is a musical instrument that contains some type of resonator , in which a column of air is set into vibration by the player blowing into a mouthpiece set at the end of the resonator. The pitch of the vibration is determined by the length of the tube and by manual modifications of...
or percussion
Percussion instrument
A percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...
instrument and is versed in marching techniques. The band has been increasing in size in recent years, with the band reaching its largest size in the 2011 season. It strives to be a crowd-friendly, entertaining group. It is the largest student organization on the campus of Middle Tennessee State University and is composed of students from nearly every area of the university.