Monarch Marching Band
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The Old Dominion University
Monarch Marching Band (MMB) is the Marching Band
put in place in response to the formation of the Old Dominion Monarchs football
program. It was founded in the summer of 2008 and is currently active. It is currently being headed by Dr. Alexander R. Treviño The Monarch Marching Band goes to all of the home football games and plays in the pre-game, stands, and half-time. The band prides itself on the fact that it does not do the same show for every football game, and it's fairly rare for the band to play the same song more than once for halftime.
Auditions to be part of the 2012 Monarch Marching Band are on
May 25th, 9am-12pm
June 9th, 9am-12pm
June 16th, 9am-12pm
Another tradition of the MMB is to pet the lion bust’s muzzle at the entrance of the Foreman Field
.
houses a huge Naval station (Naval Station Norfolk
) and almost in respect of that, their uniforms look very Navy-like. The pants come up in an overall fashion and the coat is a high cut, button-from- the-shoulder type of style. The Shako
looks almost identical to a Naval Peaked cap
. The color scheme of the uniform is the schools colors, Royal Blue and white; Coincidentally this is also the colors of the Navy.
Other Pep Bands are formed for specific Field Hockey and Soccer games, these are also formed from the marching band and they are strictly voluntary.
Old Dominion University
Old Dominion University is a state university located in Norfolk, Virginia, United States, and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools...
Monarch Marching Band (MMB) is the 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...
put in place in response to the formation of the Old Dominion Monarchs football
Old Dominion Monarchs football
The Old Dominion Monarchs football team is the college football program for Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. The Monarchs compete at the NCAA Division I-FCS level. The university did not compete between 1941 and 2009. The team was reborn beginning in 2009, competing for two years as an...
program. It was founded in the summer of 2008 and is currently active. It is currently being headed by Dr. Alexander R. Treviño The Monarch Marching Band goes to all of the home football games and plays in the pre-game, stands, and half-time. The band prides itself on the fact that it does not do the same show for every football game, and it's fairly rare for the band to play the same song more than once for halftime.
Auditions to be part of the 2012 Monarch Marching Band are on
May 25th, 9am-12pm
June 9th, 9am-12pm
June 16th, 9am-12pm
Sections
The MMB has a standard line up of sections for a college band. All of the wind instruments are silver and can be provided by the university.Traditions
Even as a young Marching Band, The MMB has many traditions starting already. One such tradition is yelling “Pride” after the conclusion of each practice and game. This has a double meaning as it means both pride in the sense of being proud to be a Monarch, and also pride being what a grouping of lions is called.Another tradition of the MMB is to pet the lion bust’s muzzle at the entrance of the Foreman Field
Foreman Field
Foreman Field at S. B. Ballard Stadium is a 19,818-seat multi-purpose stadium on the campus of Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. It opened in 1936 with a football game between the University of Virginia and the College of William & Mary's Norfolk Division...
.
Uniforms
The uniforms for the MMB are quite representative of the city they reside in. Norfolk, VirginiaNorfolk, Virginia
Norfolk is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. With a population of 242,803 as of the 2010 Census, it is Virginia's second-largest city behind neighboring Virginia Beach....
houses a huge Naval station (Naval Station Norfolk
Naval Station Norfolk
Naval Station Norfolk, in Norfolk, Virginia, is a base of the United States Navy, supporting naval forces in the United States Fleet Forces Command, those operating in the Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, and Indian Ocean...
) and almost in respect of that, their uniforms look very Navy-like. The pants come up in an overall fashion and the coat is a high cut, button-from- the-shoulder type of style. The Shako
Shako
A shako is a tall, cylindrical military cap, usually with a peak or visor and sometimes tapered at the top...
looks almost identical to a Naval Peaked cap
Peaked cap
A peaked cap, forage cap, barracks cover, or combination cap is a form of headgear worn by the armed forces of many nations and also by many uniformed civilian organizations such as law enforcement agencies...
. The color scheme of the uniform is the schools colors, Royal Blue and white; Coincidentally this is also the colors of the Navy.
Pep Band
Members of the Marching Band make up the Universities Basketball Band, which goes to all the Mens and Women's Basketball home-games. If one wants to be a member of the Basketball Band then they have to have been part of the marching band. Each of the 60 members of the band get a $500 stipend. Anybody out of that 60 are also allowed to participate, but they go stipend-less.Other Pep Bands are formed for specific Field Hockey and Soccer games, these are also formed from the marching band and they are strictly voluntary.