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UNC Tar Heels pep band. A pep band is an ensemble of instrumentalists who play at events, usually at basketball games, with the purpose of entertaining and creating enthusiasm in a crowd. [1] Often members of a pep band are a subset of people from a larger ensemble such as a marching band or a concert band.
The Virginia Pep Band was a student-run musical ensemble at the University of Virginia (UVA). In the tradition of scatter or scramble bands, like those at Stanford, Rice and the Ivy League, the Pep Band preferred irreverent humor and individuality to marching in uniform formations.
The pep band is also known as The World's Most Dangerous Pep Band. The pep band travels to the Southern Conference Men's and Women's Basketball Tournament, and to NCAA basketball tournaments with the Mocs and Lady Mocs. The pep band has the honor to be called the most entertaining, loudest, and best pep band in the Southern Conference.
In the fall of 1996, [5] the history of the William & Mary Pep Band began. It began as a similar institution to the Marching Band, in that it was a one credit class run by the Department of Music. Then, in the fall of 1998, the Athletic department took over the management of the Pep Band.
1966: First indoor concert of the Marching Band (Band-O-Rama) 1978: Brass Band formed. Marching Band played their first professional basketball game for the L.A. Lakers at The Forum. 1983: Performed in the Fetes de Geneve Music Festival in Geneva, Switzerland. 1994: Band suspended. 1995: "Stadium" band reinstated; plays in the stands only
While the marching band plays at football games, the pep band is a fixture at basketball events and travels with the men's basketball team during the March Madness. [41] Named so for the "sour" notes the band played during its first season in 1971, the pep band was initially mentored by basketball coach Jim Boeheim .
A version of "Bully" was arranged by John Brennan for the 2012 football season for the Ohio State University Marching and Athletic bands. It is played as a pep song by the marching band at football games and by the athletic band at basketball (and hockey) games.
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