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  2. University of Colorado Golden Buffalo Marching Band - Wikipedia

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    The drum major is the highest ranked position that a member can achieve within the GBMB. The GBMB has 3 drum majors that can be recognized by their white pants, cowboy hats, gloves, and shoes (as opposed to the black articles for regular members). Drum majors are also given black visors in place of the white baseball caps for regular members.

  3. Drum major (marching band) - Wikipedia

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    A Tambour-Major of the French Imperial Guard (historical reenactment). The position of drum major originated in the British Army with the Corps of Drums in 1650. [citation needed] Military groups performed mostly duty calls and battle signals during that period, and a fife and drum corps, directed by the drum major, would use short pieces to communicate to field units.

  4. Fightin' Texas Aggie Band - Wikipedia

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    The first student drum major, H.A. "California" Morse, was asked to leave the college due to fighting. In addition, the early drum majors were chosen in physical combat; insomuch that the candidates were placed in a locked room, with the best fighter / the one emerging victorious, being named to the coveted position.

  5. Sun Devil Marching Band - Wikipedia

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    The Sun Devil Marching Band is a major ambassador for Arizona State University and the state of Arizona. Each year almost 500,000 people are entertained by the band, which plays at home football at Sun Devil Stadium and as a pep band for basketball games at Wells Fargo Arena , homecoming, bowl game parades, other community events in the Valley ...

  6. Louisiana State University Tiger Marching Band - Wikipedia

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    The band marches out of the end zone to the beat of a single bass drum in fronts separated by five-yard intervals. The drum significantly halts at the 40-yard line on the far end of the field, and the band is now spread across the southern half of the field with the color guard at midfield and the southern goal line.

  7. Purdue All-American Marching Band - Wikipedia

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    The band currently contains 26 ranks of wind instruments. The percussion section consists of a drumline, two drum majors, and the World's Largest Drum along with its crew. Auxiliary performers are organized by their performance type. In addition, a section of fourteen Big Ten Flag carriers march with the band in parade and on the field.

  8. The Pride of Oklahoma Marching Band - Wikipedia

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    The Pride was founded in 1904 as a pep band to play at Sooner football games. In the early years of the university, the band was composed mostly of Norman residents and was disbanded every year after football season. The first continuous student band was founded in 1904 by Lloyd Curtis, himself a Sooner freshman. The band branched out and began ...

  9. Iowa State University Cyclone Marching Band - Wikipedia

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    The ISUCF'V'MB pregame show begins as the drum majors enter the playing field and bring the band to attention with the call of "Go State!" The band enters the field to a double-time "X" drum cadence in alternating clockwise and counterclockwise cyclones, the looping imagery reminiscent of the Cyclones' nickname. Straight lines are formed at ...