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66-498: The modern Princeton University Band was established in October 1919 when a group of undergraduate musicians decided that a regular musical presence was needed at Palmer Stadium , home of Princeton's multi-time national champion football team; however, these events were in many ways merely a reorganization of the preexisting R.O.T.C. Band that had served a much smaller role on campus several years earlier, making Princeton's Band one of

132-538: A kilt (although some may choose not to in competitive settings in places such as the Highland Games to score higher on dress inspection), pipers hoses and flashes, a sporran (typically without long horse hairs), some sort of formal jacket, and a glengarry or balmoral . Drum majors in Scottish Regimental will typically wear a kilt , spats , a sporran (typically with long horse hairs),

198-471: A Drum Major Clinic since 1952 and claim to be the nation's first drum major camp. The clinic teaches three styles of drum majoring including traditional, corps, and mace. Other training methods include three levels of conducting, three levels of showmanship, fundamentals of drill design, verbal commands, daily individual evaluations using video tapes, leadership training, score study, teaching and cleaning drill, multi-drum major help, salutes, and mace. The clinic

264-419: A different judge than the rest of the band. How the drum major is judged depends on the region and style of the band and personal opinions of the judge themselves. Typical captions for judging a drum major include conducting, communication between drum majors, marching, style, showmanship, and leadership. Judge's comments will often be recorded by a hand held tape recorder and supplied to the drum majors along with

330-493: A drummer. This position faded in the 18th century. Drum majors are responsible for knowing the music of the ensemble and conducting it appropriately. While also knowing the tempo the drum major has to know what specific pattern he or she needs to perform in order to accommodate physical stamina or musical style. Current drum majors use a variety of conducting patterns and styles that suit the needs of their respective marching bands and/or drum corps. The most commonly used pattern

396-528: A jacket, and a feather bonnet . The mace is a piece of equipment used to give certain commands when marching. A mace is longer than a baton and usually has the drum major beat time with the ferrule pointed down and the dome pointed up. Maces are used in Scotland, England, India, and in many American bands. Drum majors will typically use certain mace positions and audible calls to tell the band when to start and stop marching, and when to turn marching. The mace

462-404: A leadership responsibility that cannot be taught, and the person selected for the position is ready (or the closest to ready) to take the responsibility. To be a good drum major can never be taught or fully trained to one person. The George N. Parks Drum Major Academy (DMA) is a nationwide summer camp for high school drum majors. It was founded in 1978 by George N. Parks . The Drum Major Academy

528-603: A military drum major was responsible for: The drum major was also given duties in the battalion at several points in history, which included the administering of military justice ( flogging ) to any member of the battalion, and collecting the battalion's post. In addition to the duties above, the British Army also included a royal appointment of Drum Major General , whose duties included inspecting all other Field Music as well as (per The Drummer's Handbook) granting drummers licenses without which, one would not be recognized as

594-614: A number of other parades including the South Amboy St. Patrick's Day Parade, the Gross National Parade, and Philadelphia's Independence Day Parade. After the conclusion of the football season, the Band transforms into a pep band and plays in the stands at as many Princeton men's and women's hockey, basketball, and lacrosse games as possible, including some away games. The band makes an annual trip to Penn's Palestra for

660-635: A repertoire of cheers which are invoked throughout the game - often mildly offensive, but amusing nonetheless. Like every other Ivy League scramble band, the PUB has a section of unusual instruments, which the PUB calls "trash percussion." Every Halloween, the band is invited to participate in the Greenwich Village Halloween Parade, to which it is particularly well suited thanks to its orange and black uniforms and colorful performance techniques. The band has also made appearances in

726-524: A short performance by themselves (a drum major backbend is traditional in many schools). During dance routines, they often move along with the bands. As traditional drum majors have much more of a visual role than corps drum majors, there are often many more of them, sometimes up to ten drum majors to a single band. The drum major position is one of leadership, instruction, and group representation, but usually not administrative duties. A band director or corps director assumes administrative responsibility. In

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792-403: A smaller inner loop forming the interior of the letter. In this formation, the PUB plays the march "Going Back to Nassau Hall." When the band reaches the trio , the P itself remains stationary, but the members of the band start to move around the perimeter of the P, with the outer loop moving clockwise and the inner loop moving counterclockwise. The band plays the trio twice, and upon beginning

858-399: A way to adorn their beer jackets with the plaid in some fashion, making alums of the band easy to spot. 2008 2006 2005 2004 2003 2001 1993 1981 1967 1959 Traditionally, the PUB ends its football pregame shows with a formation known as the "Double-Double Rotating P." The formation is a large outline letter "P" comprising an outer loop in a "P" shape and

924-400: A whistle or a baton, or with a mace . In addition, the drum major serves as the liaison between the band director and the band. Essentially, a drum major is the leader who keeps the tempo with the use of a baton or other forms of time-keeping, such as conducting. The drum major often holds the responsibility to keep the band organized and structured. The position of drum major originated in

990-454: A white dress shirt with solid black tie, Italian " boater " hat, and the distinctive orange-and-black plaid jacket. The drum major and student director wear white pants, long-tailed dinner jackets and bow ties. The plaid wool used in the uniforms was custom manufactured and donated by a Princeton alumnus in 1952 at Bennington Mills in Vermont . As such, the band owns the exclusive rights to

1056-472: Is a slight modification of the standard uniform. It can be as simple as extra shoulder decorations, a cape, different-colored plumes (which are feathers that go atop a helmet or hat), or a chain on the helmet, or as complicated as a specialized chest section or a different color uniform, which is designed to help the drum major stand out. Some high school drum majors do not wear a different uniform, however, and are recognized by their field or parade position. It

1122-473: Is almost entirely run by a thirteen-member officer corps consisting of the President, Drum Major , Head Manager ("Mom"), Student Conductor (the "SC"), Treasurer ("Dad"), four Drillmasters ("DMs"), Alumni Coordinator, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Coordinator ("DEIC"), and two Librarians ("Libes"). A professional music advisor, paid out of the band's operating fund, is the only non-student involved in directing

1188-471: Is also a very important part of the performance aspect of a drum major. Drum majors usually spin their mace and perform tricks such as the prop-spin, roundhouses, tosses, and parallels. Baton is another a piece of equipment used to give certain commands when marching that's used almost exclusively by certain American bands. Batons serve the same purpose as a mace. Some drum majors will use a whistle to give

1254-430: Is called the "Down-in-out-up" pattern. During the 1970s and prior it was not uncommon for a stationary drum major to do a high-lift mark time on the podium for an audible and visual tempo ; with the arrival of increasingly higher drum major platforms and thus greater visibility this has become both dangerous and unnecessary and has become obsolete. In addition to memorizing the music (between six and nine minutes of music

1320-414: Is famous for its irreverent antics and illicit behavior. As an incentive to motivate members to maintain this tradition, the band has for many years presented several awards to its members commemorating a variety of outrageous acts: The Band's repertoire includes dozens of other songs, principally featuring classic rock and, more recently, '90s hits. The lyrics to the band's theme song: Oh here we are,

1386-521: Is held at various locations around the United States, by 2010 the academy drew up to 3,000 students each year. DMA provides students with marching, conducting, and leadership training in preparation for their upcoming seasons. Parks, considered a national authority on drum majoring, personally led many of these camps until his death in September 2010. Smith Walbridge Clinics (SWC) has offered

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1452-400: Is in charge of holding the band or corps together, and directing the entire band or corps during shows and competitions. This drum major can come from any section of the performing unit: percussion, winds, or color guard. They are chosen on their musical abilities, leadership qualities, attitude, and passion for the sport. The Drum Major is the highest-ranked band participant, usually followed by

1518-536: Is mostly a director's discretion, and is more common only on the high school level. In British and European tradition, a drum major usually wears the same uniform as the rest of the band with the additional of a diagonal sash . The Scottish style is commonly found in pipe bands and some high school marching bands. The Scottish style can be divided into two broad categories: Scottish daywear and Scottish regimental. Drum majors in Scottish daywear will typically wear

1584-573: Is much the same as at football games. At the end of the academic year, the band remains on campus for Reunions, a three-day celebration of Princetonians past and present. Since 1936 the band has led the annual P-Rade, a parade of alumni that begins with the University President, the oldest alumnus, the band, and the 25th reunion class. The standard full uniform of the PUB, used for football season, parades, Princeton Reunions , and other formal events, consists of black pants, white shoes,

1650-406: Is representative of the authority and responsibility of a field commander. A tall hat, such as the busby, is often part of the uniform in most American-style bands. Both high school and college field shows usually begin and end with a hand salute from the drum major(s). Salutes range in complexity from a simple hand-gesture to complicated routines involving many members of the band. The salute

1716-401: Is shown by the first beat being straight down and normal. The second beat goes down then after the focal point it goes in a 45-degree angle to the inside. The third beat is when the arm is coming back from the angle to the focal point at the angle and hits the point and goes to the outside at the same 45-degree angle. The last beat, fourth, goes from the outside angle back to the focal point. Then

1782-476: Is the leader of a marching band, drum and bugle corps , or pipe band , usually positioned at the head of the band or corps. The drum major is often dressed in more ornate clothing than the rest of the band or corps and is responsible for providing commands to the ensemble, leading them while marching, and directing them what to play, when to play, the dynamic or volume of playing, and what time to keep . The commands may be given verbally, through hand gestures, using

1848-415: Is traditionally the beginning of judging in a competition, and also signals the end of a band's show. A drum major is also responsible for calling the band to attention, beginning, and conducting the show. The drum major may use a whistle, vocal, or hand commands to accomplish this. This practice goes back to the military origins of the marching or field band. To see one to three drum majors in most ensembles

1914-490: Is typical for high school marching bands, college bands and drum corps may have that much or more, up to more than eleven minutes of music) a drum major must memorize dynamics as well as tempo in order to provide proper direction and cues, particularly in area where the drum major has some discretion, such as a ritardando or fermata . Drum majors have slightly different roles within the world of traditional show bands. Many college bands have drum majors who are very much part of

1980-413: Is typical. In some ensembles, drum majors switch positions during the show to allow all individuals a chance to conduct from the central podium. Occasionally, they may also serve in other capacities such as performing a solo , in which case one or two band directors would conduct the band temporarily until the drum major(s) would finish their solo. A marching band or drum corps drum major (field conductor)

2046-433: Is worn with the uniform even when not performing band-related duties. (Similar clothing in other bands may include sashes, unique headwear, or differently colored uniforms.) An example can be seen here . When performing a field show, the drum major might conduct from a large podium and direct the band. This helps the band stay together and stay on-tempo. One aforementioned pattern is the "Down-in-out-up" pattern.The pattern

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2112-525: The British Army with the Corps of Drums in 1650. 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. With the arrival of military concert bands and pipe bands around the 18th century, the position of the drum major was adapted to those ensembles. Traditionally,

2178-566: The United States Military Academy at West Point and, until recently, Lafayette College , but there was serious talk in the 1970s and '80s of disbanding the group at Princeton. To placate the concerns of administrators and alumni at Princeton, the PUB hired Jack Hontz, a marching band director from Strath Haven High School in Pennsylvania, as a musical advisor. The brother of a former band member, Hontz helped

2244-805: The Home Big Three game and the P-Rade , (2) publishing the FOTB newsletter, and most importantly (3) providing support, both financially and in dealings with the University administration. Palmer Stadium Palmer Stadium was a stadium in Princeton, New Jersey , United States . It hosted the Princeton University Tigers football team, as well as the track and field team. The stadium held 45,750 people at its peak and

2310-603: The Key of LOUD - 2011 The Good, the Plaid, and the Ugly - 2015 Plaid to the Bone - 2019 So Plaid It’s Good - 2023 Friends of Tiger Band (FOTB) is the official organization for alumni and other supporters of the PUB. Proving that the PUB is forever, band members automatically become members of FOTB upon graduation. FOTB has three key functions: (1) hosting Band Reunions following

2376-448: The PUB did not miss a single football game. At 32 years and 293 games, this is one of the longest streaks in the history of college marching bands, passed only by the current holder of consecutive games attended, USC 's Spirit of Troy . The PUB has never missed a home game in its near-century of existence. The PUB's halftime format has caused problems over the years. Not only have a number of institutions banned it from performing, like

2442-503: The Princeton Band, Playing songs of Old Nassau . That old refrain will sound again, And you will hear the tiger roar! The slide trombone, the saxophone, And the bass drum sounding grand! With a boom, boom, boom! And a zoom, zoom, zoom! Oh, when you hear the Princeton Band! Memories of Princeton Vol 1 - undated Princeton University Band - 1927 Princeton Symposium of Music - undated (1940s) Rally Songs by

2508-701: The Princeton University Band - 1947 Songs of Princeton: In Praise of Old Nassau - 1951 Band - Tiger Tones, Boomerangs, etc. - 1955 Going Back: The Songs of the Ivy League - 1960 Traditional Songs of Princeton - 1962 Princeton University Band (shield album) - 1978 Going Back... Marching Forward - 1985 The Orange and the Black - 1989 Goin' Back: Songs of Old Nassau - 1994 Songs to Beat Yale By - 2000 The Princeton University Band (The Plaid Album) - 2007 Songs in

2574-478: The Princeton-Penn game, as well as occasional trips to nearby schools such as Columbia, Yale, Brown, and even Cornell for basketball and hockey contests. As Princeton's basketball and hockey teams are often among the best in their respective conferences, the band regularly travels with the teams to post season tournaments. Other than the absence of scrambling and formations, the Band's presence at these events

2640-433: The absence of the band director, the drum major often carries the authority of the director or instructor and assumes complete leadership over the band. American style is among the most common styles displayed in the United States. Drum majors of this style will often wear a uniform different from the rest of the band (which may either be a show-specific uniform, or a custom uniform based on the school's uniform or colors) and

2706-626: The audible parts of commands instead of shouting them verbally. This is most common in the American style. When a band is not marching, the drum major may conduct from a podium so that the performers can better see the conducting of the drum major. Drum majors lead bands and drum & bugle corps in the U.S. Drum & bugle corps are predominant in Europe and Japan. The U.S. is the only country where most high schools, colleges, and universities have marching bands and drum majors. Drum majors primarily use whistle and baton or mace and vocal commands to cause

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2772-436: The band make the most out of its musical performances and steered the band away from behavior that may have attracted the ire of the university. While very helpful, Hontz filled only a consultory role for the PUB until his death in the summer of 2017, offering advice only when it was needed and leaving all leadership and decision-making responsibilities to the students. As Princeton football became less nationally competitive in

2838-423: The band to start marching and/or playing according to the planned performance. This requires timing skills on the field or street, so that the band starts and finishes at the designated spot. As the name implies, the drum major in reality, commands the drum section of the band – whistle commands are heard first, drums sounds ensue, and then music fills the air. The drum major usually wears a more elaborate uniform that

2904-522: The band was able to afford new instruments, music, and, most notably, new uniforms — black blazers with orange collars and a Princeton Band insignia on the breast pocket. In 1937, the PUB expanded its role at Princeton by performing not only during football games, but also at basketball and ice hockey. By the 1940s, they were performing at nearly all home basketball and hockey contests, as well as at several lacrosse matches and more formal spring concerts. The 1950s witnessed an era of great transition for

2970-400: The band. Based on how large the band is, high school marching bands have anywhere from one to four drum majors who are responsible for conducting and leading the band. Drum majors are often ranked, so that the head drum major occupies the center position during the entire show, or each drum major takes turns as the 'central' drum major by standing on a platform placed on the 50-yard line, while

3036-409: The band. During the fall football season, the band performs at all Princeton home games and all away games to which it is allowed by the host institution. At each game, besides playing in the stands during pauses in the game, the band performs a pregame show and a halftime show, each of which consists of one to three songs with accompanying formations, accompanied by a humorous script. The PUB also has

3102-440: The band. Gradually, the band changed from a corps-style band to today's scramble band. Some alumni recall seeing the band scramble without spoken accompaniment as early as 1938, and records of scrambling exist as early as 1941. In 1955, the band began experimenting with comedic scripts to go along with the halftime scrambles. The first script on record was in a home opener against Rutgers University in 1955, by which time scrambling

3168-461: The captain(s) of the drumline, then by guard captain(s), pit captain(s) horn sergeant(s), section leaders and band officers. In military bands, such as the Fightin' Texas Aggie Band or Highty-Tighties , drum majors are senior officers who are responsible for discipline and order of the band off the field, in addition to performance duties. They often command the band as an independent unit even off

3234-608: The first ten years seeing them face the Philadelphia Eagles and then the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1975. 40°20′45″N 74°39′00″W  /  40.345755°N 74.65003°W  / 40.345755; -74.65003 This article about a sports venue in New Jersey is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Drum major (marching band) A drum major or field commander

3300-625: The game's outcome if the Brown University Band were present at Princeton. At the conclusion of each school year, the band takes a trip to White Castle and holds an eating contest. No time limits are enforced. Whoever can eat the most Sliders in one sitting (before throwing up) is named King or Queen of the Castle for that year. Style points are awarded for some eating methods, including but not limited to: The current all time record of 37 sliders goes to Jacob Jackson ‘26. The Band

3366-429: The latter half of the 20th century, the PUB began to focus on basketball, ice hockey, and lacrosse, following many teams to NIT, ECAC-HL, and NCAA tournaments, including several national championships, since as early as 1965. From 1990 to 2000 the PUB played at over twenty NCAA tournaments alone, including the 1998 field hockey national championship. The PUB is a recognized student organization of Princeton University and

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3432-456: The oldest of its kind in the country. Some of the band traveled to perform at the Yale Bowl for the season's only away game, beginning a long tradition of the PUB attending all football games, home and away. For over a decade, the PUB performed on a tight budget, clad only in black sweaters with bow-ties and white pants; however, thanks to the contributions of many alumni supporters in 1936,

3498-519: The other two are placed on the 30-yard or 40-yard lines. Any other drum majors are placed on yard lines closer to the end zone, or to the rear of the band for about-turn maneuvers. A member of the on-field band may take a position as drum major temporarily if the band's movements require an additional drum major in the front or back or if the lead drum major performs. Some drum majors serve as leadership positions and can conduct, but prefer to march. These drum majors serve as replacements in case one or more of

3564-443: The particular plaid design found on the jackets. In 2001, the band had custom orange-and-black striped rugby shirts made for use at home basketball and hockey games. Prior to this, the band wore its signature hats and jackets with blue jeans and T-shirts for winter sports, something that is still done for away and major home basketball and hockey games, lacrosse games and other spring performances today. Also, graduating seniors find

3630-406: The permanent drum majors (usually older members of the band) can't make it to a performance, but still continue to practice their conducting abilities. Depending upon the region, field conducting may be done by the band director, allowing the drum major(s) to play a more important role in the performance by marching with the rest of the band. During a field show the drum major is usually evaluated by

3696-423: The playing field, and are treated according to their rank. In these bands, drum majors also march on the field and frequently use maces. Uniforms are in traditional military style; consequently, drum majors are distinguished by rank and unit insignia or distinguishing uniform modifications. For example, a drum major of the aforementioned Aggie Band could be recognized by his prominent wear of a whistle and chain, which

3762-405: The process repeats. A marching band review (parade performances). Because of the street setting, there are usually no change in formations. Unlike field shows, there is an added section specifically on the drum major's performance at band reviews. The drum major is scored based on the execution of the opening routine, salute routine, beating time, vocal/whistle/hand commands, and overall control of

3828-405: The resources of his or her home program and the drum major's own experience. In many schools, the band director actually refuses to personally teach the drum major conducting and leadership (because it is supposed to be the drum major's job to make that band director's job easier). Most drum majors attend drum major camps to learn to conduct and teach their band. Drum majoring is usually thought of as

3894-611: The rest of the band's scores and feedback from the competition. Band reviews, especially in California, are among the most popular competitions schools take part in (see "Band Reviews" section above). If there is an awards ceremony at a marching competition (field or parade), the drum major(s) usually represent their band and accept any awards. The drum major(s) will usually prepare a separate, shorter salute in order to respectfully accept awards that their band has earned. The process of appointing high school drum majors varies based on

3960-433: The school, though it is recognizably up to the director's discretion as to whom to select, which is done typically through an audition process where potential drum major candidates are evaluated in some or all of the following skills: Conducting, the ability to successfully call and execute commands, mace/baton flourishing, and overall leadership abilities. A drum major may be trained in a number of different ways depending on

4026-469: The second time through the trio, the two loops reverse their respective directions. At home games, this performance immediately leads into performance of The Star-Spangled Banner . After football victories at Princeton Stadium, the Band goes to the fountain at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs and plays a concert from inside. Before 2012, this would occur regardless of

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4092-449: The straw hats that had been introduced a year or two earlier. With this change, the band started the tradition of wearing colorful formal wear on the field — something that has since been emulated by every Ivy League band at one point or another, as well as those of Stanford , Virginia , Rutgers , and Rice . The trendsetting new uniform was even featured on the cover of the October 1955 issue of Sports Illustrated . From 1949 to 1981,

4158-493: The visual element of a field show. Rather than conduct as a corps-style drum major would, traditional drum majors often march on the field with the band, using a mace or baton to keep time and flourish their own movements. Drum majors in the Big Ten and HBCUs have a particularly prominent role. While most of them do not conduct as much as a corps drum major, they lead the band onto the field, often after having several seconds for

4224-583: Was a well-established feature of field performances. However, the band didn't entirely stop marching until the 1970s, which accompanied its dissociation from its sister organization, the Princeton University Symphonic Band, which has since separately evolved into the Princeton University Wind Ensemble . In 1952, the band switched from black to orange-and-black plaid blazers and continued to wear

4290-475: Was opened in 1914 with a game against Dartmouth . It closed in 1996 with a game against Dartmouth. Princeton Stadium was built on the site (albeit pushed slightly further north) in 1997. The building was named for Stephen S. Palmer, a trustee of the university, by his son, Edgar Palmer III. Like Harvard Stadium , it was horseshoe-shaped (which was modeled after the Greek Olympic Stadium), but

4356-530: Was wider, including a full-sized track (around the football field) . It opened to the south (facing Lake Carnegie ) and the grand main entrance was at the north. It hosted the Division I NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship in 1981. From 1936 to its closing, the track's long-jump record was held by Jesse Owens . Palmer Stadium also hosted the NFL's New York Giants for one exhibition game per year from 1965 -1975,

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