Great to see this in HD. When I marched in the late 70's, what we had to look at was actual film which was very grainy. The great thing about this is when members of the current band are my age and look back at this, it will be like it was filmed only the day before.
In 1969, the band hired a successor to Dvorak, Mike Leckrone. Leckrone expanded the marching band's membership and popularity during the Vietnam War era, a time when the band's connotative association with the military had become unpopular among some students. Women were first eligible to join the marching band in 1974, enabling a major expansion of membership. Leckrone introduced a physically demanding style of marching and playing, which required much more athleticism and physical conditioning. He required every member to attend Registration Week fundamental drills to develop a more physically demanding marching step, updated the pre-game "run-on" Dvorak had introduced, filmed every performance, and scheduled viewing sessions in which he provided feedback. Leckrone's band played a repertoire of Badger songs and tunes, creatively arranging and weaving them into field-show programming. Their 1812 Overture morphs into On Wisconsin before the ears of the crowd.
For 2006, thats some incredible footage!
I would never have enough wind to finish pregame! There's never a break for these guys!
Definitely enjoy Wisconsin's unique style!
Hey, there's a really good chance I was out there in that Rhino section. Amazing how time flies since then......
Great to see this in HD. When I marched in the late 70's, what we had to look at was actual film which was very grainy. The great thing about this is when members of the current band are my age and look back at this, it will be like it was filmed only the day before.
Big 10 bands are awesome!
simply awesome!
@killerice1212 Awesome marching that you will only find with the UW Marching Band!
Barry Alvarez last season I do think as head coach
joseph luckenbill is obsessed. me thinks he was spurned by the intelligence & beauty of a UW alum.
I'm biased they're great. ON WISCONSIN!
sssooooo many tubas!
@KoreanAspergel Since i brought football into this discussion, i was refering to this so called band
what type of marching is that?
In 1969, the band hired a successor to Dvorak, Mike Leckrone. Leckrone expanded the marching band's membership and popularity during the Vietnam War era, a time when the band's connotative association with the military had become unpopular among some students. Women were first eligible to join the marching band in 1974, enabling a major expansion of membership. Leckrone introduced a physically demanding style of marching and playing, which required much more athleticism and physical conditioning. He required every member to attend Registration Week fundamental drills to develop a more physically demanding marching step, updated the pre-game "run-on" Dvorak had introduced, filmed every performance, and scheduled viewing sessions in which he provided feedback. Leckrone's band played a repertoire of Badger songs and tunes, creatively arranging and weaving them into field-show programming. Their 1812 Overture morphs into On Wisconsin before the ears of the crowd.
Also, whoever the 4 spot in 14 is has got to be a freshman....ouch
@BtotheArthur well thats mean cause im a freshman -_-
except for the sousaphone who dropped something at about 2:03...
Drum major loses his tassle at :48
@JessOnTheRun :(
@KoreanAspergel Ive heard wisconsin band live, not as loud as they should be, awful instrumentation, band director is a figure head
jackass.
@KoreanAspergel i dont get the big deal of y "CONSIN" fans have an obsession with being better than OSU. BTW OSU BAND>cheesehead band
do u really think wisconsin sounds good? i have heard them a few times and they have never sounded good. They r not classy either, very arrogant.
overrated!