{"id":6313,"date":"2014-10-03T13:28:18","date_gmt":"2014-10-03T18:28:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/?p=6313"},"modified":"2014-10-06T14:15:37","modified_gmt":"2014-10-06T19:15:37","slug":"college-brings-back-marching-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/archives\/6313","title":{"rendered":"College Brings Back Marching Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-6313 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/archives\/6313\/fe5a7183-2'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/files\/2014\/10\/FE5A71831-200x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/files\/2014\/10\/FE5A71831-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/files\/2014\/10\/FE5A71831-266x400.jpg 266w, https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/files\/2014\/10\/FE5A71831-533x800.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6323'>\n\t\t\t\tFreshman Jake Hecht on the tenor saxophone. \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/archives\/6313\/fe5a7528'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/files\/2014\/10\/FE5A7528-200x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/files\/2014\/10\/FE5A7528-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/files\/2014\/10\/FE5A7528-266x400.jpg 266w, https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/files\/2014\/10\/FE5A7528-533x800.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6314'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Marching Mustangs marching down to the stadium. \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/archives\/6313\/fe5a7566-2'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"133\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/files\/2014\/10\/FE5A75661-200x133.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/files\/2014\/10\/FE5A75661-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/files\/2014\/10\/FE5A75661-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/files\/2014\/10\/FE5A75661-800x533.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/archives\/6313\/fe5a7186-2'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"133\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/files\/2014\/10\/FE5A71861-200x133.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/files\/2014\/10\/FE5A71861-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/files\/2014\/10\/FE5A71861-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/files\/2014\/10\/FE5A71861-800x533.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6324'>\n\t\t\t\tThe flute section playing during the football game against Dordt.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>By<strong> Amber Burg&#8211;<\/strong>The Mustang football team is no longer the only group making the crowd erupt in excitement on Saturdays.<\/p>\n<p>The Marching Mustangs have marched onto the field and into the hearts of Mustang fans.\u00a0 It\u2019s been over two decades since the college has had a marching band, and the fans and students have missed it<\/p>\n<p>The band, decked out in their new maroon, grey and black uniforms, marched out on to the green turf at halftime of the Morningside vs. Dordt football game September 20. They gave just a preview of their show that night; the whole performance will occur at the Homecoming football game October 2 at 1:30 pm.<\/p>\n<p>Jake Hecht, freshman saxophonist, said, \u201cThe uniforms are amazing. They do a really good job of making us all look uniform. And the mirrors are pretty cool.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The uniforms have a triangle shaped mirror that attaches by Velcro to create the center of the \u2018M\u2019 on the left side of their chest.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think the new uniforms look really cool,\u201d said Zach Schroeder, junior quint-tom player. \u201cAnd they help us look really flashy. I think people are going to be really happy with our performance Saturday.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hecht felt that their first performance of the year went very well. \u201cWe still have a lot to work on but I\u2019m looking forward to doing it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The band practices on Bass Field three days a week in the late afternoons for over two hours. Besides the group practice, each musical section practices together once a week.<\/p>\n<p>While being in the band is a big time commitment, most members would say it is the time and effort. For them, coming to college and being a part of the band family has been a wonderful experience. Many of the band members had marched in high school and were ready to have another round of marching and take it to the next level.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was very excited that they were creating a marching band,\u201d says Hecht. \u201cIt was why I came here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Schroeder, an upperclassman, was also eager to hear that the college was bringing marching back.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was ecstatic,\u201d said Schroeder, \u201cMarching was one of my favorite aspects of band, and I was excited to see it coming back to Morningside.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Marching Mustangs will perform at the halftime of Homecoming and at the rest of the home football games this season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Amber Burg&#8211;The Mustang football team is no longer the only group making the crowd erupt in excitement on Saturdays. 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