Getting Ready for the Boom!

>> THE FOLLOWING PROGRAM IS A
SPECIAL PRESENTATION OF THE
BIG TEN NETWORK, PRODUCED IN
ASSOCIATION WITH THE UNIVERSITY
OF IOWA.
[ DRUMS PLAYING ]
>> "HELL WEEK," AS WE CALL IT,
IS HELL WEEK.
IT'S CRAZINESS.
[ LAUGHS ]
>> HAWKEYE MARCHING-BAND CAMP --
OR BETTER KNOWN TO THE STUDENTS
AS HELL WEEK -- STARTS ON A
MONDAY.
>> THIS YEAR ESPECIALLY WE HAVE
SO MANY -- SO MANY NEW MEMBERS
>> WOW. THEY COME IN SCARED.
>> TUESDAY THE FRESHMEN COME IN.
WE DRILL THEM DOWN ALL DAY ON
TUESDAY.
THEY GET A GOOD BASIS OF WHAT'S
GOING ON.
>> THE VETERANS COME BACK ON
TUESDAY NIGHT, AND SO WE'RE
TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST TIME.
WE HAVE A MUSIC REHEARSAL, AND
WE WELCOME EVERYBODY BACK.
WE DO THE INTRODUCTIONS AND DO A
LITTLE BIT OF ORIENTATION WITH
THE ENTIRE BAND AND TALK ABOUT
THE UPCOMING SEASON.
>> WE'RE HOPING THAT THEY
REMEMBER MOST OF WHAT THEY'VE
ALREADY LEARNED.
>> BY THAT POINT, WE ARE JUST
REFINING DRILL.
WE'RE GOING THROUGH A LOT OF
REPS SO THE STUDENTS CAN BE MORE
CONFIDENT IN THEIR PERFORMANCES.
>> AND WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY,
FRIDAY, SATURDAY, AND SUNDAY, WE
DRILL DOWN, LEARN OUR PREGAME,
LEARN OUR FIRST HALF-TIME
ROUTINE, AND WE SHOULD BE READY
TO GO BY THE FIRST GAME.
>> Together: OVER, OUT, UP!
>> WELL, WE HAVE A GAME COMING
UP IN A WEEK AND A HALF.
SO WE'VE GOT TO TEACH DRILL
FASTER THAN WE'VE EVER HAD TO
TEACH IT BEFORE.
[ WHISTLE BLOWING ]
>> IT'S A BIG TIME COMMITMENT.
THAT'S SOMETHING THEY'RE NOT
AWARE OF YET.
>> THE HARDEST PART WILL BE
MEMORIZING MY MUSIC AND MAKING
SURE THAT I'M PLAYING EVERYTHING
ALL RIGHT.
[ UP-TEMPO MUSIC PLAYS ]
>> HIGH STEPS IS THE MAIN THING
THAT IS SO HARD FOR ME.
>> FIRST YEAR -- THAT'S -- THE
HIGH STEP IS GENERALLY THE
HARDEST THING TO PICK UP.
IT'S TOUGH.
IT WEARS YOU OUT PRETTY QUICKLY.
YOU COME OUT HERE, AND THE FIRST
THING YOU DO IS GET IN THE HEAT,
AND THEN YOU REALIZE, "WELL, I'M
HIGH-STEPPING."
AND HIGH-STEPPING TAKES ABOUT AS
MUCH ENERGY AS RUNNING.
SO ALL OF A SUDDEN, MOST OF THE
DAY YOU SPEND RUNNING.
>> THE TOUGHEST THING THIS WEEK
HAS BEEN THE WEATHER AND THE
FACT THAT WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE
TO BE OUT ON THE FIELD BECAUSE
IT'S BEEN SO RAINY.
ON TOP OF THAT, THERE'S THE HEAT
AND THE HUMIDITY.
THAT'S PROBABLY THE OTHER
HARDEST WEATHER CONDITION THAT
WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH, IS THE
HEAT.
>> IT'S BY FAR THE HOTTEST
REHEARSAL WE'VE HAD SO FAR.
>> THE START OF CAMP WAS SO HOT.
>> THE WEATHER WAS INSANE HERE.
I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THAT
MUCH RAIN IN A SHORT PERIOD OF
TIME.
>> AND WHEN IT GETS TO BE LATE
IN THE SEASON AND WE'RE
REHEARSING UP ON THAT FIELD AND
IT'S COLD AND WINDY, I -- I JUST
BEG THE KIDS, "PLEASE HURRY SO I
CAN GET DOWN OFF THE LADDER."
IT'S SO COLD.
>> THE FOOTBALL PLAYERS PLAY IN
ALL SORTS OF WEATHER, AND SO DO
WE.
>> WISCONSIN SNATCHED AWAY OUR
PERCUSSION INSTRUCTOR, BUT I
TELL YOU -- THE GUYS WHO WE HAVE
GOT IN HIS PLACE THIS YEAR HAVE
DONE A FANTASTIC JOB --
BRODY ROSS AND MIKE THURSBY.
>> IT'S PRETTY COMPETITIVE, WITH
KIDS SHOWING UP FROM ALL
DIFFERENT SCHOOLS AND DIFFERENT
BACKGROUNDS.
>> THIS IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE
HARDEST JOBS WE'VE EVER HAD TO
DO BECAUSE WE HAVE SO MUCH
TALENT.
>> WE HAVE THE UNFORTUNATE TASK
OF CUTTING IT DOWN TO A DRUM
LINE OF 30 TO 32 PEOPLE.
>> [ IMITATING DRUM RHYTHM ]
YOU THINK IN "TRIPLET AND" OR...
>> THEY JUST MOVE THEM AROUND
CONSTANTLY THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
"YOU TRY CYMBALS NOW.
LET'S PUT YOU ON BASS DRUM.
LET'S TRY YOU --"
AND THEY SLOWLY BUT SURELY START
TO SAY, "WELL, YOU KNOW, THIS
GUY COULD WORK RIGHT HERE."
>> AS A DRUM LINE, YOU HAVE TO
LOOK THE SAME, FROM ONE PERSON
TO THE NEXT PERSON TO NEXT
PERSON.
THEY ALL HAVE TO LOOK THE SAME
AND SOUND THE SAME.
>> WE'LL TELL THEM, "MOVE YOUR
LEFT HAND IN ABOUT A
CENTIMETER," OR, "MOVE YOUR
THUMB UP."
IT ALL HAS TO BE SO
PICTURE-PERFECT.
>> YOU WANT THIS IDEA.
[ DRUMBEATS ]
>> THEY DID THE SERIES AT THE
FIRST FULL REHEARSAL.
THEY DID THE ENTIRE SERIES, ALL
THE WAY THROUGH WITHOUT MUSIC.
THAT WAS SOMETHING.
>> THIS IS THE IOWA DRUM LINE,
THIS CADENCE.
[ DRUMS PLAYING ]
>> AND THEN YOU PASS BY THE
SHEET.
IF YOUR NAME'S ON THE SHEET,
THEN YOU MOVE TO THE NEXT LEVEL.
[ DRUMS PLAYING ]
>> YES!
[ SQUEALS ]
>> THE FIRST FEW DAYS, WE TEACH
THEM THE FUNDAMENTALS.
>> THEY DO COME INTO OUR PROGRAM
WITH NORMALLY EIGHT YEARS OF
EXPERIENCE, FOUR YEARS MARCHING
IN HIGH SCHOOL.
>> THEY COME FROM SO MANY
HIGH-SCHOOL BACKGROUNDS, AND
EVERY HIGH SCHOOL HAS ITS OWN
WAY OF MARCHING.
>> BUT OUR PREGAME STYLE --
NOBODY ELSE DOES IT LIKE WE DO.
>> WE HAVE TWO FUNDAMENTAL
SYSTEMS.
WE HAVE THE TRADITIONAL CHAIR
STEP, THAT YOU SEE HIGH-STEPPING
DOWN THE FIELD, AND THE HORNS
ARE ROCKING.
WE DO THAT AT PREGAME AND
WHENEVER WE'RE PLAYING FIGHT
SONGS.
AND THEN WE HAVE THE MORE MODERN
CORPS STYLE, THE GLIDE STEP.
SO THEY'VE GOT TO LEARN ALL
THESE NEW WAYS OF DOING THINGS
AND GET EVERYBODY TO DO IT THE
SAME WAY.
>> FOR A LOT OF THEM, IT'S A
CHALLENGE BECAUSE IT'S
COUNTERING ALL THE THINGS
THEY'VE LEARNED IN HIGH SCHOOL,
AND WE HAVE TO BASICALLY
RE-TEACH THEM.
>> WE ALSO HAVE SOME INDOOR
MUSIC REHEARSALS.
>> THE GUYS READ IT ON TUESDAY.
WE'LL START CLEANING IT ON
WEDNESDAY, AND HOPEFULLY BY
THURSDAY WE HAVE IT MEMORIZED
AND ON THE FIELD THURSDAY
AFTERNOON, INTO FRIDAY.
AND THEN WE PERFORM IT THE
WEEKEND.
>> THEY HAVE TO BE ABLE TO PLAY
THE MUSIC AND KNOW THE MUSIC AND
BE ABLE TO LEARN THE MUSIC, AS
WELL, IN A RELATIVELY QUICK
AMOUNT OF TIME.
>> EVERY 30 SECONDS OF MUSIC YOU
HEAR ON THE FIELD, WE PROBABLY
PUT ABOUT FOUR TO FIVE DAYS IN
THAT JUST 30 SECONDS WORTH OF
MUSIC.
>> WELL, THEY, ON TOP OF THEIR
CLASSWORK, HAVE TO LEARN AND
MEMORIZE A NEW SHOW FOR EVERY
WEEK, AND THAT'S JUST LIKE A
TEST EVERY WEEK.
THEY HAVE TO LEARN ALL THIS
MUSIC.
>> CHILL OUT!
>> NO WAY.
>> YOU DO HAVE YOUR THING,
RIGHT?
>> [ INDISTINCT SPEAKING ]
>> THAT'S THE LAST STEP.
AND MAKE SURE THAT -- MAKE SURE
YOU GO TRY IT ON FOR THE
SEAMSTRESS.
PUT IT ON AND THEN WALK OVER TO
LISA.
>> WE GET SHEETS OF LIKE -- KIND
OF LIKE BOOKS OF PAPERS THAT
HAVE THE DESIGNS OUT ON THEM.
AND WE LEARN OUR SPOTS THROUGH
THE LINE -- THE GRID SYSTEM WITH
THE LINES AND THE DOTS ON THE
FIELD AND JUST DRILL IT EVERY
DAY.
>> DOING OKAY.
SO WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE
TIME TO IMPROVE, AND THEN IT'S
GAME DAY.
>> THE FIRST-YEAR MEMBERS --
THEY MOVE IN A WEEK BEFORE
SCHOOL STARTS.
>> AND YOU MAYBE HAVE 200-PLUS
FRIENDS FROM THE GET-GO, AND
THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING GOING
ON.
SOMEBODY'S CALLING YOU ON THE
WEEKENDS AND WANTS TO DO
SOMETHING WITH YOU.
[ TRUMPETS PLAYING ]
>> A LOT OF FRIENDSHIPS ARE MADE
HERE AND KEPT FOR A LONG TIME.
BAND MEMBERS DO IT FOR THE SENSE
OF BEING PART OF A GROUP.
THEY COME IN HERE FROM HIGH
SCHOOL.
THEY DON'T KNOW ANYBODY AT THIS
HUGE UNIVERSITY.
THEY COME IN HERE.
THEY MEET ALL THESE VETERANS.
THEY MEET ALL THESE OTHER
FRESHMEN JUST LIKE THEM.
AND, BOOM, THEY ALREADY HAVE
PROBABLY 20, 25 FRIENDS BEFORE
SCHOOL EVEN STARTS.
>> I MET A LOT OF MY LIKE BEST
FRIENDS IN MARCHING BAND.
>> THE REALLY GREAT EXPERIENCE
WILL BE LIKE TOMORROW NIGHT WHEN
THE VETERANS ALL COME BACK AND
IT'S EVERYONE.
WE'RE DOING THE SERIES, AND
EVERYONE IS LIKE SEEING
EVERYBODY FOR THE FIRST TIME IN
AWHILE, AND THE FIRST-YEARS ARE
LIKE, "OH, MY GOD, WHAT IS
THIS?"
AND THEN EVERYONE JUST -- YOU
KIND OF FALL IN LOVE WITH IT.
YOU KEEP COMING BACK.
>> THE RESEARCH SAYS IF YOU HAVE
A POSITIVE SOCIAL GROUP THAT
WILL ALLOW YOU TO RELAX AND HAVE
A GOOD TIME BUT AT THE SAME TIME
TELL YOU, "WHEN IT'S TIME TO
STUDY, GO STUDY" -- IF YOU CAN
GET THAT GROUP, THEN YOU'RE
GONNA HAVE A LOT BETTER
RETENTION AND A LOT BETTER
SUCCESS AND COME OUT OF COLLEGE
A MUCH BETTER, WELL-ROUNDED
PERSON.
>> I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.
I THINK IT'S GONNA BE A VERY
NERVE-RACKING EXPERIENCE, BUT
I'M ALSO TERRIBLY EXCITED.
I CAN'T WAIT TO GET ON THE FIELD
AND HAVE SO MANY FANS ALL OVER
THE PLACE.
I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS I MIGHT
TRIP AND FALL OR SOMETHING LIKE
THAT.
>> YOU KNOW, WORDS CAN'T
DESCRIBE HOW EXCITING THAT IS,
WHEN THE ADRENALINE'S PUMPING
THROUGH YOUR BODY, GETTING
READY.
I MEAN, 70,000 PEOPLE ARE JUST
GOING CRAZY.
I'M EXPECTING UTTER CHAOS.
>> I REALLY ENVY THE FIRST-YEAR
STUDENTS 'CAUSE IT'S A GREAT
FEELING.
>> WHEN THERE ARE 70,000 PEOPLE
IN KINNICK STADIUM, THAT'S GONNA
BE A PRETTY BIG RUSH.
[ CHUCKLES ]
THERE'S GONNA BE A TON OF
PEOPLE, AND THEY'RE GONNA BE
MAKING A LOT OF NOISE, AND I BET
THAT I'LL MISS A BUNCH OF NOTES
'CAUSE I'LL JUST BE SO EXCITED.
[ DRUMS PLAYING ]
>> THAT'S GOT TO BE BETTER.
[ RAPID DRUMBEATS ]
>> THOSE SHOULD BE LIKE
SEVEN-INCH, 9-INCH SINGLES.
OKAY, IF YOU DON'T KNOW PREGAME
BY TOMORROW, THEN YOU WON'T
MARCH PREGAME.
YOU GUYS NEED TO TAKE PRIDE IN
THE FIGHT SONGS.
THEY'RE THE FIGHT SONGS FOR THIS
UNIVERSITY.
THERE ARE PEOPLE ON THE
SIDELINES WHO WANT YOUR SPOT.
THAT'S JUST EMBARRASSING IF WE
CAN'T PLAY OUR OWN FIGHT SONGS.
SHOW PRIDE IN THE FIGHT SONGS,
AND LET'S PLAY A REALLY GOOD
SHOW ON FRIDAY.
WE CAN.
WE HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO.
>> THAT'S GONNA RUIN YOUR...
[ DRUMS PLAYING ]
>> PRIOR TO OUR REC-BUILDING
CONCERT, OUR DRUM LINE STARTS
WARMING UP A HALF-HOUR IN
ADVANCE OF THAT CONCERT.
THEY'LL GO OUT, FIND A SPOT
AROUND THE STADIUM, AND DO THEIR
WARM-UPS FOR THE FANS, AND THE
FANS GET A GREAT KICK OUT OF
SEEING THE DRUM LINE JUST UP
CLOSE.
IT GIVES THE FANS A CHANCE TO
GET VERY CLOSE TO THE MARCHING
BAND, TO REALLY NOT ONLY HEAR
BUT ACTUALLY FEEL THE MARCHING
BAND.
[ DRUMS PLAYING ]
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> READY TO GO.
[ DRUMS PLAYING ]
[ SAXOPHONE PLAYS ]
>> All: WHO'S YOUR DADDY?
HE'S A JERK!
WHOAAAAA!
>> IT'S GAME DAY, BABY!
>> Together: WHOO!
[ DRUMS PLAYING ]
[ CYMBALS CRASHING ]
>> LET'S GET READY NOW FOR THE
BOOM!
[ DRUMS PLAYING ]
>> A LOT THE PEOPLE THAT DON'T
HAVE TICKETS TO THE GAME -- THEY
JUST WANT TO HEAR THE CONCERT.
THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF A
GAME-DAY ATMOSPHERE TO GET THEM
CHEERING TO THE HAWKEYES, SEE
THE CHEERLEADERS, AND ALSO TO
HAVE SOME FUN WITH HERKY.
ESPECIALLY THE LITTLE KIDS HAVE
A GREAT TIME WITH HERKY.
[ UP-TEMPO MUSIC PLAYS ]
[ DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS ]
[ FINALE PLAYS ]
[ MUSIC STOPS ]
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> I'M GONNA SHOW YOU THE PHOTO.
IT'S PRETTY SWEET.
THERE YOU GO.
>> THE DRUM LINE LEADS US OUT,
AND THIS IS PERFORMANCE, AS
WELL.
AND THEY PLAY A CADENCE, AND WE
WIND THROUGH LIKE WALLS OF
PEOPLE DOWN TO THE STADIUM, AND
IT'S A REALLY COOL EXPERIENCE.
PEOPLE GET REALLY INTO IT.
>> All: A-A-A-A...
"I"!
"O"!
"W"!
"A"!
I-O-W-A!
I-O-W-A!
FIGHT! HAWKS! FIGHT!
WHOO!
GO HAWKS!
>> FIGHT!
GO!
>> HUP!
>> SKY! SKY!
[ DRUMS PLAYING ]
>> THE FIRST TIME I WALKED OUT
ON KINNICK FIELD FOR A GAME WAS
SIMPLY ELECTRIFYING.
>> AAH!
>> GO, HAWKS!
>> AS SOON AS THEY COME OUT OF
THE TUNNEL, THERE'S SUCH A ROAR
FROM THE CROWD.
>> GOOD EVENING, HAWKEYE FANS!
IT'S HOME GAME NUMBER ONE FOR
OUR HAWKEYES, AND THAT MEANS
IT'S TIME TO GET READY FOR THE
BOOM!
>> WHAT?
[ LOUD DRUMBEAT ]
>> YOU'RE OUT THERE IN THE MIDST
OF 70,000 FANS AND 70,000 FANS
THAT TRULY APPRECIATE THE IOWA
MARCHING BAND, WHEN WE START THE
WHOLE PREGAME PROCESS AND MARCH
DOWN THE FIELD PLAYING THE FIGHT
SONGS.
>> GO!
>> FIGHT!
>> GO!
>> FIGHT!
>> GO!
>> FIGHT!
>> THE CHEERING FROM THE CROWD
IS JUST DEAFENING.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
PRESENTING THE UNIVERSITY OF
IOWA'S HAWKEYE'S MARCHING BAND!
[ UP-TEMPO MUSIC PLAYS ]
[MUSIC CONTINUES]
[ MUSIC CONTINUES ]
[ MUSIC STOPS ]
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> IT'S ALWAYS FUN FOR ME TO
WATCH THEM GO FROM THEIR FIRST
YEAR TO THEIR SECOND YEAR, FROM
"I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THIS" TO
"I'M VERY CONFIDENT ABOUT WHAT
WE'RE DOING."
>> IT'S A TOUGH TRANSITION TO
MAKE FOR ANYONE GOING TO
COLLEGE.
AND THEN, AS THE SEASON
PROGRESSES, YOU JUST SEE THEM
GAIN MORE CONFIDENCE IN WHAT
THEY'RE DOING AND HOW THEY'RE
ABLE TO MARCH.
AND YOU SEE THAT THEIR WORK
ETHIC GOES TO A NEW LEVEL.
>> I REALLY CARE A LOT ABOUT
THIS GROUP OF KIDS, AND I THINK
THAT THAT'S WHY WE PUSH THEM SO
HARD.
IT'S BECAUSE WE WANT TO SEE THEM
DO WELL.
WE WANT TO SEE THEM BE
SUCCESSFUL, NOT ONLY IN MARCHING
BAND, BUT IN LIFE.
I THINK THAT MARCHING BAND IS A
GREAT CHARACTER BUILDER.
IT'S A GREAT LESSON FOR LIFE.
>> THE RETURNING STUDENTS IN THE
HAWKEYE MARCHING BAND HAVE BEGUN
TO DEVELOP THEMSELVES AS
TEACHERS AND EVERYONE ELSE.
I MEAN, WE'VE GOT ENGINEERS,
BIOLOGY MAJORS, FUTURE DOCTORS
IN THERE.
BUT WE ALSO GIVE THEM ENOUGH
LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE IN MUSIC
WHERE THEY CAN START TO EXPRESS
THOSE LEADERSHIP ABILITIES.
>> BY THE TIME THEY'RE IN THEIR
SECOND AND THIRD YEARS, THEY
START TO PROGRESS.
THEY BECOME THE LEADERS, BECOME
THE VETERANS, AND I SELECT FROM
OUR VETERAN MEMBERS OUR
UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING STAFF,
WHICH THEN TEACHES THE
FIRST-YEARS.
SO THE CYCLE CONTINUES.
>> WHEN I JOINED BAND, ALL OF A
SUDDEN I FOUND I HAD THIS
PASSION FOR SOMETHING AND THERE
WAS SOMETHING THAT I REALLY
WANTED TO DO AND SOMETHING THAT
MEANT A LOT TO ME AND I WANTED
TO WORK TOWARDS.
AND IT TOTALLY TURNED MY LIFE
AROUND.
THERE ARE COUNTLESS, COUNTLESS
STUDIES OUT THERE THAT SHOW THAT
STUDENTS WHO ARE INVOLVED IN
SCHOOL-SPONSORED ACTIVITIES,
SUCH AS ATHLETICS OR EVEN THE
ARTS -- IN ANY FORM OF IT -- DO
BETTER IN THEIR CLASSES, HAVE
HIGHER SELF-ESTEEMS, AND HAVE A
LOWER RATE OF DRUG AND ALCOHOL
ABUSE.
>> ANYBODY THAT PLAYS FOOTBALL
OR IS INVOLVED IN THE MARCHING
BAND -- OBVIOUSLY, YOUR ACTIONS
AFFECT OTHER PEOPLE.
SO I THINK WHEN YOU START
LOOKING OUTSIDE OF YOUR OWN
LITTLE -- YOUR WORLD AND YOUR
PARAMETERS AND START TAKING
OTHER PEOPLE INTO CONSIDERATION,
TO ME, THAT'S WHEN YOU KIND OF
ENTER INTO ADULTHOOD.
>> IT REALLY MAKES IT WORTH IT
WHEN YOU'RE ABLE TO MARCH
THROUGH IOWA CITY OR WHEN YOU
MARCH ONTO KINNICK FIELD AND
JUST HOW -- HOW APPRECIATIVE THE
WHOLE CROWD IS THAT YOU'RE OUT
THERE DOING THIS FOR THEM.
>> I WOULD HIGHLY ENCOURAGE
CONTINUING FOR ANY HIGH SCHOOLER
OUT THERE, ESPECIALLY IF THEY'RE
INTERESTED IN THE UNIVERSITY OF
IOWA.
IT'S A GREAT, GREAT EXPERIENCE.
>> WELL, YOU DEFINITELY GOT TO
TRY IT.
ALL THE PEOPLE YOU MEET AND JUST
BEING PART OF SOMETHING THAT'S
LARGER THAN YOURSELF.
>> IT'S AMAZING TO REPRESENT THE
HAWKEYES.
I JUST -- IT'S A RUSH FOR ME.
>> IT FEELS GREAT TO BE A
HAWKEYE.
I LOVE IT IN IOWA CITY.
I LOVE MY CLASSES, BUT I LOVE
BAND THE MOST.
>> THIS IS THE GREATEST COLLEGE
EXPERIENCE YOU CAN HAVE.
>> THE MOST SATISFYING THING IS
SEEING THEM WALK OUT ON THE
FIELD ON GAME DAY AND KNOWING
THAT I WAS A PART OF THAT AND
KNOWING THAT THEY REALLY CARE
ABOUT IT AND SEEING THEM BE
SUCCESSFUL.
>> YOU DON'T REALIZE ALL THE
HOURS THAT HAVE GONE IN, IN
TERMS OF PRACTICE, REHEARSAL,
AND AGAIN ALL THE INTERACTIONS
BETWEEN A LOT OF DIFFERENT
PEOPLE AND SACRIFICES THAT GET
MADE.
SO, I KNOW THEY DO A PHENOMENAL
JOB, AND I'M SURE EVERY ONE OF
THEM INVOLVED WOULD TELL YOU
IT'S WORTH IT -- THE ENERGY, THE
EFFORT, AND IT'S A VERY
REWARDING ACTIVITY.
>> THERE'S NO MORE POIGNANT
MOMENT IN THE MARCHING BAND --
WHEN YOU HAVE THE LAST HOME GAME
AND THEY SING THE ALMA MATER,
AND YOU KNOW THAT'S THE LAST
TIME SOME OF THOSE KIDS ARE
GONNA BE THERE.
I MEAN, THERE'S A LOT OF TEARS
SHED DURING THAT ALMA MATER
BECAUSE THERE'S KIDS KNOWING
THAT'S IT FOR THEM.
>> FOR THE FIRST TIME PROBABLY
EVER, I FEEL SMALL.
HAWKEYE MARCHING BAND IS BIGGER
THAN ANYTHING I'VE EVER BEEN A
PART OF, AND TO SAY GOODBYE
TODAY, YOU REALIZE WHAT LIFE IS
ABOUT AND WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A
HAWKEYE, AND WE'LL SEE WHAT THE
NEXT CHAPTER BRINGS.
>> MUSIC GETS LINKED IN SUCH
EMOTIONAL WAYS.
THAT'S WHY THOSE ALUMNI LOVE IT
SO MUCH.
AND THE KIDS LOVE THE UNIVERSITY
SO MUCH.
AND THE ALMA MATER IS GONNA BE
THE MOST EMOTIONAL THING THEY
DO.
>> All: ♫ AS GOOD HAWKEYES DO ♫
♫ LET'S KEEP WITHIN OUR HEARTS A
FIRE ♫
♫ TO MAGNIFY HER FAME ♫
♫ BRING CREDIT TO THESE NOBLE
HALLS ♫
>> IT'S MORE THAN A BAND.
IT'S MORE THAN MUSIC.
IT'S MORE THAN PERFORMANCE.
IT'S A COMMUNITY THAT IS BIGGER
THAN LIFE.
IT'S BIGGER THAN ANYTHING THAT
YOU CAN POSSIBLY IMAGINE.
AND SEEING THIS CLASS COME IN
AND KNOWING THAT, AS I'M
LEAVING, IT WILL CONTINUE ON --
THAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT PART.
>> All: ♫ ...THY SPIRIT IN HIS
HEART ♫
♫ OH, IOWA ♫
♫ IOWA ♫
♫ WE DRINK A TOAST TO YOU ♫
♫ WE PLEDGE OUR EVERLASTING
LOVE FOR DEAR OLD IOWA "U" ♫
♫ ALMA MATER, IOWA ♫
[ CHEERING ]
>> ♫ HEY-O ♫
>> ♫ HEY-O ♫
>> ♫ HEY-O ♫
>> ♫ HEY-O ♫
>> ♫ HEY-O ♫
[ DRUMS PLAYING ]
>> ♫ HEY ♫
♫ WHERE DID THE BAND GO? ♫
WHOO!
♫ HEY, WHERE DID THE BAND GO? ♫
>> WHOO! GO, HAWKS!
>> YEAH!
>> [ ALL CHEERING ]
>> [ INDISTINCT SPEAKING ]
>> THE PRECEDING PROGRAM WAS
PRODUCED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF
IOWA, IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE
BIG TEN NETWORK.