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half—time shows begins in an earnest A   *{;,.i to LSU’s Tiger Stadium with its much
wa in January. .   A J ·   » __ . steeper sides which help hold the sound ,
`rl‘\ll the time we`re writing down    . r` in and Tennessee’s Neyland Stadium G;
music ideas, tunes we think might T   ‘ i  with a horseshoe shape which places pen
work," says assistant director Gordon  __ _v,, _ R A   nearly half The audience in im €¤d Z0¤€ [ani
Henderson. “`Around January we start   A 9  ·~   i position and also has steep sides and a i _ _
sorting out priorities and grouping the  »L ·ll' i       closed end to hold the sound down. V _
music into possible show units."     W _ _   ‘ it  .e "That’s one of the reasons why bands  
By the first of June as many as five     J   have different Penernnng Slylesi reef V
musicians sie siisnging iiie music to i       _ ii,    i Hmdesen ¤dd€d_» L$U— for €><¤¤?t?*€» ,  
provide parts for every instrument in the i r,_ _- : E `Y cer use Qeelnetne Panerner Preelslen n  
ima.- Assisiiiig Heiiaeisaii Wiiii iiie si- e  ·»   .    i drills and ¤¤¤¤Wt·€€* m<>V€g¤€¤tS more sf-  
rangements are a number of free-lan- rr U fsstivetvthststhen nere‘ _  
cers. Some bands, Henderson pointed  ,_ . ` Une Sryre ener eerne rreeere rnnrne  
out, have staff arrangers but after awhile   J r ‘  bend Office were declared estsctic by  
every 5hOW begins tO Sound alike,   Dlrectcr   lilarley Clarkey. Clarke IS tak- l  
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Wevegei Vgletgrignzgiients are dOn€’ A derson. Clarke checks in at the office    
two things happen- The pens for each Band director W. Harry Clarke Oecaslonenyr though, and was there for     i
instrument are utaken Off-· and the this definitive word on the band that he    
marching routine is sblocked Out.-· has literally brought back from ruin.   U 
with each and every step exactly "We’re trying to be the best we can E  .
"We try to create moving productions 22 1/2 inches long. be- We Operate en pride_pride in Om *
which felnredhe music le the menen **5mCe Ou; half-{img Shows me direc- musicianship and pride in our ability to
When rnere S Srreng music We plan tional (we play to the press box side of entertain.”    
Srrene Venere Wrrn rere Or berry and in- the stadium generally), the band mem- "We try to offer every style of musical    
srrumenr Swrne een er rew spore rn rne bers know that there are 28 steps be- and visual effect we can put together,” ·`
music call fonflowing or soft variations tween the Sideline, the hashmarks and Says Henderson ··Thei Sometimes Calls
ln rnevemenr Henderson Said gthgr Sidglii-ig_" for precision drill, the formation of ob- t
ln planning the bands step—by—step Why are the shows "directional? jects, kaleidescope-like movements,
maneuvers. Henderson uses a large "That's dictated by the size of Common- whatever we need to be effective."
sheet of graph paper with each square wealth Stadium," Henderson says. Pointing to the ‘“drawing board” for
representing one step on the field. Hen- UK`s stadium is relatively flat and open the September 15 show, Henderson ex-
derson explained; "We see the football so if all the instruments aren`t playing plains his Broadway style. The trumpets _.. ,
field as a series of eight steps to every out in the same direction they can't be form an elipse in front which gradually  
five yards. That means our stage. the heard even with 250 people blowing draws back like a stage curtain as the
field. is 100 steps long 84 steps wide strong. rest of the band moves toward the nr
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