Have you been wondering what the marching band has been doing so far this season? Well, we started off moving in a day before the Teaching Fellows were scheduled to move in. Dr. Knighten, the director of the Marching Pirates, had us move in earlier so we could go ahead and start the week-long band camp as soon as possible. We practiced about eight hours a day most of that week. After band camp, we started our regular practices on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from four o’clock to six o’clock. All that practice finally paid off when we played at Virginia Tech on September 1. That was a great experience. We got a very warm welcome and much support from all of the Virginia Tech fans. I’m sure everyone knows about the intense ECU vs. UNC game in which our band definitely out marched UNC’s band. Some may not be aware that we recently held ECU Band Day. We all had a great time at Band Day working with and trying to recruit kids from the high school bands who played with us at the Southern Miss game.
From all of us in the Marching Pirates, we hope will come and see us march and listen to us play our stands tunes. Go Pirates!
