Drum Majors

Drum Majors play a very important role for the band.  They are crucial to helping the band keep time as the conduct the music in the show and for parades.  They manage the set up break down of the field and are the band directors chief assistants. They are given leadership roles for band functions.
Leading is an incredibly important but also difficult job as it is physically demanding.  I can't imagine how toned their biceps are!  And it takes a lot of courage to climb that conductors tower! They, with the color guard captains are our band's representatives in award retreats, receiving any award honors and greeting and congratulating other bands in their accomplishments. We appreciate the efforts of our 2013 Drum Majors, Christian Berger, Jaden Beck, and Karissa Peck.  Thank you for all of your hard work!!  The following are some of my favorite photos of our DMs.

This is Mary.  She is a Foreign Exchange Student from Germany who has joined the band for this year.  She is a member of our Cockpit (the percussion ensemble / sound effects team at the rear of the field)  When the band turns and plays toward that back of the stadium it is her responsibility to lead the band while they cannot see the Drum Majors.  I have enjoyed getting to know her a little bit and am incredibly impressed with how she has jumped right into this experience by playing an important role for our band.

Because our BBI performance was the same night as the Homecoming Dance, students were excused immediatly after our performance to attend.  Because of this our Drum Majors were not able to be present for the awards ceremony.  Band members were asked to fill in as  for the retreat.  They were taught this year's salute and did a great job as Drum Majors for a day.