JamesSokolove
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Great seats for basketball used to be a perk and now it's a detractor
1.5 hrs of you participate in both athletic bands.They get class credit.
Why does it surprise people that a small school has a small band? FTR, I'd love a bigger band. Wake's a small school with a very image conscious student body. Students don't like to do things that other students don't perceive as "cool." Add in the perception that band takes too much time away from academics and you have a band of 80-100 students (including Salem and FTCC students).
Unfortunately to non-WF people they definitely are.
I’m sure you have access to a whole treasure trove of non-WF opinions of our marching band to base that on.
I can agree that the band should be bigger. But to call the students who are out there making the effort “jokes” is wrong.
I’m sure you have access to a whole treasure trove of non-WF opinions of our marching band to base that on.
I can agree that the band should be bigger. But to call the students who are out there making the effort “jokes” is wrong.
My fiancée was in band at a pac 12 school and she usually has a lot of thoughts after seeing wakes band along the lines of why on earth do they do it that way. I’d never thought about this, but she pointed out that for a band wakes size they really need to push students into instruments that get more bang for their buck. So if we have a 50 person band we can’t have 10 people playing clarinet.
Link? Or what sub was it discussed on?Curious about their experiences that you mention.I will also add that several former WF band members posted and agreed and had tons of terrible stories about their experience.
Same. I didn't see it on the wfu sub, plus I'm curious to see how drastically different their experiences were than mine.Link? Or what sub was it discussed on?Curious about their experiences that you mention.
For me personally, basketball was a major reason I did marching band. I loved marching and performing for sure, but the incentive of going to the NCAA tournament to watch the Deacs was a big factor. That we ended up better at football in my 4 years (class of 2008) was surprising but not expected to be the norm a decade later.To former band members: How much has the implosion of our basketball program hurt our overall band participation? Wasn't the opportunity to also be in our pep band and the ability to play in a sold-out Joel and travel to ACC and NCAA tourneys a big draw in the day?
I'm sure there are many other factors. But I have to believe our basketball program hasn't helped matters.
1) there was a discussion about it on Reddit several weeks ago with many non-WF folks chiming in so yeah I do.
2) I didn’t call the students a joke. The band is a joke and that is on the AD and the people getting paid to run it, not students who are basically doing it for no perks.
Link? Or what sub was it discussed on?Curious about their experiences that you mention.
There was a discussion on Reddit with “many” non-wake forest people discussing the Wake Forest band, and not just discussing it but calling it a laughingstock? Uh, okay.
Out of curiosity, what Pac 12 school? If you don't mind sharing. I recently was living in the Bay Area and both Cal and Stanford have extremely nice bands in comparison to us. Granted, their enrollments are much larger than ours, but they definitely do get better bang for the buck.My fiancée was in band at a pac 12 school and she usually has a lot of thoughts after seeing wakes band along the lines of why on earth do they do it that way. I’d never thought about this, but she pointed out that for a band wakes size they really need to push students into instruments that get more bang for their buck. So if we have a 50 person band we can’t have 10 people playing clarinet.
Basketball guaranteed lower level seating plus the NCAA and ACC Tournaments were a huge draw. Also being able to visit every away venue was immense. I was able to go to every ACC school and some pretty awesome non-conference opponents. We also got a per diem that if you spent wisely, would pay for your booze for the trip as well.For me personally, basketball was a major reason I did marching band. I loved marching and performing for sure, but the incentive of going to the NCAA tournament to watch the Deacs was a big factor. That we ended up better at football in my 4 years (class of 2008) was surprising but not expected to be the norm a decade later.
Found it. Thanks! Sounds as though the goals and leadership structure have changed a lot in the last decade.Can’t find it after a quick search. It was on r/CFB and a general thread about perceptions of your school’s band.
Are you the band leader or something? Not sure why you are so upset about it. If you don’t like that as proof, how about the fact that I attend numerous WF sporting events a year and, unlike you I guess, have many friends who are not Wake fans including family, that I take with me, and without fail they mention how disappointing our band is.