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[quote=Anonymous]If your kid joins the marching band in college (first time - high school did not have a band other than orchestra), are you going to all the home football games (assuming a 3 hour drive or less, so doable in one day)?  Do parents of band kinds hang out or get tickets together?   I'm sure there's varying band cultures - I went to grad school at a big ACC university, so didn't pay much attention to the band except to know it was competitive and highly regarded.  And there was an HBCU nearby who had a highly lauded band - clearly a big deal (and there was some sort of hazing scandal that I can't remember the details of now, two decades later!).

This would be a Big 10 school, relatively large band, but not well known (when I think of band schools I think of Ohio State and the tuba player that gets to dot the i, for example), and not competitive (no auditions), but clearly trying to build a program (lots of recruitment).  I think it's a good way to get involved at college, though it can be a big commitment, but a great way to find a tight group of friends.

Mostly just curious at how other parents do (or don't) engage.   (as an example, I have a relative who is a coach of a sport at the division II level and I was surprised at how involved parents are - traveling for every game, organizing dinners and activities. Maybe it's a smaller school so parents just engage more.)[/quote]

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