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Post by Aggie One on Aug 30, 2019 8:40:41 GMT -5
A Day in the Life of the BGMM, 2019 Drum Majors
BGMM Media
Published on Aug 28, 2019
SEASON 4!! A weekly series giving you insight into the daily lives of members within the Blue and Gold Marching Machine at North Carolina A&T State University.
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Post by Bornthrilla on Aug 30, 2019 9:25:09 GMT -5
This series is probably the greatest promotional material ever produced by A&T.
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Post by Maxell on Aug 30, 2019 11:04:15 GMT -5
Proud of those guys, already!
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Post by Freeze on Aug 30, 2019 11:06:04 GMT -5
I'ma say this for the last time.......don't EVER STOP PLAYING Smash Something. It's OUR song and has become OUR tradition....OWN IT.
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Post by Aggie One on Sept 4, 2019 19:23:32 GMT -5
2019 - A Day in the Life of the BGMM, Kiana Cobb - Asst. Piccolo Section Leader
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Post by marchingband1969 on Sept 4, 2019 20:30:36 GMT -5
2019 - A Day in the Life of the BGMM, Kiana Cobb - Asst. Piccolo Section Leader This is why I'm so loyal to the BGMM...great young adults like her! |
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Post by Aggie One on Sept 18, 2019 17:41:15 GMT -5
A Day in the Life of the BGMM: Emmanuel Perez-Arias - Trombone Section Leader
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Post by marchingband1969 on Sept 18, 2019 19:09:25 GMT -5
A Day in the Life of the BGMM: Emmanuel Perez-Arias - Trombone Section Leader I find these stories so fascinating. These kids have interesting lives and they love being a part of the A&T culture. I'm so proud of every one of them! PS...when I was at A&T in the 1960s, I lived in those same apartments...and paid a whopping $50 per month rent! |
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Post by Aggie One on Sept 19, 2019 8:41:36 GMT -5
NCAT - 2019 A Day in the Life of the BGMM: China Davis, Golden Delight Co-Captain
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Post by Maxell on Sept 19, 2019 10:25:48 GMT -5
Manny mentioned it in his piece. He is a Sophomore section leader. That means most of the trombone section are freshmen. He's putting a priority on building a "family", so that folks want to continue to march. There's probably a ton of upperclassmen walking around on the yard who only marched one or two years.
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Post by marchingband1969 on Sept 19, 2019 13:26:16 GMT -5
Manny mentioned it in his piece. He is a Sophomore section leader. That means most of the trombone section are freshmen. He's putting a priority on building a "family", so that folks want to continue to march. There's probably a ton of upperclassmen walking around on the yard who only marched one or two years. Having upperclassmen drop out of the band isn't unusual. My freshman and sophomore year marching in the A&T band, my grades suffer but I was enjoying the hell out of hanging out with my band family every day. By my Junior year I was in full panic mode trying to figure out how I was going to pull my GPA up to graduate on time. And that was back when just showing up for class got you at least a "D". Today, it's tough getting into A&T and hard as hell to graduate so a lot of upperclassmen band students pick matriculation over marching. And since the band doesn't provide enough scholarships, a lot of upperclassmen must get jobs to fund their educations. By the way, it's really hard performing in our band. 3 to 4 hours every night practicing and almost all day on Saturday at a game. Think about it...20 plus hard working hours every week for no scholarship money! And we wonder why upperclassmen choose to not march. I'm not saying more scholarships will "guarantee" that more upperclassmen will stick around and march but it could really help. Or we could just reduce the time and effort the students put in preparing for halftime shows and be like NCCU, Del State and Morgan bands. |
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Post by Aggie One on Sept 26, 2019 7:09:06 GMT -5
2019 - A Day in the Life of the BGMM: Martyo Bethea, Cold Steel Captain
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