Vetoing

Although the conductor has musical control of the band (as outlined in the Constitution), there are certain occasions where one or more members of the band will take matters into their own hands by starting a song different than one called by the conductor. These include (but are not limited to):

• Any cheer/song being called too often
• The trombone section feels like playing Chris Sommers
• The trombone section does not feel like playing Tetris
• Dissatisfaction with any cheer/song called
• The trumpet section (or any other section, presumably) lacks the chops to play at the time

There are also practical reasons to veto by not playing a cheer. Usually this is when the conductor has their back to the action and can't see a player injured, a puck/ball being dropped/snapped, a goal/touchdown being waived off, or any other occasion where it would be inappropriate to play.

Some of the more common vetoes are:

• Chris Sommers by the trombones to preempt Tetris
• Tetris by the alto saxes so we can play Tetris
• Happy Birthday when it is someone's birthday

Cheers that are almost always vetoed include:

• Alejandro
• Chelsea Dagger
• Never Gonna Give You Up
• Superman
• Tarentella
• Tetris
• X-Men

Active Vetoes

• 57 - Joshua (with the flutes playing the trumpet intro) and 507 - Shipping Up to Boston by the flutes, who veto very sparingly
• 507 - Shipping Up to Boston by the clarinets, who also veto very sparingly and with much coordination
• Tetris by the altos
• 55 - The Brighter Side of Christmas by the tenor saxes
• 464 - Build Me Up, Buttercup by the low brass/bari sax
• 57 - Joshua, Olympics, and 187 - Spanish Flea by the trumpets, but they also play various other songs since the play the melody in most songs.
• 436 - Stacy's Mom by the mellophones
• 484 - Everytime we Touch, 495 - Pompeii, 496 - Confident, and Chris Sommers by the trombone
• 33 - El Cumbanchero, Genesis, 20th Century Fox, 546 - Jai Ho, 545 - Rasputin, Cowbell Cheer, and 496 - Confident, with the occasional Jig 2 by the percussion

All that being said, vetoing should be used sparingly for maximum comedic value, and to preserve the sanity of the conductor.

Current veto rules are one per section per game, although the percussion and low brass sections like to split themselves into sections to get more turns. Usually, due to the increased number of numbered song vetos, before the cheer is called, the vetoing section informs the rest of the band (but not the conductor) of the veto so it doesn't sound awful (unless the cheer is something like Olympics, Genesis, or Cowbell Cheer where only one section is playing).

Veto rules can be bent at certain games like intramural hockey games or ACHA club hockey games, but at regular hockey games and football games veto rules should be followed. Vetos are almost never allowed at away games.