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User:GoDanGo

2007-04-08T06:02:37Z

GoDanGo: Created a user page. Yay user page.

"The conductor of the pep band has two jobs: to wave his arms and to take crap from the band. The split isn't always 50-50." -[[Gary Russinko]]

Hi. I'm Dan. I just finished up the 2006-2007 season as conductor... and it was a blast. Now I just play mellophone. And I might pick up trombone next year for fun. Maybe. And of course, I'm also starting my main role in the band as a bitter ex-conductor and yelling at Mike every time I get a chance. Or something.

Feel free to get in touch with me - schwad2#rpi>edu or danschwarting#gmail>com (of course, replace the punctuation with @ and .).

Daily Show

2007-03-21T23:22:22Z

GoDanGo: Added general notes and instrumentation info.

=About this cheer=
The main theme from the Daily Show with John Stewart. Arranged by [[Dan Schwarting]] '08. 
 
The inspiration for this cheer was partially taken from the Ohio State marching band, who was filmed playing the song while the Daily Show was at OSU for a week filming their "Battlefield Ohio" series before the 2006 mid-term elections. The low brass parts are loosely based on this arrangement's harmonies, although the instrumentation had to be messed with quite a bit to account for the usual trumpet-heaviness of the RPI band.

=Instrumentation requirements=
As with most of the short cheers, it can be played with fairly weak instrumentation if need be. Trumpets and the high woodwinds (from alto sax on up) have the melody, and the remainder of the band has harmony parts. The mellophones alone have a slightly different part involving the occasional sixteenth note. Dan was a mellophone player, and felt the need to throw a little something extra in there for the less-loved member of the brass family. However, this part really can be done without, as it's mostly covered by other instruments.

=History=
This cheer was added to the cheer sheets in January 2007, when the cheer sheets were rewritten to add songs and make the print more legible. The cheer is always stopped after four times through, even if there is more time left in a break in play - it is short and repetitive, and would get boring or annoying if it went on too much further. As with most short, repetitive musical cheers, there is an unwritten, understood stinger after the last run through.
[[Category:Cheer Sheets]][[Category:Active Cheer Sheets]]

Quinnipiac University

2007-03-21T23:08:32Z

GoDanGo: Updates for the opening of their new rink

{{Road trip|
Destination=Quinnipiac University|
Location=Hamden, CT|
Distance=150 mi.|
Venue=Northford Ice Pavilion (thru 1/07)
TD Banknorth Sports Center (after 1/07)}}

When it joined the ECACHL for the [[2005-2006|2005-2006]] season, Quinnipiac's Men's and Women's teams initially played at the Northford Ice Pavilion in Northford, CT. This venue has become notorious for its poor ice conditions, limited seating, and extremely low ceiling. It was a community ice rink being used for Division I hockey. Quinnipiac's teams also played a few "home" games at Ingalls rink at [[Yale University]] and the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, CT.

Quinnipiac remedied this problem early in 2007 when they opened the TD Banknorth Sports Center, a combination basketball/hockey venue with better seating, sight lines, and team accommodations. The $52 million venue seats 3,286 for hockey, making it the 5th largest rink out of the 12 in the ECAC.

The Quinnipiac Pep Band was formed in approximately 2001 and is funded by the QU Athletic Department. Lack of funding and support by the school has kept the band from growing very large, and the band often faces severe heckling from rowdy students at games. When the RPI Pep Band last traveled to Quinnipiac, their band's leadership expressed interest in coming to a game at RPI, as the two bands got along well and had a good time.

=Recent Trips=
*[[2005-2006|February 18, 2006]]
*[[2006-2007#November 10, 2006: Northford Ice Pavilion|November 10, 2006]]

=External Links=
*[http://quinnipiacbobcats.cstv.com/trads/quic-pepband.html Quinnipiac's pep band]
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[[Category:Road trips]]

Mexican Cheer

2007-03-21T22:56:50Z

GoDanGo:

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=About this song=

=Instrumentation requirements=
The entire band is in unison, so any instrumentation will sound fine. 
Trumpet solo at the end.

== Past Mexican Cheer Soloists: ==

[[2001-2002]]: Mark Doherty 
[[2006-2007]]: [[Steve Mulick]]

=History=
This cheer was added to the cheer sheets in January 2007, when the cheer sheets were rewritten to add songs and make the print more legible. 
[[Dan Schwarting]] tried the solo on a mellophone at a women's game in Feburary 2007. Results were far less than spectacular.
[[Category:Cheer Sheets]][[Category:Active Cheer Sheets]]