Vetoing - Revision history

Evank at 04:19, March 25, 2025

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Mokeefe13 at 23:00, December 23, 2022

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Liviniawilliams: /* Musical */

2017-04-03T00:50:44Z

Musical

Liviniawilliams: /* Active Vetoes */

2017-04-03T00:46:15Z

Active Vetoes

Liviniawilliams: /* Active Vetoes */

2017-04-03T00:45:57Z

Active Vetoes

Liviniawilliams at 00:43, April 3, 2017

2017-04-03T00:43:40Z

Trick trickster: New page: ==General== If the band does not like or agree with anything the managers, conductor, or anyone else has to say/wants the band to do, it is customary for members of the band to say (à la ...

2007-09-29T18:56:18Z

New page: ==General== If the band does not like or agree with anything the managers, conductor, or anyone else has to say/wants the band to do, it is customary for members of the band to say (à la ...

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==General==
If the band does not like or agree with anything the managers, conductor, or anyone else has to say/wants the band to do, it is customary for members of the band to say (à la Family Feud) "Survey says!", which is shortly followed by a crossing of the arms in an "X" shape while making a buzzer noise.

==Musical==
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 secion feels like playing [[Chris Sommers]]
*No cheer/song being currently called
*Dissatisfaction with any cheer/song called
*[[Tarantella]] being called
*[[Tarantella]] being previously vetoed
*The opportunity to play a cheer that relies on timing comes up
*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 [[Tarantella]]
*[[Five Note Random]] to preempt any cheer
*[[Tarantella]] by an alto sax to preempt a cheer after Tarantella was successfully vetoed
*Tarantella by an alto sax to preempt Tarantella, to ensure that it is played

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

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 A drastic increase of the freshman class in [[2016-2017]] resulted in the creation of several new vetoes:
 *[[Imperial March]] was adapted by [[James Milne]] and [[Dalton Towers]] as a trumpet veto since [[Tarantella]] has become a less common cheer.
-*[[436-Stacy's Mom]] by the mellophones, who were salty that they didn't have a traditional veto
+*[[436 - Stacy's Mom]] by the mellophones, who were salty that they didn't have a traditional veto
 *[[Mike Joseph's Cheer]] by the sousaphones

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 A drastic increase of the freshman class in [[2016-2017]] resulted in the creation of several new vetoes:
 *[[Imperial March]] was adapted by [[James Milne]] and [[Dalton Towers]] as a trumpet veto since [[Tarantella]] has become a less common cheer.
-*[[Stacy's Mom]] by the mellophones, who were salty that they didn't have a traditional veto
+*[[436-Stacy's Mom]] by the mellophones, who were salty that they didn't have a traditional veto
 *[[Mike Joseph's Cheer]] by the sousaphones

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-==General==
+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
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 Some of the more common vetoes are:
 *[[Chris Sommers]] by the trombones to preempt [[Tetris]]
-*[[Five Note Random]] to preempt any cheer
+*[[Tetris]] by the alto saxes so we can play [[Tetris]]
-*[[Tarantella]] by an alto sax to preempt a cheer after Tarantella was successfully vetoed
+*[[Happy Birthday]] when it is someone's birthday
-*Tarantella by an alto sax to preempt Tarantella, to ensure that it is played
 ==Active Vetoes==
 All that being said, vetoing should be used sparingly for maximum comedic value, and to preserve the sanity of the conductor.
 [[Category:Traditions]]