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Why does the Blue Band drum major do a flip before every home ...

The Blue Band drum major do a flip before every home football game. What's up with that? Photo illustration of drum major mid-flip by Nick Sloff '92 A&A.

Talking Bama, Flips, and Piped-In Music with Drum Major Ian Kenney

His mace/baton tossing skills were not strong, and when the crowd was initially displeased with his performance, he needed something to account ...

Flipping over our Blue Band drum majors - StateCollege.com

After four years of the flip, the aerial move became expected before every game. However, the next drum major, Eric Falek did not perform the ...

Drum Major flip - YouTube

How to Conduct for a Marching Band Field Drum Major Audition. Mr ... Penn State Blue Band Pregame Show: 9/18/2021 White Out. The Penn ...

Drum major tradition - MGoBlog

My take on the removal of the hat is that it showed to other schools who performed a back bend routine that it was a sort of in-your-face, " ...

Team/band pre-game (on-field) traditions : r/CFB - Reddit

The visiting band always plays first, and MSU's drum major will do a back bend...with their hat on. Poor soul gets laughed at like no other.

Flipping over our Blue Band Drum Majors

After four years, the aerial move became expected before every game. However, the next Drum Major, Eric Falek would not perform the flip. The ...

19 Penn State football game traditions, from 'We Are' to white outs

During the pre-game show it's tradition for the drum major of the Blue Band to do a flip. The tradition started in 1971 when drum major Jeff ...

Augusta County family's tradition with Penn State Blue Band continues

Before a home football game in Penn State's Beaver Stadium, the band marches onto the field. Once the band members are in rows, stretching from ...

10 Questions With New Blue Band Drum Major Ryan Frist

There are few gameday traditions less recognizable than Penn State's Blue Band. And within the band, the most recognizable figure is ...

Our Traditions | Penn State

The Blue Band's drum major and blue sapphire—our featured twirler—dazzle ... Our drum major's signature move is a running forward flip, a long-standing ...

Do you have any weird marching band rituals/traditions? - Reddit

They did the show and ate the Halls and then won drums. So after that, every show (or at the very least regionals), the drumline put a Halls in ...

A Conversation With Blue Band Drum Major Carson Pedaci

“I think it's always been an incentive for me and definitely the source of my energy and how I can keep myself going,” Pedaci said. “I think ...

College Football Traditions: Experiencing a gameday at Penn State

In 1971, drum major Jeff Robertson did away with the baton twirl and shocked fans in Beaver Stadium with a backflip. The rest, as they say, is history. Now ...

The Penn State Blue Band: 125 Years of Raising the Song!

The Drum Major Flip was first performed in 1971 by Jeff Robertson. The original flip was a back flip, but in 1977, Drum Major Ron Louder changed ...

Campus Life | PennStater Magazine

Why does the Blue Band drum major do a flip before every home football game? What's up with that? Jeff Rice '03 Com. photo of Fitted Cuts store ...

The 'energy' behind Penn State's Blue Band's newest drum major

This year, Carson Pedaci was chosen as drum major to take charge of the band for the 2023-24 football season.

Penn State Fans Flip for Kevin Rudy

One of the most visually impressive traditions during home football games is the pair of flips attempted by the Blue Band??s leader. As the ...

A Gameday in the Life of the Blue Band Drum Major | State College ...

Last chance to flip with the Blue Band before the intimidating Beaver Stadium performance! My family had a trampoline while I was growing up, ...

Q&A with Penn State Marching Blue Band Drum Major Ian Kenney

Penn State drum major Ian Kenney will be flipping his way through another season at the front of the Blue Band. He's been kind enough to answer a few questions.