Article: Florida A&M University’s Marching 100 and the invention of the black marching band style
March 2017
EXCERPTS FROM “THE MAN BEHIND THE BATON” BY DR. WILLIAM P. FOSTER: Excerpt Five – Contributors To The Legacy
EXCERPT FIVE – CONTRIBUTORS TO THE LEGACY – In his own words Dr Foster talks about individuals who have contributed to the legacy of the Marching “100” or contributed to his own legacy in some way.
SALUTING MR. ROCK ‘N’ ROLL…
“Some people hear their own inner voices with great clearness. And they live by what they hear. Such people become crazy… or they become legend.” – Jim Harrison
QUID PRO QUO – The “Pay for Play” culture born from The Band Scholarship
High school seniors, and their parents, enter into a bidding war for band scholarships. An auction for musical talent that, most of the time, settles for just bodies to put in a uniform.
WHY IS BAND SO POLITICAL?: The division that predates Trump and Obama… Traditional and Corps-Style
Alternative facts, division, history, and politics… all perfectly in tune and well balanced.
EVERY NOW AND THEN… STOP AND ENJOY THE ROSES
The most sincere forms of adulation, gratitude, admiration, respect that the profession of “Educator” produces in some cases but not nearly enough in most cases.
