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     The music of Evanescence; Bring Me To Life, Mike Oldfield; Tubular Bells, Allan Parson's Project; The Raven and Journey; Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) make up our program.
The Show this year is about a "mood" or "setting". We being with a "lifeless" color guard and the band "Brings Them to Life" they change out of the their costume to and picking up their flag to add color to the presentation. Watch for the new "blades" (a modern variation of the rifle) at the beginning of the show. The drill this year is much larger due to the size of the band this year. We will be fielding 87 students and that will result in larger field coverage.
    The second number is "The Raven" by the group "Allan Parsons Project". It is inspired by the Edgar Allan Poe poem of the same name. This selection is a production number and the tempo and character is much more subdued and the opener.
    The Drum Solo is set to the music from the movie "The Exorcist" and titled "Tubular Bells". This Mike Oldfield hit moves beyond the familiar theme from the movie. The drill is fast paced and has features unique to Unity.
    The Closer features the hard charging Journey chart "Separate Ways". This selection has a faster tempos and heavy pulse. The music at the conclusion will allow the band to use some "visuals" to add to the enegy of the music.

Unity High School Rocket Marching Band
"The Show" 2011	This year our show highlights the music of few different. It was developed to challenge our musicians after a successful 2010 season. Our show title is "From the Dark Side". This page included in our web site to offer you the insight and creativity involved in our show design.
Pregame
The Unity Rocket Marching Band will begin to establish traditions that will long be a part of our program. When the band enters the field prior to the player introductions they will line up on the goal line. This company front will march to the 50 yard line breaking to our "U" logo with the percussion section making the diagonal stripe across the center. The Star-Spangled Banner is then sung and school song played. At the conclusion of our school song the band moves to make a "Rocket". The Rocket will then "blast-off" with a drum roll concluded with a loud boom from the band. The band will then move to make a tunnel and the drum line will lead the players out with a cadence to start player introductions. Very few high school bands have a pre-game presentation and it is a wonderful opportunity to highlight the school spirit and pride we have in our team and our school.
Halftime
The music of Evanescence; Bring Me To Life, Mike Oldfield; Tubular Bells, Allan Parson's Project; The Raven and Journey; Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) make up our program. The Show this year is about a "mood" or "setting". We being with a "lifeless" color guard and the band "Brings Them to Life" they change out of the their costume to and picking up their flag to add color to the presentation. Watch for the new "blades" (a modern variation of the rifle) at the beginning of the show. The drill this year is much larger due to the size of the band this year. We will be fielding 87 students and that will result in larger field coverage. The second number is "The Raven" by the group "Allan Parsons Project". It is inspired by the Edgar Allan Poe poem of the same name. This selection is a production number and the tempo and character is much more subdued and the opener. The Drum Solo is set to the music from the movie "The Exorcist" and titled "Tubular Bells". This Mike Oldfield hit moves beyond the familiar theme from the movie. The drill is fast paced and has features unique to Unity. The Closer features the hard charging Journey chart "Separate Ways". This selection has a faster tempos and heavy pulse. The music at the conclusion will allow the band to use some "visuals" to add to the enegy of the music.
The Concept
The trademark of the Unity Rocket Marching Band will be characterized by creativity and energy. The music is selected to provide student interest and the foundation for movement and color. Using the music styles of jazz and rock will allow us to develop a unique presentation for each show while providing our home audience with performance appropriate for a home football game. We will model our format after drum corps honing our performance to it's finest edge on our last performance.
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