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That helps a lot. biggrin

When I was a freshman, we used "Set" (legs apart, head down, instruments in their respected down places), and then "Band ten hut" and "mark time mark" in basic blocks. We only used "band horns up" a little at the beginning to practice conformity, and when we're just practicing music. Even then the director or DM usually just puts his hands up and we followed suit.

Then our old band director retired and we got a new used-to-be Cavalier and all of his buddies.

Sophomore year "mark time mark" became something that just had us marking time FOR FREAKING EVER... Until the staff said "forward (backward) march."

Then last year we dropped "band ten hut" and began using "Atten, hut" and did a little bit of left and right flanks. Set became "at the ready." Who knows what else is going to change this year...

Whenever we march onto the field, we're standing at the side lines, and the drum majors (I was one! whee ) turn to us and say "You're at the ready." Then "BAND TEN HUT" and we all yell HUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUT as we do it. Then as the DMs turn back around a select person yells "NOOORTHERRRRRRNNNNNN" (our school is Northern York) and we do the "AROO AROO AROO" thing? It's from a movie. I wish I remembered which... It might be Sparta. But anyway, then the lead snare gives us four clicks and we march out. It's all great fun. We're a very... proud... band.