Appalachian State University Marching Mountaineers

Appalachian State University Marching Mountaineers
Marching Mountaineers
North Carolina's Band of Distinction
Appalachian State BOD.jpg
School Appalachian State University
Location Boone, North Carolina, USA
Conference Southern Conference
Founded 1933
Director TBA[1]
Members 275
Uniform Half black/half white jacket with gold accents and "Block A" on the front, gold cape draped over one shoulder, black pants, socks, and shoes, black shako with black feather plume.

The Marching Mountaineers, also known as North Carolina's Band of Distinction, is the 240+ member marching band of Appalachian State University. At one time the bands members reached nearly 300, However the retirement of Scott Tobias, as well as a large 2011 graduating class, has led to a much smaller band. The band performs at all Mountaineer football games and travels to select away games each year. The Marching Mountaineers were a participant in the 2006 London New Year’s Day Parade.[2] The Band of Distinction also marched in the 2011 Cabalgata de Reyes in Madrid.

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Instrumentation

The Marching Mountaineers are led by director Donald Peach and divided into the following sections:

Songs

The band performs Appalachian's alma mater, Cherished Vision during the football pregame. The fight song, Hi Hi Yikas is also performed before kickoff and numerous times throughout each game. Their signature tunes are Paul Simon's "You Can Call Me Al," and "The Tennessee Waltz." The Waltz, as it is known by members, was added as a standard of the band in the 1970s, when the fans began requesting the song be played after every game, after it was played as part of a halftime show.

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