Music from the Power Sound of the South
The NC State Marching Band is tuned up for the 2009 football season, and band director Paul Garcia says the band is ready to entertain NC State fans. But the opposing team? That’s a different story, he says:
In football, we’re working to be the 12th man. We want to bear down on our opponents and create communication problems in the huddle. We’re there pulling for the Pack until the very end, and I don’t think fans could imagine things being any different. The pep band plays the same role. We want to keep our fans up and cheering, and keep the opposing team frustrated. In timeouts, we turn our instruments toward the opposing team’s huddle. I want them to have to yell to hear each other.
Look for a Q&A with Garcia in the Autumn issue of NC State magazine. The band has 20 songs you can listen to on its Web site to get ready for game day.
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