UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Tuesday, August 25, 1992
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Foster leads band through hectic schedule
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promised.
And they did it once. Twice. And again, until they got it right. Though the band practiced many of the same turns and other details of the routine repeatedly, members did not seem to mind. They did not complain.
"We have an absolute commitment to quality and excellence," said Foster. "What's fun is being good, and that includes self-discipline."
Self-discipline is what got the band members through six hours of practice every day of Hawk Week. When classes are in session, members
attend marching band class six hours each week and may spend up to two hours in additional rehearsals.
* Get your left leg up like it's show time, "Foster instructed them.
Fosier showed them a new, snapper two-count turn to replace the fourpoint turn that had been used for almost 20 years in "I'm a Jayhawk."
Band members counted beats and sang to the music to keep their places since the instruments were quiet on this run-through. Foster sang with them, counting the beats with extra emphasis on the "ands."
"One and two and... Get your left leg up on the 'ands.'"
Each band member moved in perfect step with the line, toes pointed to the ground and instruments poised.
At 11:30 a.m., the first half of practice ended. It was break time.
"This can be the best marching band we've ever had," Foster said.
Drum majors and section leaders moved in and out of the lines, working with those who had trouble getting into the drum set. They tered the steps got a pat on the head.
Less than two hours later, the marching resumed—and so did the sweating.
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