Since this is the off-season for marching band (and with the recent bad weather, that would not be fun in and of itself), there are a lot of us from the trumpet section that are also in the University of Delaware's Basketball Pep Band.  What other way can you get to see every home game of the UD Basketball Game for free, and make fun of the referees and opposing team, too?  Plus, you get a free soda with every game, and a really nifty jacket!

If you were in the trumpet section last year, and would like to put up a "memory" here on the page for future people to view and cherish, please let me know by clicking here.  I'll be more than happy to put up anything (within reason) that you would like! 

TRADITIONS

Pre-Game

At the end of the band's pregame show, which includes Delaware Forever, The Star-Spangled Banner, The U of D Fight Song, &  Tower Chimes/Alma Mater, the trumpet section (and the rest of the brass) take over the football team's chairs and produce one of the loudest sounding songs you have ever heard - FIRST DOWN!  We then rejoin the rest of the band in making the Tunnel while the Tuba section presents Bozo, and the drum line then comes in with their feature, Juice.

During the Game

Every time the UD Football team (ok, most times) completes a first down, guess what?   We play FIRST DOWN! 

Half-Time

A few minutes before the beginning of half-time, the entire brass section gathers for warmups.  At home games, we assemble our double arcs (from overhead, it looks really cool), right between the student section stands and the home stands, underneath a humongous tree.  Even in warmups, you can just feel the sound of the section rattling your bones!