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The Southern Methodist University Mustang Band, known as the "Best Dressed Band in the Land" because of its 32 unique uniforms,〔(SMU Mustang Band General Information )〕 is the marching band of Southern Methodist University. Long known as “the Hub of SMU spirit,” the 80 member band represents the University at football and basketball games, produces the Pigskin Revue during Homecoming, and performs at special University- and community-related events.〔(SMU Dedman School of Law Catalog )〕 Founded in 1917,〔(SMU Mustang Band History )〕 the Mustang Band is currently under the direction of Don Hopkins and assistant director and music arranger Tommy Tucker.〔(SMU Mustang Band Staff )〕 The SMU Mustang Band introduced jazz into its performances in the late 20's and continues this tradition. The band also incorporates other popular music styles, all arranged with the hallmark swing style of the Mustang Band.〔 The SMU Mustang Band features a high-stepping, quick marching style〔(Frequently Asked Questions about the Mustang Band )〕 and loud, brassy musical arrangements.〔(SMU Mustang Band Traditions )〕 The instrumentation of the band is all brass, saxophones, piccolo, and marching percussion.〔 ==History== In the 1920s the SMU Mustang Band was the first college band to play jazz on the football field. It played the Vaudeville circuit and had its own weekly radio program in Dallas, Texas.〔 The SMU band became known as the Mustang Band in the 1950s. When Dr. Irving Dreibrodt became director in 1958, the band became independent from the (SMU School of Music ).〔 Dr. Dreibrodt's 25-year tenure as director led to the creation of many of the band's traditions and songs that continue today. *Hired to produce a band that people would watch at halftime, he jettisoned all non-brass wind instruments except 22 saxophones.〔Jim Gallagher, Dallas newspaper columnist, from an article reprinted on the back cover of (Mustang Jazz Vol. I ), the band's first album, 1961.〕 *He quickly introduced the concept of changing uniforms several times during a football game, and beginning in the fall of 1959 a writer for ''The Campus'' newspaper coined the name “The Best-Dressed Band in the Land.”〔〔(Irving Dreibrodt: Built SMU's marching band ), The Dallas Morning News, January 26, 2007〕 *In 1961 the band for the first time fielded 96 members along with its featured twirler, leading to another popular nickname of “96 Guys and a Doll.”〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Southern Methodist University Mustang Band」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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