Indiana University Marching Hundred
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| School | Indiana University |
| Location | Bloomington, IN |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Founded | 1896 |
| Director | David C. Woodley |
| Members | 230 |
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The Marching Hundred (or Hundred) is the marching band of Indiana University. The Marching Hundred is the product of tradition dating back to the organization of the first band at Indiana in 1896, which was founded to provide recreation for interested students. The 22-piece band of 1896 grew to 47 members by 1913. The current band performs at all home Indiana Hoosiers football games, one away game, several campus events, and bowl game appearances. Toward the end of each season, the Marching Hundred holds an annual Showcase Concert in Indiana University's Assembly Hall. The Marching Hundred is the recipient of the 2007 Sudler Trophy. In 2012, the Marching Hundred performed a five-minute pregame show at Super Bowl XLVI.
The instrumentation of the Marching Hundred consists of piccolos, clarinets, alto saxophones, tenor saxophones, trumpets, mellophones, trombones, baritones, sousaphones, and marching percussion consisting of snares, quads, basses, and cymbals. The Marching Hundred also includes The Redsteppers, IU's premier dance line.
Membership in the Marching Hundred is provided to all brass and woodwind members while all prospective percussion and Redstepper members must audition. Percussion and Redstepper members are auditioned and set prior to the week of band camp. All returning wind members (vets) are afforded their membership and return for Tuesday night's rehearsal (with rookie members showing up at a Sunday night rehearsal, the first of band camp).
On the Friday or Saturday of band camp, performance block and rank assignments are set. These are set based on a set of marching maneuvers, actions, and playing known as "The Procedure". Wind members perform the Procedure in ranks of similar instruments (usually between 6 and 8 at a time) while being observed by the directors and associate instructors. This is required of all members, new and returning. If someone who auditioned does not make the performance block, they are in reserve block or in a shadow spot paired with another member in their section.
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