“Seeing an idea come to life and all the collaboration between parents and students is probably one of my favorite things about marching band,” – Matt Taton, Marching Band Director

       Every year the Mount Pleasant High School Marching Band performs at the halftime of all of our football games, the most important of these games being homecoming. It is the busiest game of the year with the biggest turn out. For the band, this means one of the biggest crowds will be there

to watch them perform. “I am very excited for the Homecoming game, it’s the most exciting game of the year,” says Hope Russell, a member of the color guard.

       “I enjoy the people, community, and making the band more visually appealing” said Russell when we asked about why they enjoy doing color guard and chose it over the other roles in the marching band. Color guard may use rifles, sabers, and flags in a combination of movements and tosses, almost like dancing, to add a deeper visual element to the band’s performance. “Seeing an idea come to life and all the collaboration between parents and students is probably one of my favorite things about marching band,” – Matt Taton,

Marching Band Director. “To put together a show that’s entertaining and sounds good is a very rewarding feeling” – Jacques Chercover, who plays the french horn and mellophone for the marching band. 

The marching band feature a wide range of instruments and tools that the members use  together to create a beautiful performance. Some people choose to play brass instruments, like Jacques and his mellophone, or Eli Buccilli with his saxophone. For those who prefer stationary instruments, there’s the pit, where Isaac Rothaus and Gavin McCreery play synthesizers, Jaybee plays the drums, and Ty Phillips plays the marimba. If you don’t play an instrument, there’s also the color guard. Rather than making music, they perform with flags, rifles, and sabers, adding a visual element to the band’s performances.