{"id":76,"date":"2018-06-20T20:28:23","date_gmt":"2018-06-21T00:28:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/umaine.edu\/bands\/?page_id=76"},"modified":"2025-06-24T16:03:13","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T20:03:13","slug":"messages","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/bands\/marchingband\/messages\/","title":{"rendered":"Messages from the Marching Band Director"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Director&#8217;s Message<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Hello everyone!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We have worked hard in the offseason to plan and make sure this fall is our biggest and best yet.&nbsp;&nbsp;We have an Instagram page and we hope to be adding content more and more as the summer goes on!&nbsp;&nbsp;By being a member of the Pride of Maine Black Bear Marching Band, you will be part of one of the largest student groups on camps and be an integral part of our community here at UMaine.&nbsp;&nbsp;We represent over 35 different majors on campus and have students from all over the country in the band.&nbsp;&nbsp;Our student\u2019s experience ranges from touring with DCI drum corps over the summer to those who are trying marching band for the first time.&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition to the music and pageantry, many of our members meet lifelong friends in the group.&nbsp;&nbsp;Be the \u201cU\u201d in the UMaine Marching Band!&nbsp;&nbsp;With Pride, Spirit and Drive<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr. White<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/bands\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/453\/2018\/06\/082217_AK_DSC_4905-copy-1-e1529540643653-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"marching band director addressing band via microphone\" class=\"wp-image-67\" style=\"width:500px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/bands\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/453\/2018\/06\/082217_AK_DSC_4905-copy-1-e1529540643653-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/bands\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/453\/2018\/06\/082217_AK_DSC_4905-copy-1-e1529540643653-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/bands\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/453\/2018\/06\/082217_AK_DSC_4905-copy-1-e1529540643653-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/bands\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/453\/2018\/06\/082217_AK_DSC_4905-copy-1-e1529540643653-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/bands\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/453\/2018\/06\/082217_AK_DSC_4905-copy-1-e1529540643653-105x105.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/bands\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/453\/2018\/06\/082217_AK_DSC_4905-copy-1-e1529540643653-317x317.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/bands\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/453\/2018\/06\/082217_AK_DSC_4905-copy-1-e1529540643653-423x423.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/bands\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/453\/2018\/06\/082217_AK_DSC_4905-copy-1-e1529540643653-634x634.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/bands\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/453\/2018\/06\/082217_AK_DSC_4905-copy-1-e1529540643653-846x846.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/bands\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/453\/2018\/06\/082217_AK_DSC_4905-copy-1-e1529540643653-951x951.jpg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/bands\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/453\/2018\/06\/082217_AK_DSC_4905-copy-1-e1529540643653-1268x1268.jpg 1268w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/bands\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/453\/2018\/06\/082217_AK_DSC_4905-copy-1-e1529540643653-32x32.jpg 32w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/bands\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/453\/2018\/06\/082217_AK_DSC_4905-copy-1-e1529540643653.jpg 1835w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Want To Know More?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">For more information about me and the band check out the <a href=\"http:\/\/https:\/\/www.umainealumni.com\/black-bear-marching-band-keeps-growing\">article<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-76_ff809c-10 .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-76_ff809c-10 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-76_ff809c-10\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Director&#8217;s Message Hello everyone! 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