After years of revving up crowds, it's recording time for the BRBB

By Tonya Mitchell, ΔΨ

Promoting the existence and welfare of the college and university bands and cultivating at large a wholesome respect for its activities and achievements are the foremost purposes of Kappa Kappa Psi. AZ follows these to encourage the success of each of IU’s band programs. We perform service projects ranging from water bottle cleaning for the Marching Hundred to organization projects of the department of bands. On April 5th we were able to apply this dedication to our latest service project, Big Red Basketball Band (BRBB) recording set-up.

We had the responsibility of setting up for the 2009 basketball band recording. At almost 100 members strong, this was the band’s first recording; laying down favorite stand tunes unique to Indiana Basketball. Equipment such as stands, chairs and amps all had to be in place in time to record.

When hundreds of people are clustered in one place, it is easy to become confused, frustrated or lost. However, AZ was there to make this event quick and efficient. It took many brothers to set up the entire ensemble correctly.

David Woodley, Director of Athletic Bands/Associate Director of Bands at IU, commented on how fast the brothers worked. If the members of the band had done the set-up instead of the brothers, he estimated it would have taken twice as long. He said how grateful he was to have Kappa Kappa Psi there to set the tone for a smooth and efficient recording session.

Tiffany Galus, AZ’s service coordinator, corresponded with Woodley and Paul Popiel, our chapter sponsor and Assistant Director of Bands at IU, to find out in what the band program needed our help. As soon as she heard back, she suggested this idea which was met with enthusiasm from the chapter.

Setting up for the recording is only one example of how service in the chapter has begun to expand into new frontiers in recent years. Other projects that have been attempted more recently include moving and reorganizing all of the materials in Hundred Hall in 2007 and tightening stands for the concert band rehearsals. We look to make our presence in serving the bands stronger in different creative ways in the future.           

As of now we don’t have any further information on obtaining a copy of the recording but will get that out on our online sources as soon as we know!