PHOTOS: The Mighty Sound of Maryland marches through game week preparations

Sam Cohen
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December 4, 2024

A Mighty Sound of Maryland member plays the trumpet during the band’s pregame performance on Nov. 16, 2024. (Sam Cohen/The Diamondback)

Mighty Sound of Maryland director Andrea Brown conducts the band during rehearsal at SECU Stadium on Nov. 4, 2024. (Sam Cohen/The Diamondback)

A flutist uses their elbow as a phone stand to read music during the Mighty Sound of Maryland’s rehearsal at SECU Stadium on Nov. 11, 2024. (Sam Cohen/The Diamondback)

A member of the Mighty Sound of Maryland plays the trombone during a rehearsal on Nov. 12, 2024. (Sam Cohen/The Diamondback)

The Mighty Sound of Maryland rehearses at SECU Stadium on Nov. 11, 2024 and practices a particularly fast part of the show, moving quickly into new positions while maintaining musical accuracy. (Sam Cohen/The Diamondback)

The Mighty Sound of Maryland warms up during rehearsal at SECU Stadium on Nov. 4, 2024. (Sam Cohen/The Diamondback)

Musicians in the Mighty Sound of Maryland take a break from warming up during rehearsal on Nov. 11, 2024. (Sam Cohen/The Diamondback)

A Maryland alum and former feature twirler chats with a member of the color guard on Nov. 12, 2024. (Sam Cohen/The Diamondback)

The Mighty Sound of Maryland feature twirlers practice on Nov. 12, 2024. (Sam Cohen/The Diamondback)

The Mighty Sound of Maryland clarinets practice during the band’s rehearsal on Nov. 12, 2024. (Sam Cohen/The Diamondback)

A “Saturdays are for the band” flag hangs from a tent at the Mighty Sound of Maryland’s tailgate before a football game on the lawn of The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center on Nov. 16, 2024. (Sam Cohen/The Diamondback)

Saxophones rest near a tree outside The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center during the Mighty Sound of Maryland’s tailgate on Nov. 16, 2024. (Sam Cohen/The Diamondback)

A Mighty Sound of Maryland member paints another’s face at the band’s tailgate behind The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center before a Nov. 16, 2024 football game. (Sam Cohen/The Diamondback)

A member of the Mighty Sound of Maryland takes a break between afternoon rehearsal and pre-game festivities inside The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. (Sam Cohen/The Diamondback)

The Mighty Sound of Maryland sings their halftime performance inside The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center before the football game on Nov. 16, 2024. (Sam Cohen/The Diamondback)

The Mighty Sound of Maryland performs in Terp Alley before the football game on Nov. 16, 2024. (Sam Cohen/The Diamondback)

A cymbal section squad leader holds their instruments for a fellow drumline member at the Terp Alley performance on Nov. 16, 2024. (Sam Cohen/The Diamondback)

Trumpet players stand in a circle outside The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center on Nov. 16, 2024, where they parade to SECU Stadium before each football game. (Sam Cohen/The Diamondback)

Members of the Mighty Sound of Maryland parade down Alumni Drive on Nov. 16, 2024. (Sam Cohen/The Diamondback)

One of the Mighty Sound of Maryland feature twirlers performs before the football game on Nov. 16, 2024. (Sam Cohen/The Diamondback)

A Mighty Sound of Maryland member prepares for the band’s pregame performance before the football game on Nov. 16, 2024. (Sam Cohen/The Diamondback)

A member of the drumline yells during Maryland football’s loss against Rutgers on Nov. 16, 2024. (Sam Cohen/The Diamondback)

A Drum major prepares to conduct a song during the football game on Nov. 16, 2024. (Sam Cohen/The Diamondback)

One of the Mighty Sound of Maryland’s drum majors conducts the band during the halftime performance on Nov. 16, 2024. (Sam Cohen/The Diamondback)

Mellophones perform during the Mighty Sound of Maryland’s halftime show on Nov. 16, 2024. (Sam Cohen/The Diamondback)

One of the Mighty Sound of Maryland’s feature twirlers performs during the halftime show on Nov. 16, 2024. (Sam Cohen/The Diamondback)

Members of the Mighty Sound of Maryland’s color guard yell during Maryland football’s 31-17 loss against Rutgers on Nov. 16, 2024. (Sam Cohen/The Diamondback)

Mighty Sound of Maryland director Andrea Brown conducts the band during its halftime performance of “What is Love” by Haddaway on Nov. 16, 2024. (Sam Cohen/The Diamondback)

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