Fun Facts

• There are actually 357 Marching Virginians.
• 113 members are entering freshmen, and 5 are graduate students.
• Members represent seven colleges within the University.
• The 2008 Marching Virginians represent 17 states. 78% of the MVs are from Virginia.

• The Marching Virginians will perform at six home games and two away games during the 2008 season.
• The band rehearses 90 minutes daily in order to prepare a different show for each 2008 home performance.
• Each show requires over 5,000 man-hours, resulting in a total of 35,000 hours (four years) on the marching field.
• The Marching Virginians will march over 65,000 miles, or three times around the world, in any season.
• On the field for a halftime show, there are an average of 330 people, $300,000 worth of school instruments, 3,200 separate uniform parts, and about 16,000 combined years of musical experience.
• The Marching Virginians march 14 different kinds of instruments. These include piccolos, clarinets, alto and tenor saxes, trumpets, mellophones, trombones, baritones, sousaphones, and 5 types of percussion instruments. We also feature a flag corps, 2 twirlers, and 2 drum majors.
• Daily operations are managed by a student staff selected by the band leadership.
• The library staff will copy and distribute over 14,000 pieces of music during the season.
• Service to the band is provided by Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma, National Honorary Band Fraternity and Sorority.
• Director of The Marching Virginians, David McKee, has now been immortalized into his very own "bobble head" character.