Oregon State University Marching Band

• Mr. Olin Hannum, Director of Athletic Bands
• Amanda Studer, Director of Operations for Athletic Bands
• Justin Preece, Drumline Instructor
• Kristin Heckers, Color Guard Instructor
• David Manela, Assisting Staff
• Kathleen Smith, Assisting Staff
• Todd Shechter, Webmaster

The drum major is the leader of the band, and is chosen from among the student body of the band.

Each section has one to four section leaders based on section size. Section leaders provide student leadership in all aspects of the organization, especially during sectional rehearsals.

• 2001 Fiesta Bowl (full band)
• 2002 Insight Bowl (pep band)
• 2003 Las Vegas Bowl (pep band)
• 2004 Insight Bowl (pep band)
• 2006 Sun Bowl (full band)
• 2007 Emerald Bowl (pep band)
• 2008 Sun Bowl (full band)
• 2009 Las Vegas Bowl (pep band)
• 2012 Alamo Bowl (full band)

The marching band has three different variations to their uniform; the uniform that the marching band wears will depend on the type of event. There are three different variations: Full Dress, "Beaver Casual", and "Beaver Scuzzy". Full Dress is used exclusively during the fall season and only during special parades and most football games. "Beaver Casual" is used as the default uniform primarily for pep band events, basketball band, and other related events that do not require the full uniform; this uniform can be used year-round. The Beaver Casual uniform consists of the OSU Band baseball cap, orange polo, black slacks, and black socks and shoes. "Beaver Scuzzy" consist of the orange OSU band T-shirt and blue jeans and is normally used for informal events such as bar band.

Orange and white jackets, tall helmets, and large white plumes.

Other previous uniforms have included a version with shoulder-tassels and other regalia, black uniforms with orange half-capes and orange military helmets (used in 1941 season), and military cadet uniforms.

Past Featured Twirlers have historically worn uniforms mainly of white with short or no legs.

The previous set of uniforms consistent of orange and black jackets with silver sequins, as well as black gloves and gauntlets, black pants and shoes, black shako, and black and silver tasseled plumes.

Orange and black jackets with white stripes and the "Beavers" logo in the center of a white shield on the front, white gauntlets, white gloves, black pants, and black shako with mirrors and black feathered plumes. The drum majors have an alternate version, substituting the jacket colors of orange and black with black and white, larger white plumes, and optional black gauntlets.

The new uniforms were unveiled July 2016. The uniform consists of a tall, 16" black feather plume with a shako featuring an orange colored front side. The jacket features an orange and black body color split featuring the beaver logo on the wearer's top left and the Oregon State logo embroidered vertically along the black edge of the split. The rear side of the jacket features the orange OSU block letters arranged vertically along the back side. The features a traditional canopy that resembles traditional uniforms college bands traditionally wear. The gauntlets are black with the beaver script logo embroidered on them; these are worn with black gloves. Bibber pants are black with no unique design features. The overall design of the uniform borrowed many design elements from uniform designs of the 70's with contemporary styling from new the logos and colors.

The instrumentation does not include percussion typically located in the "Front Ensemble" or "Pit" (Bells and other instruments on wheels) due to the band's emphasis on performing for the crowd, as opposed to the drum corps style utilized by most high schools and by a handful of university marching bands.

• Piccolo
• Clarinet
• Alto Saxophone
• Tenor Saxophone
• Mellophone
• Trumpet
• Trombone
• Baritone
• Sousaphone
• Battery Percussion

• Flags
• Rifles

The featured twirler is a member of the band who performs at every performance and has included multiple people over the years.

"Hail to Old OSU" is the fight song for Oregon State University. It was written by Harold a. Wilkins (Class of 1907) in 1914. The song consists of two verses and a chorus. It was originally called "Hail to Old O.A.C." and has officially remained unaltered except in the school initials as the school's name underwent changes to Oregon State College, and later, Oregon State University.

The OSU Alma Mater, "Carry Me Back", was written by W. Homer Maris.

Within a vale of western mountains,
There's a college we hold dear.
Her shady slopes and fountains
Oft to me appear.
I love to wander on the pathway
Down to the Trysting Tree,
For there again I see in fancy,
Old friends dear to me.

[CHORUS]
Carry me back to OSU,
Back to her vine-clad halls;
Thus fondly ever in my mem'ry
Alma Mater calls.

The band also plays various popular music to rally the crowd during the games. These include:

• "Beer Barrel Polka"
• "Land of a Thousand Dances"
• "Radar Love"
• "Everybody's Everything"
• "Hey Pachuco"
• "Fat Bottom Girls"
• "Black Dog" / "Kashmir"
• "Holiday"
• "Seven Nation Army"
• "Rock and Roll (The Hey Song)"
• "Cheer for the Beavers"
• "Frankenstein"
• "Iron Man"
• "Death of a Bachelor”
• “London Beckoned”
• “Victorious”
• "O Fortuna"
• “Tightrope”