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We recently got a new band director at my high school. Usually, it goes something like this:
Drum Major: Detail Atten Hut
All band: *snaps to attention* HUT!

Apparently at his old school, they didn't scream "hut." I was wondering how many other bands had this tradition. Does your band do it?

my school used to say ONE when the director, drum major... shouted band (or Squad) ten-hut.

Now we just snap to attention when this command is called

mr.c: ah-ten-hut!
band: -snaps to attention-

we're pretty much silent. :]

Sweet! We're not alone! whee

One time the band and gaurd tried to scream hut. But just the band says hut. Gaurd sounded like we where all dieing.

In our band we go by military ranks like all the way down to private. and anyone over master Sargent can above are considered "leadership" when they call attention they say: Band(or squad) Ten Hut and we respond with: Ten Hut Hawks then sometimes when the director is being silly he pronounces it weird and we have to pronounce it weird too lol

how does everyone do at ease?
we do it like this:
Director,or leadership:Band at ease
band/squad: we all have kinda Routine to come out of attention like we hit the ground with the bottom of the flag while going into second and putting our arms up like we are about to do a turn and catch the flag(it sounds kinda hard but its really easy) drill and song girls come out in different ways than us biggrin heart

We say Hut

Or band director claps 1-2-3-4 and says Band Atn Hut and the band remains silent while the colorguard screams hit. There are only 7 of us but we're supposed to sound like we're the entire band. Its kinda weird but thats how we roll. xd