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Message: [QUOTE="OrangeXtreme, post: 1119438, member: 41"] [B][URL='http://www.dailyorange.com/2014/09/instrumental-role-su-marching-band-director-draws-on-experience-in-10th-year-of-leading-students/']Instrumental role: SU Marching Band director draws on experience in 10th year of leading students (DO: Ramirez)[/URL][/B] [I]Justin Mertz likes to tell the Syracuse University Marching Band to “earthbend.” During their pregame shows, the students perform a move that involves stepping out with their right foot and punching the air with their instruments in hand, a move similar to “earthbending,” a concept from an animated show, “Avatar: The Last Airbender.” Mertz, the director of the Syracuse University Marching Band, is a big fan of the show and said he likes to use pop culture references to teach his students techniques and drill... [/I] [/QUOTE]