page_title: University of Massachusetts Minuteman Marching Band
section_title: Songs
hierarchical_section_title: University of Massachusetts Minuteman Marching Band / Songs
caption_attribution_description: English: I took this picture at the football game.
context_page_description: The University of Massachusetts Minuteman Marching Band is the marching band for the University of Massachusetts Amherst known for its drum corps style and nationally renowned percussion section. The Minuteman Band is also known for its use of dance routines, vocalists, electronics, and overall showmanship.
  The Minuteman Band plays halftime and post-game shows at all home football games and a variety of away games, parades, and exhibitions each season. The band has performed internationally in Canada and Ireland, at Ronald Reagan's and George W. Bush's inaugurations, the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade, and the Rose Parade. The Minuteman Band has also given five exhibition performances at the annual Bands of America Grand National Championships and performed at 15 pro football games. The band has performed at the annual Collegiate Marching Band Festival in Allentown, PA since the festival's inception in 1995.
  The UMass Band ethos was captured in the 1994 documentary "Building Power and Class", broadcast on PBS affiliates in Massachusetts and Pennsylvania.
context_section_description: The UMMB incorporates a pre-game show at all home football games in which several traditional songs are always played and the band marches into its traditional "M" formation. The Minuteman Band always features a Colonial Honor Guard made up of band members during the pre-game show. They march onto the field to the theme from "The Patriot" for the National Anthem. There is also a post-game "5th quarter" show at all football games in which the band's normal show is performed again. The band always closes its shows with Frank Sinatra's "My Way".
  The Traditional Songs:
  "Fight Mass" – the UMass fight song. This song is played during the pre-game, halftime, and post-game shows as well as after every touchdown.
  "Roll Down the Field" – The lyrics and title changed to "Cheer for UMass" in 2003 but the music stayed the same. Last played in 2018.
  "Twilight Shadows" – The Alma Mater
  "God Bless America" – replaced "Patriot"
  "Cowbell Cheer"
  "UMass Spell-Out" – This song encourages crowd participation in part of the pre-game show
  "The Star Spangled Banner" – The band is often responsible for providing the National Anthem at all home football games.
  "My Way" – A band tradition is to play this song after every post-game show.
  "Patriot", the theme from the movie The Patriot, was last played in 2010.
caption: The University of Massachusetts Minuteman Marching Band during a pre-game show in 2006 for Band Day
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