page_title: The Marching Virginians
section_title: Sections
hierarchical_section_title: The Marching Virginians / Sections
caption_attribution_description: English: Virginia Tech Marching Band prior to the 2010 ACC Championship Game
context_page_description: The Marching Virginians are one of two collegiate marching bands at Virginia Tech. Because the Marching Virginians draw from the general student body, they are considerably larger than the Highty Tighties and have about 330 members. Despite offering no scholarships to band members, The Marching Virginians consist of students from every college and virtually every major within the university, as well as several graduate students.
context_section_description: The MVs currently feature the following instruments
  Piccolo "Pix"
  Clarinet "Nets"
  Saxophone "Saxes"
  Mellophone "Horns"
  Trumpet "Trumpets"
  Trombone "Bones"
  Baritone Horn "Tones"
  Sousaphone "VTubas"
  Percussion "Drumline"
  Color guard (flag spinning) "Flag Corps"
  In addition to these instruments, the MVs also feature baton twirlers, managers, and drum majors.
caption: The Marching Virginians make the outline of the Commonwealth of Virginia prior to the 2010 ACC Championship Game.
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