Blog 6

"Pride of Mid-America Marching Band." Facebook. 18 Feb. 2009. http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Pride-of-Mid-Ame.

Nolder, Autumn "Strutting with 'Pride'." Ball State Daily News 27 Sep. 2008. http://www.bsudailynews.com/home/index.cfm?event=d.

My first source with be very handy in finding first hand experiences on what goes on within in the Marching Band. It wouldn't help for finding out a lot of proven facts, but it's definitely better for trying to find out about the personalities of the people within this sub-culture. The second source is an article put out by the Ball State Daily News. The article talks about some of the responsiblities put upon the student leadership within the band. Also, it explains few traditions that the band follows together. The author interviewed a couple of people, mainly one of the drum majors, but also a couple section leaders as well. They talked about their experiences of being in Ball State's Marching Band as well as their past marching bands. The information was first hand so it seems like a very reliable source.
These are both great sources for my ethnography. I can use the facebook page to contact people and possibly perform group interviews. I can also use it to simply observe how they interact with one another on their wall, a space where they can post thoughts and comments to each other. The article is a wonderful source because she has done some of my work for me. She interviewed the drum major which I probably would not have been able to rig for myself. She has different perspectives from different people than the ones I will be interviewing.