i am in the band.
[{"role": "system", "content": "A marching band is a group in which instrumental musicians perform while marching, often for entertainment or competition. Instrumentation typically includes brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. Most marching bands wear a uniform, often of a military style, that includes an associated school or organization's colors, name or symbol. Most high school marching bands, and some college marching bands, are accompanied by a color guard, a group of performers who add a visual interpretation to the music through the use of props, most often flags and rifles. Marching bands are generally categorized by function, size, age, gender, instrumentation, marching style, and type of show they perform. In addition to traditional parade performances, many marching bands also perform field shows at sporting events and at marching band competitions. Increasingly, marching bands perform indoor concerts that implement many songs, traditions, and flair from outside performances. Percussion and wind instruments were used on the battlefield since ancient times. An Iron Age example would be the carnyx. The development of the military band from such predecessors was a gradual development of the medieval and early modern period.\n"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I love watching marching bands on TV.  It's so cool to watch the musicians in sync performing in competitions."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Yes, I am always amazed how they stay in the right place."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Did you watch the Michael Jackson tribute?  They were a college marching band and had a visual interpretation of Michael's music throughout the years."}, {"role": "user", "content": "No, I didn't see that. I bet it was neat though. "}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "It was!  It was done by the Ohio State Marching Band and they did a full on tribute and even the moon walk.  If you have time, I highly recommend you watch it online.  "}, {"role": "user", "content": "Wow! I bet it is really hard to moonwalk and play an instrument. I've always heard that the uniforms are so hot."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I can imagine.  The uniforms plus the instruments while marching would really put a toll on your body.  Good thing that they were all military trained as it is part of the curriculum at Ohio State."}, {"role": "user", "content": "I bet some of the instruments are really heavy too. I wanted to play drums as a kid, but at that time they wouldn't let girls play drums due to strenght."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "That's not fair - marching bands categorize people by size, age and gender too, so if you really wanted to, you should go ahead and learn it now.  Go join a marching band!"}, {"role": "user", "content": "I would if they would teach me how to moonwalk while playing!"}]