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{{Infobox college marching band
| band name      = Marching Mocs
| school         = [[University of Tennessee at Chattanooga|UTC]]
| location       = [[Chattanooga, Tennessee]], [[United States|USA]]
| conference     = [[Southern Conference]]
| founded        = 1886
| director       = Randall Coleman, Director of Bands
| members        = 125
| uniform        = <!-- Half blue, half gold jacket with a train image on the front with the smoke from the train forming into the Chattanooga Mocs logo.  Black shoes, black socks, and blue pants. Blue Baseball cap with the Chattanooga Mocs logo on the front. -->
}}{{Short description|Marching band of UT Chattanooga}}
'''The Marching Mocs''' are the [[marching band]] of the [[University of Tennessee at Chattanooga]] (UTC) located in [[Chattanooga, Tennessee]], United States. The band performs at all [[Chattanooga Mocs|Mocs]] home [[college football|football]] games and select away games each year.  The Marching Mocs are recognized as one of the nation's top collegiate [[marching bands]].  The Marching Mocs are popular for their performance of modern [[Pop music|pop]], [[Rock music|rock]], [[Metal music|metal]], and other popular [[Music genre|genres]] songs that crowds can relate to.

==History==
In March 2009, the Marching Mocs [[pep band]] was featured prominently on [[Late Night with Jimmy Fallon]] who picked the [[Chattanooga Mocs basketball|men's basketball]] team as his favorite underdog in the [[2009 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Chattanooga Mocs band hits the Big Apple|author=Susan Pierce|publisher=Chattanooga Times Free Press|date=2009-03-19|accessdate=2009-06-08|url=http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/mar/19/chattanooga-mocs-band-hits-big-apple/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=14 Mocs on Fallon's show tonight|author=Susan Pierce|publisher=Chattanooga Times Free Press|date=2009-03-18|accessdate=2009-06-08|url=http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/mar/18/14-mocs-fallons-show-tonight/}}</ref>

==Traditions==

===First Tennessee Pavilion===
The Marching Mocs perform in a [[parade]] and a [[pep rally]] in the First Tennessee Pavilion before the [[Kickoff (gridiron football)|kick-off]] of all home [[College football|football]] games with the [[cheerleaders]], Sugar Mocs, Majorettes, Elite, and the [[University of Tennessee at Chattanooga|UTC]] [[mascot]], Scrappy the [[mockingbird]].

===First Down===
Every time the [[College football|football]] team receives a [[first down]], it is tradition for the Marching Mocs to play what is known as the Woo-Woo.  It is a sequence of two long tones that sound like a [[train horn]] with [[drum]] fill between long tones.  This ties in with [[Chattanooga, Tennessee|Chattanooga's]] history as a major [[railroad]] hub.

===Pregame===
During pregame, the Marching Mocs make the formation of the Chattanooga Athletic's logo on the field. The Marching Mocs always perform "[[Chattanooga Choo Choo]]", "[[The Star-Spangled Banner]]", The [[University of Tennessee at Chattanooga|UTC]] [[Alma mater (song)|Alma Mater]], The [[University of Tennessee at Chattanooga|UTC]] [[Fight Song]], and the "Tennessee Waltz March" while on the field for the Pregame festivities.

==Marching Mocs Miscellanea==
*Artists covered since 1999 include [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]], [[Van Morrison]], [[Mötley Crüe]], [[Metallica]], [[No Doubt]], [[Michael Jackson]], [[Barry White]], [[Stevie Wonder]], [[Alice in Chains]], [[System of a Down]], [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]], [[OutKast]], [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]], [[Justin Timberlake]], [[Santana (band)|Santana]], [[KC and the Sunshine Band]], [[Parliament (band)|Parliament]] and [[Bootsy Collins]], [[Tina Turner]], [[Bill Withers]], and many more.
*The Marching Mocs are one of the most innovative non-prop-oriented [[marching bands]] in the country, synthesizing styles of show band, traditional band, and [[Drum Corps International|drum corps]].
*The Marching Mocs work on five primary shows. These include a patriotic show with the [http://www.cocpb.org/ City of Chattanooga Pipes and Drums],<ref name="Band1"/> a Band Day Show with high schools from the surrounding area, a [[homecoming]] show with alumni, a traditional [[halftime show]], and a Pregame show.

==Pep Band==
The [[University of Tennessee at Chattanooga]]'s [[Pep Band]] performs at all home men's and women's [[College basketball|basketball]] games.  The [[pep band]] is also known as The World's Most Dangerous Pep Band.  The pep band travels to the [[Southern Conference]] [[Southern Conference men's basketball tournament|Men's]] and [[Southern Conference women's basketball tournament|Women's]] [[College basketball|Basketball]] [[Sport tournaments|Tournament]], and to [[NCAA basketball tournament (disambiguation)|NCAA basketball tournament]]s with the [[Chattanooga Mocs basketball|Mocs]] and [[Chattanooga Mocs|Lady Mocs]].  The [[pep band]] has the honor to be called the most entertaining, loudest, and best pep band in the [[Southern Conference]].

==School songs==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-break}}
'''''Alma Mater'''''
<blockquote>
Lookout Mountainr o'er us guarding,<br />
Ceaseless watch doth keep.<br />
In the valley stands our college,<br />
where the shadows creep.<br />
<br />
:''Refrain:''
:Chattanooga, Chattanooga!<br />
:Loud the anthem swell.<br />
:Sing, O Sing of alma mater.<br />
:All her praised tell.<br />
<br />
As in days of blood and battle<br />
On that mountain's height,<br />
Soldiers fought, so she shall ever<br />
Stand for truth and right.<br />
<br />
:(Refrain)<br /><br />
Loyally, we'll bear her standard,<br />
Blazon'd gold and blue,<br />
Forward, upward, ever onward,<br />
Forth to dare and do.<br />
<br/>
:(Refrain)<br/>
----<br />

</blockquote>
{{Col-break}}
'''''Fight Song'''''
<blockquote>
Fight, Chattanooga,<br />
'Til the victory is won.<br />
Mighty Mocs you know,<br />
We're counting on you;<br />
Go UTC Gold and Blue<br />
<br />
Fight! Fight!<br />
<br />
Roll on, Chattanooga,<br />
Ride the rails to victory;<br />
Ever more we pledge to always be True to UTC!<br />
----<br />

</blockquote>
{{col-end}}

==References==
{{Reflist|refs=
<ref name="Band1">{{cite web|title=Marching Band |publisher=University of Tennessee at Chattanooga |accessdate=2009-06-08 |url=http://www.utc.edu/Academic/Music/activities/MarchingBand.php |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090511235513/http://www.utc.edu/Academic/Music/activities/MarchingBand.php |archivedate=2009-05-11 }}</ref>
}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090511235513/http://www.utc.edu/Academic/Music/activities/MarchingBand.php Marching Mocs] - Band website

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