The sounds of trumpets, trombones and tubas were among the instruments that echoed from the Burger Center earlier this week.
It was the 37th annual Austin Independent School District Marching Band Jamboree.
And while the band members were on the spot, they weren't the only ones. Some of your neighbors had only minutes to help their child's band make a good impression.
That's the bottom line for members of any band's pit crew. The dozen or so volunteer parents who make up the one at LBJ High School know what needs to be done.
"This is all kind of new and cool for me because I'm also a NASCAR fan," band parent and pit crew member Raul Trevino said. "But this percussion section, which is not the drums, it's all that you see behind me. The timpani, marimba, xylophones, is called the pit."
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Pit Crew
As News 8's Paul Brown shows us, some of "Your Neighbors" had only minutes to help their band make a good impression.
 
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"You organize the group, so we can try to get it all on the field as quick as possible and back on the truck in an organized fashion," band parent and pit crew member Virgin Pennick explained.
And while the parents try not to draw too much attention to themselves, as they scramble to get everything ready, the band members certainly notice all their hard work.
"I think it's really nice," band member Taylor Trevino said. "One of the moms just brought ice cold water and cups for us all. We were about to come out here and everyone was totally dehydrated. So it was just really nice to have that support."
Once all the big equipment is in place, the pit crew gets to be just parents for the next 10 minutes, their payment for hours of pushing, pulling and lifting.
"I'll support her in whatever she decides to do. I've played music all my life, and I'm in a band myself, so it's a legacy," Trevino said. "There's nothing else I'd rather do, no place I'd rather be than supporting my kid."
At the end of the show, band members appreciate the applause, but it's at the end of the day with their parents that really counts.
"He's proud of me when I do well in performances," Taylor Trevino added.
And that's the lasting gift of music, heard long after the final note is played.
