RHS Marching Band Goes Live on CBS Show [video]

CBS crews for the network's morning show "The Couch" stopped by Ridgewood High Friday morning to catch a performance of the school's marching band live from the football field.

Marching Band Director John Luckenbill discussed the students' new show, "Rush Hour," a three-movement thematic journey through New York City modes of transportation.

The appearance aired in three segments on the morning program, and several students had the chance to talk about the months-long process of putting together the show.

Luckenbill said that staging the show has taken about a hundred hours of student work even at this early point in the school year, not including practices over summer.

"It's very exciting to watch them and be up in the stands and not have any control anymore," Luckenbill told CBS reporter Alex Denis. "It's sometimes nerve-wracking, but it's great to watch them...do something great and put their hard work on the field."

Denis, who apparently drummed for her hometown band, put some work in herself, getting a lesson from the Maroon drum line on playing the school's fight song.

If you weren't up for the early morning show Friday, you can find other segments from the live TV appearance here.