Colorguard Research Paper

Colorguard is the band's visual interpretation of the music being played through flags, rifles, sabers, and also through dance. I was able to be apart of this group in high school. The experiences I had are ones that are unforgettable .I formed a bond with the people within this group that cannot be broken. There are two seasons for the color guard, which is the marching season, and winter guard. Marching band is during football season and everyone participated, including the band and guard. Winterguard is performed inside where you spin to music, and this is just the participation of the guard itself, excluding the band.

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We call this band camp. It get hot and tiring quickly, but we keep moving on, because in the end it's worth it. We practice monday through thursday, from eight in the morning till four in the afternoon. Learning our sets means we learn the exact spot on the field to make a formation of some kind. We also have markers to help us remember where are previous spot it. If anderson makes a mistake it can look like a jumbled mess. It is crucial that everyone learn there spot, and that everyone is at our practices. After every practice everyone goes up to the field and we all talk about what we need to improve on, and what we did a good job on. After band camp, and school rolls around we usually practice four days a week from when school lets out till five in the evening. Before practice ends we all get into our set position (which is feet together, body strong, arms to the side, and head high) the field commander ask us “what days are these” and we reply back in a strong, stern loud voice, “The best days of our lives sir!” There has never been a practice where we do not do this at the