Marching bands

which I have learned from my time in my high school marching band. When I joined the marching band as a high school sophomore, several of the seniors told me that the band room is supposedly haunted by a ghost named Wily. The seniors claim that Wily was a student of the high school back in the 1950’s and died prematurely while attending the school. This ghost basically dwells beneath the drum cabinet which is the most quiet and secluded area in the band room. I have heard…

work goes into putting together a marching band show. The band has to learn and memorize all of the music while paying attention to dynamics, time signatures, and tempos. On top of all of this music, a band has to learn over forty different formations to march to on the field. Before any of this can happen there must be practice. We learn how to march at the beginning and we learn how to play our instruments early on. High school is similar to learning a marching band show. I started off…

captain of managing all equipment for rehearsals, competitions, and attending to all field duties necessary for my high school’s marching band program, I have learned that communication and organization is a pivotal aspect to group success. In my two-year tenure of being captain, I organized whole football fields to be painted every week during the season, transported marching band and color guard equipment which include sabers and instruments, and built a scaffolding. Throughout many…

According to the dictionary, marching band is “a group of instrumental musicians performing to entertain an audience.” However, this rigorous activity provided more lessons that impacted my life. Marching band is analogous to a machine. All components must properly function to complete a certain task. Therefore, each member should possess the dedication to produce a triumphant show and capture the audience’s attention. If one member fails, the whole organization collapses. To prevent these…

instruments that are used while walking. Essentially, the instruments are individually selected and placed in different combinations for performances. Because marching bands are working with several different types of instruments, instrumentation is an important consideration when developing the musical composition. The artistic works of the Marching Chiefs are sophisticated, well-rehearsed and easily noted when watching one hundred or more members march and produce a melody with harmony while…

A school band is a group of student musicians who rehearse and perform instrumental music together. A concert band is usually under the direction of one or more conductors (band directors). A school band consists of woodwind instruments, brass instruments and percussion instruments, although upper level bands may also have string basses or bass guitar. School bands tend to be more common in the United States. School bands in the United Kingdom are generally similar to those in the US although…

someone to lead them. We all need someone to look to for help or inspiration, whether it be a movie star, author, or even a teacher. Nowadays leadership is key to success. Just recently I learned how true the previous statement is. As part of the marching band, I play the alto saxophone and have had to deal with poor leadership within the section. This was both a setback and an opportunity. We were losing our section due to the poor section leaders we had. We were becoming split amongst each…

Final Draft Marching band is a group of musicians who play instruments while marching together. Either to make shapes and pictures. Usually at some sports events and parades and are performed competitively as well. The Blue Devils are a well known, professional, marching band. Nevertheless there is a lot of physics involved. Whether it’s the tempo of the song, this would involve speed, other things are in factor too like velocity, acceleration, friction, and momentum. Mostly in the movement.…

Marching band showed me one of the most important parts of my life. Marching band teaches people. With Mr. Beach as a director, one learns more than just how to march and play an instrument. It all started three years ago with five people in a loose section. To preface this story, I need to explain instruments. I found myself playing mellophone in marching band. The mellophone resembled a bigger trumpet and used by French horn players. Flugelhorns also look like trumpets, but they share the…

“Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes.” (Oscar Wilde) Mistakes can be an amazing tool if we learn from them. If not, then they truly are mistakes. There was a situation this past year in marching band where my pride was hurt. As drum major of the marching band, I was in charge of the band students when my teacher was not around. This included when we were on the bus, at a competition, before a performance, and other times. One day, we were coming…