Marching Band Marching Techniques

Music, in itself, is its own language; for some it’s easy to understand, others take it to the next level and add choreographed movement to it, such as marching bands. An average marching wind ensemble practice begins with a simple stretch and review of the basic marching techniques. They begin one week before the fall semester starts. Normal “band camp” days involve basic technique practices on the field in the morning, rehearsal after lunch, and a combination of the marching and music after their dinner. They meet three days a week during the fall semester; two and a half hours each session, depending on whether the directors think it’s necessary. They must learn a pre-game performance, their halftime show, and all stand-tunes (the short songs that are
It has its own style and is displayed through different means that can be interpreted by each person who hears it on an individual level. The marching wind ensemble not only portrays its own version of the music, but they perform the music and match it with its own physical footwork, which is also written down. The drill is a written out form of this footwork and each page can be identified by different sounds in the music played. The literacy of music, matched with the movement made along the field cannot be compared to any other community.
In my next study of this community, I wish to know how many people, currently, are in the marching wind ensemble. I also plan on getting interviews of more students who aren’t a part of leadership and brass section leaders. I want to be able to observe the ensemble again and see how they communicate to each other as individual sections. I also want to be able to talk to leadership within the brass section, to get a different perspective. I wish to get more observations and plan to meet with more brass players. I plan to receive texts from each section and at different spectrums of