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Marching band
Hey, 15/f/NC here searching for marching band help.
You see, I transfered from private to public school this year because my private school lacked the academics I needed to get into college. I've always been a huge band geek, so the moment I saw marching band listed as an elective with credit, I signed up.
The thing is, I don't know the slightest thing about marching band! Yes, I know how to play my instrument (flute), very well, in fact. But I have no idea what "steps" they use, etc. The playing my instrument while moving factor won't be that hard, but the actual steps might be.
Do you have any tips/tricks/heads-up information to offer? If you do, PLEASE answer. Your help, however small, will be greatly appreciated.
- A slightly confused band geek.
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well i just joined marching band this year and i thought the same exact thing and i was confused when they were calling random steps and i was really confused but then i signed up for Junior ROTC and they do similar steps to the marching band so if your school has a junior ROTC i would sign up for that it will help you alot
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I play the Horn [french horn] and its really hard carrying the instrument [its HEAVY!] while walking, and i look at the flutes prancing along witht their light intruments and it seems easy, but about the steps, their easy just:
left, right left. and bring your knees up. [if thats what you needed to know.
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I play the flute in a marching band too! I love it! It actually isn't that hard, since it's a very light instrument. The flip-overs are the hardest things because sometimes they move while you're reading. Normally the bass drumer will hit the drum four times. Then you march four times in place, and then its left, right, left right, from there. Make sure you keep in step, if you're on the end of a row, make sure you're alligned with the person ahead of you, if you're not it looks bad. Do pay attention to things around you, you may be stopped wihtout realizing it because you're looking at your music. The biggest thing to worry about would be to keep the flute parrallell, because as you already know, the flute will drip spit on you if it's too far down and it sounds bad. Keep it alligned with your shoulder!
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marching band is the BOMB!! this coming year will be my second year (sophomore) and i play the flute also! even though marching band requires hours and hours of practice, it's very much worth it in the end - competitions and tournaments. (: the hardest part about the flute is the flute being parallel to the ground. works your arm muscles a lot trying to hold it up the right angle, but you'll get used to it as season rolls along. you might want to check out our marching band's website. there are a lot of marching terms toward the bottom of the page.
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hope all goes well during season! (:
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Dear 15/f/NC,
Yes, marching has been a part of my sisters life... she's a freshman this year in the sax section.
Tip - Just work right through the pain... it'll pay off in the end.
Trick - Always remember, heel to toe, then toe to heel (foward and backward).
Heads up - Marching band is harder than people think... work hard and don't pay too much attention to mistakes.
I know that's not much help, but that's all I have.
Hope it may have helped you a little bit.
Love to you from Christine.
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