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 Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2007 11:33 am
Hello does anyone have any tips for Marching band becausee my Band Director now says the high school circut is much more compettative
thx for the help thanks
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Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2007 3:42 pm
Make sure you actually know your music and your drill and can always stay on foot.
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Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2007 11:50 pm
water is your best friend and it would be good to have a hat on sunny days... plus, dont lock your knees while youre at attention... itll make you pass out
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Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 9:34 am
always always always bring a pencil.
have a copy of your music and drill in the band room.
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Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2007 3:37 pm
It is true that High school marching band is a whole nother level. For marching make sure you know and memorize the steps and don't be afraid to ask your section leaders or the upperclassmen for help if your not sure about step sizes or weather you should backwards mark something or do a forward march slide.
As for your music make sure you have it memorized. It doesn't matter if you can play it perfectly just get it memorized and once you do have it memorized you can do some fine tuning like working on 16th note runs.
As for difficult spots in your music that you have trouble with you can do 3 things. One while working as a section during band camp you should finger along even when you're not playing or if you're taking a break finger through the music. Two when at home practicing don't work on the spots that you sound perfect on go to the parts where your having trouble and work on it. If you need to play in at a slow tempo to where you hear every note then go faster and faster till you get it up to the show tempo. The third thing you could do is ask the section leaders/ upper classmen or anyone who can play it to stay after practice for 15-30 minutes and help you with it.
As for preperations for band make sure you know your sets know your music and bring lots of water. When you're outside practicing for long amounts of time (say like 2-4 hours) it would be good to wear sunscreen and a hat to keep yourself from getting sunburn. Always be quiet and listen to your band directors or marching instructors. If you have and questions or aren't sure about something, like my band directer always says, ask 3 before me. So Ask 3 people and if none of them knows ask your band director.
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Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2007 7:44 pm
just try your best, memorize you music, and everything everyone else said. But have fun 'cause you don't want it all to be serious, right? My tip is to listen to your BD, your section leaders (all of them, not just your own), and anyone else important. Get to know the band themselves and you'll soon feel like a family.
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Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 4:37 pm
This is my first year too. So remember this: NEVER loose your DRILL!!!!
I had to learn it the hard way...
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Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 4:50 pm
Yeah.
And if you get out of line or do something incorrect, your director (or maybe this is just Hartmetz...) will chew your head off...
Like ours for not learning their drill for the final song....>.>
But I digress.
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Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2007 10:19 pm
i'm a high school senior but a band newbie so this is my only shot at marching. don't forget to bond with your section and bond with the rest of the band while you're at it. practicing drill and doing the shows are always such serious work. don't forget to actually build a life and create memories with the people you're working with.
and memorize all your music. trust me, it'll help you with those stupid playing tests stare
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