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 Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 6:17 pm
Honestly,Im section leader for the flutes and i constantly are telling my fluties to roll step. I dont understand how hard it is to roll step. I am a very layed back leader but ya know when you decide to back sass me it gets semi annoying. Has anyone else had the same problem???
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Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 6:50 pm
Sometimes teaching is hard. A few people seem to be totally incapable of roll stepping, especially if they often wear high heels or boots with heels. Otherwise, sometimes you have to teach the same thing a bunch of times, in different ways to get the point across. By this time, I'm sure they've seen and tried it enough that if they learned that way, they would have gotten it by now so maybe you need to try explaining in a detail way. Talk about hitting with the heel, then smoothly shifting to the ball with the ankles crossing on the "and", then rolling to the platform as your other heel hits for the next step. Also mention that it isn't enough to get the toe up when the heel hits. You also have to hesitate it minutely and then put the toe down as your center of gravity shifts for the ankle cross. Some people learn best if you explain and that may be what's missing. As for attitude problems. If they're really trying or truly don't know what's wrong, it can be very frustrating to be constantly told that you're doing it wrong. If they're simply unwilling to learn, you can appeal to the people over you, the drum major and the instructors. But try teaching it another way before setting the staff on them.
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Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2008 8:05 pm
I just joined the flute section for our marching band. My other rookie friends and I are always hitting the roll step in our shows easily when the other rookie (who sadly is in my grade as my friend is a year older) Islitterally walking the ENTIRE time. I almost ran into her when we get into a block because she was going so slow. The really sad part. We knew that set since JULY!
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Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 3:01 pm
It's hard to learn, but not so hard to remember doing.
My band did a little high stepping this year, for the big hit in the Thunderbird. We were all in a line right across the field. Powerful stuff.
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Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 4:52 am
i didn't get it that well until after band camp last summer and i'm a sophomore, it is kinda hard to learn but u can get it
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Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2009 9:39 am
I can kinda halfway do toe roll, which is sorta pathetic, considering I'm a junior. I run around barefoot all the time, and i have pretty deep arches in my foot, I dunno if that has anything to do with it.
But mostly, I just lack the stamina to do it...
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Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2009 10:09 pm
Just try and break it down into simple things. First, focus on their feet. Are their heels hitting the ground firmly and their toes pointing toward the sky? Focus on their form. When they master this, teach them to keep their upper body as still as possible. Show them how to move without bobbing their heads. Keep your patience, and when they master how to move, go deeper into phasing. Make sure they all hit their heels at the same time.
One very key thing to teaching anything to anyone is to keep your patience, no matter how long it might take. If it really takes forever, ask another section leader for help, ask your drum major, or your band director. Try not to yell too much, you'll make your section either hate you or fear you. Give them reasonable breaks with lots of water.
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Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 1:01 pm
Roll stepping isnt hard to learn. The only thing that our drum majors and band director get a little strict about is how pointed and high up your toes go. Sometimes it is a little hard to make sure that the section leader can read the bottom of our shoes when we're roll stepping, that's how they want us to do it. We have those StylePlus Impact shoes, they want to be able to read the bottom.
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Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 4:50 am
Eccentric Chica I can kinda halfway do toe roll, which is sorta pathetic, considering I'm a junior. I run around barefoot all the time, and i have pretty deep arches in my foot, I dunno if that has anything to do with it. But mostly, I just lack the stamina to do it... actually my dad used to be a bd in ny and he used to tell everyone that if you practice at home barefoot, the tendancy is you will actually get ur toes up real high and ur toes will want to raise higher than your foot which is a great way to practice. that's how i learned and it worked. same thing with back marching, it's good to practice barefoot.
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Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2009 7:52 am
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Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 10:21 pm
Heel, side, ball, toes. That's how I was taught and that's how I've always taught it. Place the heel down first, follow it by going down the outside of the foot (but not to the extreme, obviously), then let the ball of the foot touch, then the toes can touch the ground.
I was section leader for three years and it was pretty hard for a lot of people to get a handle on how do to it. Just be patient and work with them one on one if you need to. Have them hold the forms and march beside them. As odd as it sounds, I've noticed that people will learn better if they can march beside you.
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Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2009 3:05 pm
@ TrumpetsRawkMySocks: I remember that technique as well. biggrin
Lots of good advice already here, so I won't say any more, except
practice, practice, practice. mrgreen
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Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 6:38 am
its not really hard to roll step, but transitioning(sp?) from concrete to grass is a little tricky.
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Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 12:16 am
roll stepping is tricky because my first year doing marching band, we did a high step march, and now we changed to the roll step and its quite tricky
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Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2009 4:06 pm
idk what the problem is. I mean I'm such a big cluts (during a 10 day feild trip my roommates took best on how many times I'd trip sweatdrop and I think I almost doubled the highest bet) and sooo not cordinated (I quit tennis cuz I couldn't hit the ball). But when it comes to marching, I don't have a problem at all. Not with side step or backwards or anything. Rolling your feet should become natural in marching shoes and to keep the beat.
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