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 Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 6:40 pm
ive been considering joining marching band, yet i know nothing about it,ive been playing music for 8 years never really in a band setting though
so is it harder physically or musically and also what type of instruments can you play in it?, cause at the moment i play bass, guitar, mandolin and piano and from what ive heard none are played in marching band, so whats an instrument i could pick up to play in there
i do know its kinda late cosidering its already starting but i was just considering trying next year
so... any advise if i wanna consider playing in it?
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Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 8:08 pm
Well, I'd say try and learn a brass instrument (less buttons to press. ^^') Or you can play in the pit/front ensemble with piano, bass, or you can learn vibraphone.
As for physical/musical difficulty... I'd say they're pretty equal in difficulty. Physically you have to be awesome (unless you are in pit/front ensemble) and musically it's difficult because everything has to be memorized, on top of memorizing where you go in the drill (drill is the formations you make on the field.) And then you still have to have good tone quality on top of moving around.
But, if you can get past all that, band is really rewarding. You make friends with 50-200 people (depending on your band size) and you get really buff, and really tan. It's awesome. ^^
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Posted: Sat Aug 19, 2006 9:43 am
some marching bands do have arrangements for a bass player. they just play the tuba lines. and they dont have to march.
if you want you could also learn mallets or vibes. since you know how to play the piano note wouldnt be a problem. and you still dont have to march.
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Posted: Sat Aug 19, 2006 11:47 pm
Marimba/Vibes/Xylaphone/etc.=poano without the piano-ness. Same notes, smae key board, it's just on a larger scale and played with mallets instead of your fingers. Or, you could play sythn. Not all bands use them, but some do. Mine does because we're just so small and can use all the sound we can get! (21 wind players crying )
Then again, marching a show would be compleatly different than playing inthe pit, in my opinion. If I were you, I'd learn a wind instriment. *coungh*flute*cough*
Musically, I think that concert band is harder, but you're also just sitting there. If you memeorize things easily, it's not that bad. Physically, it's very trying. You have to have a lot of wind. For conditioning, my band runs laps around the field while doing breathign excersises. I love Running Block!!
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Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 6:06 am
Ask the BD at your school about what you should learn to play. He/she will direct you towords an instrument that will A) suit you and B) help the band.
Also, yes marching band is rather difficult, but just how difficult depends on your band.
For example:
My band is a show band, so we high-step almost the whole time (except for obliques, slides, and marching down diagnals). No offence to anyone, but IMHO, high stepping is much more difficult than roll stepping, which most corps-style bands do.
However, although it may be more physically challenging for us, musically, it is probably a little easier since we play music the vast majority of us already know, and therefore it's easier to memorize.
Both types of band have their hard parts and easy parts.
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Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 10:55 am
I wished my band high-steped. That'd be so cool!! Have you ever heard of the Kilties? They high-steped and wore kilts. For th erookies, they'd have to do their first show "traditional." xd
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Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2006 11:34 am
-[[Take a little bit of time everyday to reflect on bits and pieces of life. Relax and view life to its max.]]-
Join pit. All instruments that don't march with their primary instruments either join pit, or perhaps clarinet or flute.
Also, for most marching bands, to be in that marching part of it, you also have to be in the concert season as well. It's a year long elective. Consider playing piano for concert season if you can (most schools have like one really, really good pianist...but even they have to play on a wind instrument).
Or, just learn something simple. Clarinet, like me. It'll be simple, and likely, the section will be so big no one will care if you suck or if you can play better than anyone else. I should know; our section's got 52 clarinetists.
And Popoff_the_Magnificent, it's possible to make friends with 300 people. That's what I've done.
A plus for joining band: you always have someone to stand up for you, and some place to go. We hang out around the bandroom whether we have any reason to be there or not.
[[SnowPheonix <3]]-
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Posted: Sun Aug 27, 2006 7:22 am
Hmm, I'll be honest-- I don't think Clarinet is the best instrument to start on in high school. The parts generally have harder and faster parts than most other sections. I'd go for tuba/trombone.
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Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2006 11:55 pm
You know, I'd really suggest you try playing mallets in pit. It would probably be easiest for a piano player. wink
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Posted: Sun Oct 08, 2006 12:20 am
your best interest is in the pit or learning the tuba...pit preferably...the hardest part about the pit is that you need to watch the drum major and keep in time...while listening back...the hardest thing abot the tuba is marching with one..its huge!!!...the upside of the pit is that there is no marching...the upside to the tuba is easier parts...i recomend going to the pit 'cause the layout of the mallets are exactly like the piano. mrgreen
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Posted: Sun Oct 08, 2006 10:09 am
If you play piano, you're set for the front ensemble (aka the pit), but that means you won't get to march around.
If you don't want to have much trouble marching with an instrument, it looks to me like a clarinet is right. If you're going for not having to transpose, pick a flute or a low brass instrument. If you want to be heard, pick trumpet or battery.
'Course I don't know completely because I haven't played many of these instruments, but I'm going with what I heard.
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