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are you doing parade too? Anyway if you PM me i can tell you everything you need to know. i'm a sophomore and i'm auditioning this year.
I reccommend joining a forum on drummajors.com its a great site if you need anyhelp.
well... basically
the time for field conductor (mind you for fieldshows they still call it field conductor, many bands have one person as their DM for parade and referr to them also at DM when they're on the field while some bands have one for parade and one for field..
Beating time has the exact arm movements as in concert band. 4 is in the same down, in, out, up pattern, etc. Only with form take into account and its not the 50foot wide span of a concert band... you're keeping tome for the whole football field. Judges will be looking for your palms being open and flat out in front of you, that your span is wide enough so the band can see you, that you stay consistent and direct the music in an appropriate manner.
To help with coordination i've been doing this thing... i don't know how to describe it but its a snapping routine where you keep time by snapping your fingers. The easiest one is the 2/3. one hand (i use my left) is going up and down snapping once you reach the top and when you reach the bottom of about a footlong verticle line (you make it up with your brain or you can draw it on a wall or whiteboard). Your other hand is making a triangle. Both hands must stay in its area (meaning you left must always be making a straight verticle line, and your right is always making a triangle) they must both be in time with each other. It gets you used to moving each hand separately.
The more complex one which hardly anyone can do is a 3/4 where one hand is doing a triangle and another a square. good luck with that one.
If you need a better explanation PM me though.
UM a practice routine you can start doing with cueing (its usually only required that you beat time with your right and do cues etc. with your left but if you wanna learn on both you'll look extra smart) is start doing cues on say count one, prepping on 4 and cueing on one in a 4/4 beat. Cue one 1 at the first plane, staight out in front of you, then on a second plane with is at a 45 degree angle and then on a 3rd which is straight to your side. then practice on the second count, etc. and then with your other hand if you wish.
Drummajors.com has DVD's and stuff you can buy (i wasn't exactly happy with the DVD i have, the expressive DM, but it taught me conducting basics. Also, if you're doing parade i'm sure you'll get reccommended to peacock brand for batons and such but i definitely do not reccommend that if you want other brands to guy DM stuff especially if you're doing parade as well them also PM me for that!
hope thats help to you!

It's because no matter who the DM is, we're all going to be assholes to you on corps time, when it's not corps time, we're nice to you.

I'm going to be drum major this upcoming marching season. Basically, learn to conduct. That's the big one. Other than that, learn your marching, practice projecting, and be carefull about dynamics and accents when you conduct.

Thanks guys!
I'll try to join Drummajors.com
And my best friend's sister is a drum major and she is going to help me
I've been listening to the show from last year and directing to that
I'll try to ask my director to help

No matter whether you are a guy or a girl, make sure you have a VERY toned butt. I mean, that backside is facing the audience the entire time,so you wanna make it look good, you know?

And when it comes to band trips and such, try to lead by example. Great bands aren't only performing on the field.