Full Description
The Complete Marching Band Resource Manual is the definitive guide to the intricate art of directing college and high school marching bands. Supplemented with musical arrangements, warm-up exercises, and over a hundred drill charts, this manual presents both the fundamentals and the advanced techniques that are essential for successful marching band leadership. The materials in this volume cover every stage of musical direction and instruction, from selecting music and choreographing movements to improving student memorization and endurance to the creation of striking visual configurations through uniform and auxiliary units.
Now in its third edition, The Complete Marching Band Resource Manual has been thoroughly updated to reflect new standards for drill design, charting, and musical arrangement. Offering a fresh approach to the essentials of good marching band design, this comprehensive resource shows both veteran and novice band directors how to prepare students to perform seamless and sophisticated musical formations.
Contents
Preface
UNIT 1. WRITING THE DRILL AND MUSIC
Chapter 1. Understanding the Basics of the Marching Band
-Instrumentation
-The Marching Field
-Step Sizes and Styles
-Body Carriage
-Terminology
-Marching Fundamentals
-Grid Alignments
-Historical Styles of Show Formats
-Drill Design Software
Chapter 2. Making Drill Design Concepts Work
-Types of Forms
-Types of Movements
-Speed of the Drill
-Flow Between Forms
-Staging the Band
-Instrument Placement
-Paths of the Marchers
-Audience Perspective
-Coordination of Elements
Chapter 3. Designing and Charting the Show
-Selecting the Music
-Designing the Show Format
-Analyzing the Music
-Designing the Show
-Charting the Forms
Chapter 4. Arranging the Show Music
-Preliminary Planning
-Sketching the Arrangement
-Determining Scoring and Choosing Instrument Doublings
-Accompanimental Rhythms
-Harmonizations of the Melody
-Creating Counterlines
-Writing Introductions, Endings, and Transitions
-Aiming the Arrangement and Creating Musical Impact
-Writing the Score
UNIT 2. TEACHING THE MARCHING BAND
Chapter 5. Teaching the Show
-Teaching the Music
-Memorizing the Music
-Teaching the Marching Fundamentals
-Teaching the Drill
-Sample Warm-ups
-Building Endurance and Power
-Structuring a Marching Band Rehearsal
Chapter 6. Parade Marching
-Selecting the Music
-Parade Formations
-Turns
-Parade Signals
-Common Problems in Parade Marching
-Parade Routines
UNIT 3. USE OF AUXILIARIES AND THE PERCUSSION SECTION
Chapter 7. Using the Auxiliaries
-Structuring the Types and Sizes of Units
-Choosing Props and Equipment
-Use of Auxiliaries
-Placement of the Auxiliaries
Chapter 8. Teaching the Marching Percussion Section
-Instrumentation
-Sizes of Marching Percussion Instruments
-Drumsticks and Mallets
-Correct Striking Area for Marching Drums
-Selection of Players
-Staging the Percussion Section
-Guidelines for Marching Percussion Drill Writing
-Marching Problems
-Parade Marching
-Parade Formation, Drumline
-Tuning the Percussion Instruments
-Musical Roles of Marching Percussion
-Editing Marching Percussion Music
-Percussion Warm-ups
-Traditional Grip vs. Matched Grip
UNIT 4. RESOURCE IDEAS
Chapter 9. Sample Designs
Appendix
Alcalde
Clockwork
Shenandoah
Index
