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1. Modern Marching Bands

2. For hundreds of year, marching bands have been in existence and in UK
they are generally connected to the Military. By buglers, drummers, or
pipers, troops would be led into battle. Here for retreating; these
instruments were utilized to give signals. Indeed, a piper was used to
lead off the WWII fighting platoon up the beaches of France and to the
landing crafts, during WWII. In present arm force, Military bands play an
important part, but especially for ceremonial purposes, as often seen on
Trooping the Color, Beating Retreat or the Edinburgh Tattoo.
Now there are numerous styles of marching bands in existence.
Traditional marching bands tend to be present in the UK. Apart from
tuned instruments such as bugles, valve trumpets, bell lyres, these
bands consists of brass and woodwind bass drum, tenor drums, snare
drums and cymbals. Such bands are often used by organizations
including the air training corps; sea cadet corps, scouts, etc use such
bands. These are also familiar sights at festivals and parades in British
towns.

3. Originated in Scotland, other major part of marching Music Composition
Programs comes from Pipe bands. With many top bands coming from the
USA and Canada, these have become popular all throughout the world. The
bagpipes play the melodies and the drum corps has a very important role. 6
or more snare drummers play complex rudimental phrases on high tension
snare drums. There are Kevlar drumheads on these drums that are tuned up
to a very high pitch. So, to bear the huge forces put upon them, the drums
have to be extremely strong. Under both the bottom and top heads there are
snare wires, which gives a clean and crisp tone. This facilitates the picking of
even the softest of grace notes. Tenor drums of various pitches and sizes are
used to add complex mid-range tones. Tenor drumming has been taken to a
latest level by some tenor players.
From the American style show bands or Drum Corps, a huge growth area in
the world marching scene comes. Apart from the numerous sized bass
drums and snare drums, the drum corps also has cymbals, multi - tenors /
quads, and a pit. This pit located at the forefront, features a range of tuned
percussion such as marimbas, bells, xylophones, etc. The rest of the band is
made up of brass players. In USA, these band systems form an integral part
of the music education system and tends to play the completed Marching
Band Sheet Music.

4. Marching snare drums have changed dramatically over the last 100
years or so, from rope tuned calf heads on crude drums to today's high
tension and finest maple, birch, or even carbon fiber made models.
Their hardware manufactured and drumheads are made from
lightweight aircraft-grade aluminum.
There are some avenues for the drumming lovers who are on a look to
start playing with a marching band. With the possibility of performing
too many varied audiences, youths can apply to their local Army
Cadets, Air Cadets, Sea Cadet or Boys brigade band, which will
provide an instrument and tuition.