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Basic Marching Band Terms

The document defines basic marching band terms and commands including: - About face, which turns the body 180 degrees without moving from the spot. - Attention, which is the performance posture with feet together, head up, and arms in front holding the instrument. - Cadence, which is the rate of marching steps per minute set by the drum line. - Column, file, rank, which describe the linear formations of band members directly behind, beside, or in front of each other. - Commands like forward march which instruct the band to start marching or halt to stop all movement.

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Basic Marching Band Terms

The document defines basic marching band terms and commands including: - About face, which turns the body 180 degrees without moving from the spot. - Attention, which is the performance posture with feet together, head up, and arms in front holding the instrument. - Cadence, which is the rate of marching steps per minute set by the drum line. - Column, file, rank, which describe the linear formations of band members directly behind, beside, or in front of each other. - Commands like forward march which instruct the band to start marching or halt to stop all movement.

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Basic Marching Band Terms/Commands

About face - turning the body 180 degrees to face in the opposite direction, without moving from the
spot
Angle - measure of the amount of movement necessary to obtain 30, 45, 60, 90, 180, or 360 degrees
Arc - curved drill formation, part of a circle
Attention - performance posture, feet together, head slightly upwards, and arms in front of the body
with instrument in proper position (as outlined below), there should be no talking

Backwards marching - the reverse of forward marching, executed on the balls of the feet with gentle
gliding motions and minimal upper body movement
Band front - non-playing members of the band such at banner, guard twirlers, etc.
Band proper - playing members of the band
Block band - formation used for parade marching and attendance in which the entire band lines up by
sections in a block as defined by instructor. 8X8, 7X9, 4X10, etc. This will depend on the need and
spacing.

Cadence - rate of marching steps per minute; song played by the drum line to establish the marching
tempo
Column - a line of band members directly behind each other
Command - an instruction or order given to the band
Company front - drill formation in which the entire band or most of the band lines up horizontally
across the field
Cover - to adjust alignment in a line or form

Diagonal - alignment of band members in an oblique angle, making a line


Dress - to adjust alignment in a line or form
Drill chart - paper on which the position of every band member is notated for each set put on the field

Fall in - to get into the position in the basic form or block band
Fall out - permission for band members to leave the basic form or block band
File - a line of band members directly behind each other, a column
Follow the leader - way of moving between drill sets in which one band member moves to the
designated spot and the rest follow on the same path to their spots
Formation - arrangement of band members in assigned positions at a specific location in a design or set
Forward march - command to move forward in a roll step
Guide - member to whom other band members look for correct alignment and dressing
Halt - stopping of all movement
Hold - a pause used for effect, to stop in place and not mark time, often in the middle of marching on the
field
Horns up - command given to bring horns into playing position from attention

Interval - space between ranks or files; space between band members on the field

Left dress - guiding to be in line with the band members to the left
Left face - turning the body ninety degrees to the left while staying in place
Left flank - an abrupt, ninety degree change in direction of movement to the left
Left guide - band member in the furthest left position in a rank

Maneuver - the act of executing the drill on the field


Mark time- marching in place

Parade Rest - rest posture to be undertaken when not at attention, feet shoulder width apart, head
bowed slightly, and arms clasped together holding instrument at about waist level in front of the body
Phasing - a fluctuation in tempo or step caused by one or more band members being slightly behind or
slightly ahead of the drum major
Pivot - axis or point of rotation

Rank - a line of band members directly beside each other


Rear - direction toward the back of the band or away from the home audience
Right dress - guiding to be in line with the band members to the right
Right face - turning the body ninety degrees to the right while staying in place
Right flank - an abrupt, ninety degree change in direction of movement to the right
Right guide - band member in the furthest right position in a rank
Roll step - method of marching in which the heel hits the ground first and the foot is rolled, as if
squeezing a tube of toothpaste, forward to the toe to minimize upper body movement
Rotation - moving a form as a unit around any point or axis

Set - each formation of the entire drill in which each band member has an exact position on the field
Spacing - the distance between band members

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