Drum major help please!!
Question: Drum major help please!
At fiirst i was nervous about me not going to make drum major but now that i did i have a problem!.
Here ill start out with where i live there are 2 diffrent marching bands the highschool which is grades 10-12 and the 9/honor band (honor band is mainly 9 with some 8th graders)!.
I am the drum major of the 9/honor band and i am a girl and im not very big!.!.!. i am actually 5 foot 2 which is a problem!.!.!. there are 25 rows of 7 and the people in the 5th row can barley see me!.!.!. i am perfectly loud enough but over half the band cant tell when i cut off or change the speed so its kind of like a guessing game for all of them!.!.!. is there any way possible i can make my arm movements bigger and not sloppy or anyother way to get all of the band on track and not guessing!? please help me!.!.!. Thank you!Www@Enter-QA@Com
Here ill start out with where i live there are 2 diffrent marching bands the highschool which is grades 10-12 and the 9/honor band (honor band is mainly 9 with some 8th graders)!.
I am the drum major of the 9/honor band and i am a girl and im not very big!.!.!. i am actually 5 foot 2 which is a problem!.!.!. there are 25 rows of 7 and the people in the 5th row can barley see me!.!.!. i am perfectly loud enough but over half the band cant tell when i cut off or change the speed so its kind of like a guessing game for all of them!.!.!. is there any way possible i can make my arm movements bigger and not sloppy or anyother way to get all of the band on track and not guessing!? please help me!.!.!. Thank you!Www@Enter-QA@Com
Answers:
Make sure your arm movements are done high (around the level of your head) and are crisp so they can be easily distinguished!. If you don't already wear gloves, try getting a pair of black or white ones (whichever will be more visible with your uniform)!. You should be able to get good ones made for marching band at your local music store or just ask your director!. Drum majors commonly wear gloves to make their hands stand out from the rest of the body!. If you're on a field or standing still (ie not a parade), try getting a platform or stepstool to stand on!. This is also commonly done by drum majors and will make it much easier to see you!Www@Enter-QA@Com
well the down beat of count one should always be higher than the down beat of two so that way everyone knows what count you're on!. also you could be double prepping causing your conducting pattern look a little odd!. you should take drum majoring classes at a band camp or ask help from a previous drum major for help!. I even think they sell instruction videos!. I know they sell them for marching fundamentals and colorguard techniqes on flag, rifel, and saber so why not one on drum majoring!.
but your height shouldn't really be a problem because one of our drum majors was about as short as you and we could see what she was conducting!. sorry I don't have any personal experiance with drum majoring other than taking a drum majoring class at band camp for the heck of it!. well i hoped i help at least a little
good luck and have fun :]Www@Enter-QA@Com
but your height shouldn't really be a problem because one of our drum majors was about as short as you and we could see what she was conducting!. sorry I don't have any personal experiance with drum majoring other than taking a drum majoring class at band camp for the heck of it!. well i hoped i help at least a little
good luck and have fun :]Www@Enter-QA@Com