can anyone tell me about the history of marching band?
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Marching bands evolved out of military bands. As musicians became less and less important in directing the movement of troops on the battlefield, the bands moved into increasingly ceremonial roles. An intermediate stage which provided some of the instrumentation and music for marching bands was the modern brass band, which also evolved out of the military tradition.\n\nMany military traditions survive in modern marching band. Bands that march in formation will often be ordered to "dress" their "ranks" and "cover [down]" their "files". They may be called to "attention", and given orders like "about face" and "forward march". Uniforms of many marching bands still resemble military uniforms.\n\nOutside of police and military organizations, modern marching band is most commonly associated with American football, and specifically the halftime field show. Many U.S. universities had bands before the twentieth century.\n\nAnother innovation that appeared at roughly the same time as the field show and marching in formations was the fight song. University fight songs are often closely associated with the university's band. Some of the more recognizable and popular fight songs, such as the University of Wisconsin's "On Wisconsin," Michigan's "The Victors," Notre Dame's "Victory March," and the United States Naval Academy's "Anchors Aweigh" are widely utilized by high schools across the country.\n\nOther changes in marching band have been:\n\n    * adoption of the tradition by secondary schools (high schools, junior high schools, and middle schools)\n    * the addition of a dance team, cheerleaders (sometimes called poms), and/or baton twirlers\n    * the addition of colorguard members\n\nSince the inception of Drum Corps International in the 1970s, many marching bands that perform field shows have adopted changes to the activity that parallel developments with modern drum and bugle corps. These bands are said to be corps-style bands. Changes adopted from drum corps include:\n\n    * marching style: instead of a traditional high step, drum corps tend to march with a fluid roll step to keep musicians' torsos completely still (see below)\n    * the adaptation of the color guard, rifle, and sabre units into "auxiliaries", who march with the band and provide visual flair by spinning and tossing flags or mock weapons and using dance in the performance\n    * moving marching timpani and keyboard percussion into a stationary sideline percussion section (pit), which has since incorporated many different types of percussion instruments\n    * the addition of vocalists and/or electric instruments (marching bands have as a general rule adopted these aspects before drum corps, for instance the Drum Corps International circuit has only allowed electronic amplification since 2004 and has yet to permit electronic instruments without penalties)\n    * marching band competitions are judged using criteria similar to the criteria used in drum corps competitions, with emphasis on individual aspects of the band (captions for music performance, visual performance, percussion, guard, and general effect are standard).
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http://www.marchofdimes.com/professionals/681_1221.asp. This link was very informative.I hope it helps you.
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This is the full history of the band\nhttp://www.abba-world.net/#\nhope this helps
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TheAUDITION\n\nLook at the bottom for all of the official sites associated with this band!
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http://www.stlouisblues.com/history/history.html
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Dig here:\nhttp://www.luth.se/luth/present/sweden/history/
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http://www-chaos.umd.edu/history/time_line.html\n\nhttp://newton.uor.edu/Departments&Programs/AsianStudiesDept/china-history.html
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They were an anti-Vietnam war movement.  Here is a site that goes into more detail and there are even more links at the bottom of the site:\nhttp://www.milesago.com/features/saveoursons.htm
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There are lots of choices in a school band - flute, clarinet, saxophone (alto, tenor & in some baritone), french horn, trumpet, trombone, tuba, drums, oboe, bassoon.  I'm a flute player, so I'm partial to that - but I've always wanted to learn to play oboe or bassoon - they sound soo cool!  I don't like clarinet, personally I found it very easy to play - quite boring.  Same with sax, no challenge for me.  Trumpet is alright, trombone is soo much fun to play, as is tuba - you'd get to play the root bear song!  French horn is beautiful, but very challenging.  Drums - blech, they are alright, but not my style.\n\nAnd that's just it - you need to find YOUR style, not mine or anyone else's.  Try each instrument, listen and feel what they are like.  You'll find the one for you.  Have fun!
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The only information I could find that might be helpful was this history of the building of a dugout by parents:\nhttp://www.ewsports.com/osborn_dugout_project.htm\n\nHope it helps!
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my opinion is that they divide into three groups. you have drums, mallets, and everything else. the drums are simple, bass, snare, tenor, and some other random ones here and there. mallets are marimba, vibes, xylophone, and electronic keyboards (yes you can play some with mallets!). and then everything else includes things like gok blocks, shakers, cabassa, and stuff. and you can't forget the  cymbals!!!!!!\n\nor just to put it simply, what you can march and what you can't
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try to google it you can find their website and a bunch of other websites on the history of them
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Try the attached link. They have everything you can think of about bands and band members.
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go to the libary under sports of 1900s or 1980 \nthen go to the history of hocky.
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FAMU's Marching 100, right here in Tallahassee FL, are among the best in the world. They win nearly every competition they enter, they fly all over the world performing. They recently backed Kanye West at the Grammy's. If you can make it in, there is no better.\n\nhttp://youtube.com/watch?v=5yANhqS90mo\n\nAlso, they were much of the basis for the movie "Drumline". The film's tech advisor was a former Marching 100 member, and one member of the band was the drumming double for the movie's star. \n\nhttp://www.blackathlete.com/Collegesports/collsports062303.html
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i totally am!!! i'm in five different bands throughout the school year: marching band, indoor percussion, concert band, jazz band, and jazz combos. also, i'm a bigger freak because my mom went to the same high school that i'm in, and had the same band instructor. also, one time, i found her band jacket, and some pictures of her. i wore the jacket to practice and put the pictures on the bulliten board. all the time i'm doing something music oriented. i literally practice "morning, noon, and night" on some days!! i have concert band in the morning, a study hall in the music room (where i can practice in the band director's office) and percussion/marching band practice at night!! at home i am constantly on my piano, or finale, watching a musical, or with my headphones on. if i'm not playing music, i'm thinking about it; and when i'm playing it i can't get enough!!! i'm a freshmen in high school, and this is my third FULL YEAR playing in the high school band, and my fifth year of playing mallets. also, i love to sing, and i think i'm pretty darn good. so if you think you are a bigger band geek than me... wow you are my hero!!!
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Script Ohio\n\nScript Ohio is the signature formation of the Ohio State Marching Band performed before or during halftime, or after home games. According to the Ohio State Library, a similar floating formation was first performed during the 1932 season by the University of Michigan Marching band[3]. The Script Ohio is the most identifiable trademark associated with Ohio State Football and the Ohio State Marching Band. The script is an integrated series of evolutions and formations. The band first forms a triple Block O formation, then slowly unwinds to form the famous letters while playing Robert Planquette’s Le régiment de Sambre et Meuse.