The Complete Marching Band Resource Manual: Techniques and Materials for Teaching, Drill Design, and Music Arranging

279 Pages·1994·6.09 MB·English

by  Wayne Bailey

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title: The Complete Marching Band Resource Manual :
Techniques and Materials for Teaching, Drill Design, and
Music Arranging
author: Bailey, Wayne.; Caneva, Thomas.
publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
isbn10 | asin: 0812215087
print isbn13: 9780812215083
ebook isbn13: 9780585126401
language: English
subject Marching bands.
publication date: 1994
lcc: MT733.4.B35 1994eb
ddc: 784.8/314
subject: Marching bands.
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The Complete Marching Band Resource Manual
Techniques and Materials for Teaching, Drill Design, and Music Arranging
Wayne Bailey
Percussion chapter by
Thomas Caneva
University of Pennsylvania Press
Philadelphia

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Copyright © 1994 by the University of Pennsylvania Press
All rights reserved
Printed in the United States of America
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Bailey, Wayne, 1955-
The complete marching band resource manual: techniques and
materials for teaching, drill design, and music arranging / Wayne
Bailey; percussion chapter by Thomas Caneva.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-8122-1508-7
1. Marching bands. I. Caneva, Thomas. II. Title.
MT733.4.B35 1994
784.8'314dc20 94-7036
CIP
MN

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PREFACE
The contemporary marching band in the United States has developed into an ensemble separate from the athletic
contests and military shows that fostered it. Although it still uses sporting events as a stage for performance, the
marching band has developed an audience and purpose all its own.
The marching band director must be a very versatile teacher and musician. He or she must be able to arrange
music, develop design concepts that create visual form over a ten minute time span, choose uniforms and props,
and teach, motivate, and control large groups of enthusiastic young people. This book can serve as a guide both for
teaching those concepts and for running a successful marching band program. Both Wayne Bailey and Thomas
Caneva have taught marching bands at the high school, college, and large university level. The design, arranging,
and teaching concepts presented here have proven successful in a wide variety of settings. If the reader draws one
important idea from the entire book, it should be that the music dictates all types of movement to be used on the
field. Good drill designing is easily accomplished if this basic concept is remembered.
The authors wish to express gratitude to Mesa Music Publishers of Carlsbad, California for its permission to reprint
Alcalde, Shenandoah, and Tampico; to Chris Knighten and Glen Hemberger for contributing drill designs; to
David Burgess for preparing the computerized drill charts; and finally, to Allan McMurray for helping the authors
grow as musicians, arrangers, and drill designers.
WAYNE BAILEY
THOMAS CANEVA

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CONTENTS
Preface ix
How to Use This Manual xi
Unit 1. Writing the Drill and Music 1
Chapter 1. Understanding the Basics of the Marching Band 3
3
Instrumentation
4
The Marching Field
4
Step Styles
6
Body Carriage
7
Terminology
8
Fundamentals
9
Grid Alignments
9
Important Styles of Show Formats
11
Charting Tools
Chapter 2. Making Design Concepts Work 12
12
Types of Forms
25
Types of Movements
33
Speed of the Drill
33
Flow Between Charts
38
Staging the Band
38
Instrument Placement
43
Paths of the Marchers
43
Audience Perspective
47
Coordination of Elements
Chapter 3. Designing and Charting the Show 56
56
Selecting the Music
57
Designing the Show Format
58
Analyzing the Music
59
Designing the Charts
61
Charting the Forms

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Chapter 4. Arranging the Show Music 65
65
Preliminary Planning
66
Sketching the Arrangement
67
Writing Introductions and Endings
67
Accompanimental Rhythms
68
Harmonizations of the Melody
68
Choosing Instrument Doublings
74
Aiming the Arrangement
75
Creating Counterlines
76
Writing the Score
Unit 2. Teaching the Marching Band 77
Chapter 5. Teaching the Show 79
79
Teaching the Music
82
Memorizing the Music
82
Teaching the Marching
85
Sample Warm-ups
88
Building Endurance and Power
88
Structuring a Marching Band Rehearsal
Chapter 6. Parade Marching 92
92
Selecting the Music
92
Parade Formations
93
Turns
94
Parade Signals
94
Common Problems in Parade Marching
Unit 3. Use of Auxillaries and the Percussion Section 97
Chapter 7. Using the Auxiliaries 99
99
Structuring the Types and Sizes of Units
100
Choosing Props and Equipment
101
Use of Auxiliaries
101
Placement of the Auxiliaries
Chapter 8. Teaching the Marching Percussion Section by Thomas Caneva 114
114
Instrumentation

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115
Drum Sticks and Mallets
117
Correct Striking Area for Marching Band Drums
117
Selection of Players
120
Staging the Percussion Section
121
Marching Problems
123
Parade Marching
124
Tuning the Percussion Instruments
128
Musical Roles of Marching Percussion
129
Editing Marching Percussion Music
131
Percussion Warm-ups
135
Traditional Grip Versus Matched Grip
Unit 4. Resource Ideas 137
Chapter 9. Sample Designs 139
Appendix 241
Alcalde 242
Shenandoah 251
Tampico 260
Index 267
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