Sunday, February 15, 2015

How To Have A Successful Marching Band Show

By Katina Brady


Bands are there because of one thing in common, they provide music to the people. But most importantly, it is to provide entertainment through the things that they are doing. When there are open events, usually directors try to hire bands to entertain the crowd or give a breather for the audiences. There are those that start as an opener. And there are also some that are made for intermissions and they perform during breaks.

When it comes to the field of music, there are different bands. There are those that are mainly singing, then there are some that play instruments. And it can also be found everywhere. Even most schools have bands of their own. These are known as marching bands. Although not everyone are very interested in watching them perform a marching band show, they will surely be if you give them a good one.

There are not many marching groups in the world that are famous. Most of these groups are made up of high school kids. But when they do gain recognition, they are given opportunities to perform for a bigger crowd. And if you want the band to reach the same status, you have to step up your game.

People have different preferences. And today, the society shifted their gaze on things that are more colorful and alive. That is why marching people do not get the recognition they deserve most of the time. Little does the world know that to be effective in this craft, you need to be specific and precise all the time. You also have to be coordinated. And when there are many of you, this can be quite hard to do.

Most important thing to note is the weakness and strengths of each member. It is important that the entire group can move in unison. And acknowledging the differences of each person would make it easier to do so. This will also make it easier for you to determine which people would be perfect for specific parts.

Concept is how you build a whole performance. Without it, you would be all over the place. And worse, people would not have a chance to know and understand what you are trying to do, so they would not appreciate it as well. Brainstorm with the rest of the team to come up with the best idea possible. Because if it is just you, this would be very hard.

When you are set with what you want to do, you need to have a plan. In the term of experts, there must be a blueprint to guide each and every one. This will determine the exact position changes, how to do it and where you will exactly end up for the next formation. All of the little details can be discussed during this time since it would be clearer for everyone to see the entire picture.

When you are doing a transition, it should not take too long. This will become boring. Best keep the routines under one minute or less. And then you can go to another position, this way, you would entice the viewers with something new every few seconds.

Always remember that even if you have good formations and plans, this will be useless without the perfect music. If you want to make sure that it is a success, you might look into it as well. This is what most directors forget.




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