Its Marching Band Time

I know this is a departure from what I usually write. But it is music. I love marching band (Maple Heights Mustangs) we killed the show. But I recently came from a part of marching band that I was unfamiliar with, drum corps/color guard and mostly competition band styles. I know for speaking for myself that I loved band we were a show band we made sure that the crowed enjoyed what we were playing and what we were doing. We danced played newer top 40 songs stand cheers were that of current genre songs. And it was good. On the somewhat opposite spectrum is show style. Now my first thought was is this really marching band. And it was just a style and way that I was not used to. They have the same aspects of that in show style but they compete on a more global level. With DCI (drum corps international) they have a lot more coordination and from my take they put a lot more practice into their pieces not saying that show band doesn't but some of these groups are on new levels. A lot of skills are showcased on the field. Between the spinning of the flags/rifles/sabers to the percision movements of the band itself it is pretty intricate.

From my perspective from the outside looking in and I love my show style and at first I stated that I'm not a fan of core style as it were. But as I continue to watch it more and more I can personally see why it is such a popular style. And why it is just as big if not bigger on a college level as well. I would recommend going to see a drum corps show it will put you onto a whole new level of band that I haven't experienced since high school.

Next time I'm taking it to my all time favorite: Black College Band aka HBCU bands