Corps-Style Marching

Since the late 1970s, corps-style marching has replaced so-called "Big Ten-style" marching as the dominant technique classification among competitive high school marching bands. Its rise to pre-eminence among high schools, along with modern drum & bugle corps where it has always been dominant and a small but growing number of college bands, has raised the demand for instructors well-versed in all facets of technique, and familiar with all the variants of the general style. This book is geared towards: The instructor who wishes to gain a greater understanding of the stylistic and physiological concepts behind corps-style marching, and to understand the variants which he may be asked to teach but was never exposed to in his own performing career The performer who wishes to pursue an understanding of what he is doing beyond the instruction provided to him by his visual caption staff. Contents Authors & Contributors This book has been written and edited by those listed on the Authors & Contributors page. Part 1: Technique Principles Posture Body Carriage Horn Carriage Horn Movements Commands Mark Time Timing and Tempo High Mark Time Forward Step Backwards Step Crab Step Flanking Sliding Direction Change Technique Step Sizes Part 2: Parade Marching The Block Dress and Cover Maintaining Spacing Turning Corners Timing Part 3: Drill Marching Basic Formations Coordinates Form and Interval Dress, Cover, Set, and Guide Maintaining Forms Maintaining Tempo Odd Meters Part 4: Appendices Construction and Use of a Foot Guide __NOTOC__ __NOEDITSECTION__ performing arts C 25%