That was epic!! If I had to use one of those things, I would kill myself and half the band trying to spin it. :) however, when you march, your knees seem straighten a bit too much through your step. The knee should always be just a tad bit as to make your step as smooth as possible. Feet rolling looked great! Awesome job! :)
I wanna learn the cane walk so bad :[. And also would she get points taken off for not extending all the way up in parades since she sisnt a scottish drum major?
Usually yes, not fully extending would affect your score. This is just a bad habit she had that was kind of hard to fix because she was already used to beating time like that.The way she beats time in the video is actually like Military Band style, not American Marching Band style. AMB style would have full extention that you mentioned while MB (like Scottish/British) is a little more relaxed. However AMB style is more appropriate for street competitions.
This is a really cool presentation from this band. I dig the change to half time in the middle. The drum major puts a lot of effort into her routine and I think her deportment is solid and especially consistent with the free arm during the beating of time.
haha im so famous! thats arty for posting this. i should be appearing on the ellen show very soon showing off my skills. she just needs to call me back!
You must come from a VERY traditional marching band style. You are correct (kind of). In American military style of drum major, the mace is only used for signals. Spinning the mace is actually an Irish/Scottish tradition. In NCBA band reviews, spinning the mace is a way for a drum major to earn judge points in parade. The more complicated the routien, the more points they get.
Artemus, you and I both know that that last statement is not true. It can be complex as hell, but if it's not clean, there won't be a very large addition of points.
You know what I noticed? I know I commented on the whistle, but in a parade, and you need to halt all of a sudden, what are you suppose to do, cause the DM does not have his/her whistle.
If you are talking about the halt in the middle of the march, they rehearsed that into the routine. Now if you absolutely need to stop the band in parade competition (which is rare(ex: Granada HS 05, had to stop to let an ambulance through)you would simply stop what you're doing, put your whistle in your mouth, and signal the band to halt.
I noticed that you have some really great upper body control. your shoulders hardly moved at all! You have great military precision inall your moves. your helecopter has a really smooth transition. and finally I just love your star march that you do. it is totally gangster!
Thanks for the comments. I tried to talk her out of the toss at the step-off. To me it looked out of place. But She insisted that she really wanted to put a toss in there. And (sorry sarah for saying this) the mace isn't heavy for her, it's just really long. She never got it shortened.
For a while the drum majors wore shakos. They were hard to manuver in. I think I was the last drum major to wear a huge hat (Scottish Feather Bonnet). The Drum Majors now wear Berets.
Yea, thats true, but I don't really like the way it looks, lol. The big baton looks more badass, lol. Our drum majors don't even do that many tricks with the batons, so thats prolly why I'm not likeing the small baton.
But yea, great job on the drum major position, great sighn of leadership over here in Minnesota.
That "long mace" is actually a standard mace. The "short mace" you refer to is probably the military baton. I have to disagree with you; since the military baton is shorter you can actually do alot more intricate manuvers like passing the baton between the legs.
in mississippi some drum majors, such as me, use mace...its an optional thing...most male drum majors here use mace...and a few females use it...but the moves we do are a lot more complicated thant wut i see from the west coast mace spinners
Well you guys are mostly field Drum Majors (Which I wish the DM's here on the west coast would do), so you are able to do all kinds of drill while spinning your mace. We on the west coast don't do that. Our DM's concentrate more on cleanliness, so we're restricted.
Hey backoffyou. To answer your question, no, not all school bands on the west coast use maces. A good percentage of drum majors use Military batons; some are corps style.
That was epic!! If I had to use one of those things, I would kill myself and half the band trying to spin it. :) however, when you march, your knees seem straighten a bit too much through your step. The knee should always be just a tad bit as to make your step as smooth as possible. Feet rolling looked great! Awesome job! :)
fmbfreak 1 year ago
I wanna learn the cane walk so bad :[. And also would she get points taken off for not extending all the way up in parades since she sisnt a scottish drum major?
darkstaryourmom 3 years ago 2
Usually yes, not fully extending would affect your score. This is just a bad habit she had that was kind of hard to fix because she was already used to beating time like that.The way she beats time in the video is actually like Military Band style, not American Marching Band style. AMB style would have full extention that you mentioned while MB (like Scottish/British) is a little more relaxed. However AMB style is more appropriate for street competitions.
ArtyMac 3 years ago
That is really good spinning. o.O
darkheritic 3 years ago
The Band Director added that Half time march in the middle because it was a way to help boost showmanship scores
ArtyMac 3 years ago
LOL.. did NOT expect to see color guard running down the sides. XD Love it.
tvheartache 3 years ago 3
woot!!!!!!!GO SARAH!!!!!! YEUH!!!!
no soutes in this one huh???lol*inside jokes*
ahhh i miss it!
guardchicka07 3 years ago
Not bad, but I thought it could have been more crisp, was this early in the season?
1OOYears 3 years ago
Want to be our HS's drum major?
Your brass can join, too. xP
Lancex9384 3 years ago 3
OH MY! i think i just lost one of my eyeballs... BRAVO!!!!!
lubylox 3 years ago
This is a really cool presentation from this band. I dig the change to half time in the middle. The drum major puts a lot of effort into her routine and I think her deportment is solid and especially consistent with the free arm during the beating of time.
kmacheff 4 years ago
This girl has skills!
LunarX 4 years ago
aww thank you! =)
notlindsay07 3 years ago
haha im so famous! thats arty for posting this. i should be appearing on the ellen show very soon showing off my skills. she just needs to call me back!
notlindsay07 4 years ago
You must come from a VERY traditional marching band style. You are correct (kind of). In American military style of drum major, the mace is only used for signals. Spinning the mace is actually an Irish/Scottish tradition. In NCBA band reviews, spinning the mace is a way for a drum major to earn judge points in parade. The more complicated the routien, the more points they get.
ArtyMac 4 years ago
Artemus, you and I both know that that last statement is not true. It can be complex as hell, but if it's not clean, there won't be a very large addition of points.
ZJH89 4 years ago
Thankyou for reminding me, *smacks self in face*. I forgot to mention Cleanliness of the routine also is a major part earning points in parade.
ArtyMac 4 years ago
My band doesn't do any of that spinning stuff. and yea, I kind of did notice the spinning is from Irish/Scottish
Mafiaboy45 4 years ago
whats thats song called???
darkstaryourmom 4 years ago
"Washington Grays"
ArtyMac 4 years ago
thanks :]
darkstaryourmom 4 years ago
You know what I noticed? I know I commented on the whistle, but in a parade, and you need to halt all of a sudden, what are you suppose to do, cause the DM does not have his/her whistle.
Mafiaboy45 4 years ago
If you are talking about the halt in the middle of the march, they rehearsed that into the routine. Now if you absolutely need to stop the band in parade competition (which is rare(ex: Granada HS 05, had to stop to let an ambulance through)you would simply stop what you're doing, put your whistle in your mouth, and signal the band to halt.
ArtyMac 4 years ago
You guys rocked at Fairfiel September 17, 2007. Rosemont Represent!!
hyphydood 4 years ago
shut up she did great! :)
missperfection77 4 years ago
I noticed that you have some really great upper body control. your shoulders hardly moved at all! You have great military precision inall your moves. your helecopter has a really smooth transition. and finally I just love your star march that you do. it is totally gangster!
TsucasaKsumi 4 years ago
Really cool!
tom11b 4 years ago
she was gettin it...i luv female drum majors! (no homo lol)
chickfantasmic 4 years ago
Does it say "Donuts 2006"?
gzaragoza 4 years ago
What are you talking about?
ArtyMac 4 years ago
On the asphalt at around 2:17-2:21.
gzaragoza 4 years ago
Yes it does, the Seniors the year before do paintings on the ground.
ArtyMac 4 years ago
Thanks for the comments. I tried to talk her out of the toss at the step-off. To me it looked out of place. But She insisted that she really wanted to put a toss in there. And (sorry sarah for saying this) the mace isn't heavy for her, it's just really long. She never got it shortened.
ArtyMac 4 years ago
It looks like she forgot to take out her whistle when she was done
Mafiaboy45 4 years ago
I know what you mean. She actually was supposed to take it out during beating of time, but the way she did it looked rushed.
ArtyMac 4 years ago
Do you guys have small hats? I can't do anything on the horizontal plane above my head because of my bands bulky has and tall plumes.
gzaragoza 4 years ago
For a while the drum majors wore shakos. They were hard to manuver in. I think I was the last drum major to wear a huge hat (Scottish Feather Bonnet). The Drum Majors now wear Berets.
ArtyMac 4 years ago
Not where I live, at least 30 bands in the area still wear shakos, including me.
gzaragoza 4 years ago
Whats this song?
Mafiaboy45 4 years ago
Whats the name of this song? I like it alot
Mafiaboy45 4 years ago
"Washington Grays" by Claudio S. Grafulla
ArtyMac 4 years ago
Whats the name of this song? I like it alot
Mafiaboy45 4 years ago
Yea, thats true, but I don't really like the way it looks, lol. The big baton looks more badass, lol. Our drum majors don't even do that many tricks with the batons, so thats prolly why I'm not likeing the small baton.
But yea, great job on the drum major position, great sighn of leadership over here in Minnesota.
Mafiaboy45 4 years ago
Wow, I can't even get three rifle tosses in a row. You are very good.
sillyrnu007 4 years ago
I like the long mace more than the regular short mace, you can do so much more with the long one
Mafiaboy45 4 years ago
That "long mace" is actually a standard mace. The "short mace" you refer to is probably the military baton. I have to disagree with you; since the military baton is shorter you can actually do alot more intricate manuvers like passing the baton between the legs.
ArtyMac 4 years ago
in mississippi some drum majors, such as me, use mace...its an optional thing...most male drum majors here use mace...and a few females use it...but the moves we do are a lot more complicated thant wut i see from the west coast mace spinners
dakrunkest1 4 years ago
Well you guys are mostly field Drum Majors (Which I wish the DM's here on the west coast would do), so you are able to do all kinds of drill while spinning your mace. We on the west coast don't do that. Our DM's concentrate more on cleanliness, so we're restricted.
ArtyMac 4 years ago
o ok....i wasn't sure! because every drum major i saw from cali appeared to do the same exact thing
dakrunkest1 4 years ago
What kind of mace is tht?
Mafiaboy45 4 years ago
A regular Peacock American Mace (White Shaft, Chrome head and Furrel)
ArtyMac 4 years ago
(i meant in the description)
yadidameng 4 years ago
i'm center guide in da front, yEE!
Mighty Tromboners! n mr arty, how could misspell our sarah white's name!?
(n the occasional terrible trombone notes arent my fault! we have many newbies)
lol
yadidameng 4 years ago
Hey backoffyou. To answer your question, no, not all school bands on the west coast use maces. A good percentage of drum majors use Military batons; some are corps style.
ArtyMac 4 years ago
wow!
xWhatARockstar 4 years ago