The Military Band - Regimental Drum Major Association

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experience is advantageous and completion of a ments may dictate the appointment of other duty locally administered clerk's training course is de- positions. Among these are the following: sirable. (1) Recruiting. (2) Athletics and Recreation. (9) Musical Instrument Repairman. The mu- (3) Unit History. sical instrument repairman is responsible for cer- (4) Mail. tain degrees of instrumental maintenance depen- (5) Publicity. dent upon the repair equipment authorized the (6) Reenlistment. organization to which he is assigned. In separate (7) Safety. and organization bands the musical instrument (8) Voting. repairman should be trained to provide mainte- d. Cadre. Every band must be prepared to nance for musical instruments through second provide a nucleus of personnel around which to echelon. Special bands should possess the capabil- form a new band. Cadre organization is strucity of providing maintenance through third eche- tured by appropriate Tables of Organization and lon for most musical instruments. Equipment. Several cadres should be established and trained continuously until full proficiency c. Other Personnel and Duties. Local require- has been attained. 5
CHAPTER 2 TRAINING Section I. FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT 8. Facilities tive use of all available training time, training To train for and to perform its mission effec- aids should be utilized and maintained within the tively, the band must have suitable facilities and band. The minimum stock of training aids should equipment. All facilities should be located in the include the following: same area and organized to permit the most (1) A blackboard with superimposed musical efficient usage. staves. a. Rehearsal Facilities. Rehearsal facilities will (2) A bulletin board with a calendar of cominclude concert band, group, and individual prac- mitments and training. tice studios. These studios must be acoustically (3) Fingering, transposition, and rudiment treated and properly lighted, heated, and venti- charts. lated. Risers in the concert band studio are (4) Charts outlining correct playing posihighly desirable. Chairs and music stands in suf- tions and instrument care. ficient quantity must be available. The concert (5) Record players and training recordings. band studio should contain a conductor's stand (6) Metronomes and stop watches. and podium, racks and storage lockers for large e. Drill Field. A field or outdoor area easily acinstruments and percussion items, a well-tuned cessible to the band facilities should be desigpiano, and a stroboscope for tuning. nated as the band's drill field. Additionally, an asb. Band Library. The band library should be sembly area should be available in the immediate accessible to all rehearsal facilities. The library vicinity of the band facilities. The drill field must should contain music for all training and per- have a flat, even terrain and be sufficient in size formance functions of the concert band, march- to accommodate marching and drill movements. ing band, stage band, small groups and ensem- It is imperative that the drill field be readily bles, and the band chorus. Instrumental methods available for the band's use so that conflicts with and text books must be maintained. Suitable file other units will be avoided. cabinets or shelves should be available for stor- f. Instrument Repair Facilities. A separate, age of music. Racks for collating individual parts well-lighted room with several electrical outlets into folders should be constructed. Music publish- for power tools, a work bench, and storage cabiers' catalogs, record albums, a typewriter, a mu- nets for parts and tools should be maintained as a sic-writer, and arranging and copying materials repair shop. A sufficient supply of materials also should be in the library. should be kept in this room to provide for the c. Recording Facilities. The recording studio routine and periodic thorough cleaning of all inshould be located and constructed so that visual struments. communication between the recording technician g. Supply and Storage Facilities. A welland the concert band conductor always is main- lighted area of sufficient size to permit access to tained. Microphone outlets and playback facilities all equipment should be maintained for supply should be located in all rehearsal areas. The qual- and storage. This area must be designed for maxity of the equipment must permit exact repro- imum security at all times. Sufficient storage duction of musical sound to provide for training rooms with appropriate racks and shelving for of bandsmen and the production of materials for storage of all instruments and accessories, unirelease to recruiting broadcasts and community forms, weapons, and other unit equipment must relations activities. be provided. Necessary office equipment and aded. Training Aids. To insure efficient and effec- quate space are mandatory for the proper admin- 6
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(1) Carry (2) Ready instrument (3)
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(3) Alternate carry Figure 48-Conti
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CHAPTER 6 FIELD MUSIC Section I. UN
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ody, bell toward the right, and is
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DAILY SUNDAY FIRST CALL FIRST CALL
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a. ASSEMBLY Quick b-. ADJUTA_ · CA
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e. OFFICERS' CALL Moderato f. PAY D
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personal honors to flag officers (A
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(4) When all units are on the final
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passed the reviewing stand and has
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(3) Honors to the Nation (concurren
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of "The Army Song" officially termi
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funeral for a person entitled to pe
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priate music as the flag is folded.
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CHAPTER 8 THE BAND LIBRARY Section
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