austuba wrote:hmmm..... a warmup for marching.....
you could all punch eachother in the face for 20 min or until you bleed.
Thats funny....hahhaha
BREATHING GYM!!!!
One of the big differences between HS marching band and drum corps is TIME. Drum corps will rehearse more in three weeks than most HS band rehearse all season. Drum corps produce the sounds they do because they can spend 3 hours a day working on just warm ups and things like this. HS bands have to condense it down to 30 minutes a rehearsal. Playing fundamentals is the most important part of teaching marching band....put as much time into it that you can.
Tony Granados
Triangle Brass Band and Triangle Youth Brass Band, Music Director
I think he's talking about on-field warmup pieces. I'd put in a vote for the Madison Scouts' G Minor Chorale. I've played it in D and F minor too... I don't know where you'd get the score though.
I know the brass instuctor got our warm-ups off of the blue devils DVD. I think they are on there in PDF. I don't know if there are other corps that put their warm ups on the dvd but you could look around for other corps if you want something else. you could also check websites, if not now in the fall because a lot of them put their warmups on the internet for potential members. I can't find any that are up right now but I didn't look real hard and I have a slow connection. Good luck next season. I know my brass instructor has Blue Devils so you can PM me if you want his email.
tubaguyku wrote:I am a brass instructor this fall for marching bands, and I was looking for different ideas for warm-ups for my brass sections. I have used my own for many years, but I was wanting to get more ideas. Could someone give me info on how to obtain some drum corps warmups. I don't want to copy them, but I want some ideas to look at so I can still arrange my own. Thanks for the help!!!
We used to play a Bach chorale, traditional, but nonetheless effective for listening to intonation, etc.
While working on drill, don't bother singing. The air movement is completely different than while playing. Have the kids (namely the brasses) do "air and valves" -- blow, articulate, finger the valves, but don't buzz.
If they can learn how to coordinate the wind, tongue, fingers, and feet, they'll have a much easier time getting a good sound and getting it on time with good phrasing when they start buzzing again.
