Drum Majoring Flashcards
1
Q
5 Instrument Positions
A
Carry, Alt Carry, Ready, Prepare to Play, Rest
2
Q
Instrument Up is…
A
Three count movement to move Carry to Prepare to Play. It occurs in conjunction with an eight beat Roll Off or sixteen beat drum cadence.
3
Q
4 types of commands
A
Preparatory, Execution, Combined, Supplementary
4
Q
Verbal command “Band”
A
Calling the unit to Attention
5
Q
Parts of the Mace
A
Ball, staff, chain, ferrule
6
Q
Job of the Mace
A
Communicate the rate of the march (tempo), execution of band formations, instrument manual
7
Q
Gate Turn
A
1st execute the Turn About
Mace between waist and thigh levels
Ball towards the left 45 degrees
8
Q
Which instruments execute protect?
A
Trombones, euphoniums, saxophones, trumpeted, horns
