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	Drum major - MarchingWiki
		In common to all these forms of marching arts is that the drum major is responsible for providing commands (verbally or through hand gestures, or alternatively with a staff or mace) to the ensemble regarding where to march, what to play, and what time to keep.
		During the 1970s and prior it was not uncommon for a stationary drum major to stamp his feet on the podium for an audible tempo; with the arrival of increasingly higher drum major platforms and thus greater visibility this has become both dangerous and unnecessary.
		Drum majors have also become more elevated over the years, having moved off of the field over the course of the 1970s and 1980s and onto small podiums, which in recent years have often become some eight feet in height or larger.
	www.marchingwiki.com /wiki/index.php?title=Drum_major (627 words)

	Drum major - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A drum major is the leader of a marching band, drum and bugle corps, or pipe band.
		The drum major is responsible for providing commands (verbally, through hand gestures, or with whistle commands or alternatively with a baton or mace) to the ensemble regarding where to march, what to play, and what time to keep.
		A drum major position in the armed forces is usually an appointment and not a military rank.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Drum_Major (817 words)

	MLK Papers Project Sermons: "The Drum Major Instinct"
		It is the drum major impulse and longing that runs the gamut of human life.
		And that's the uncontrolled, perverted use of the drum major instinct.
		And we have perverted the drum major instinct.
	www.stanford.edu /group/King/publications/sermons/680204.000_Drum_Major_Instinct.html (4439 words)

	Drum Majors - History
		The text was written by Ian D Hook, former Drum Major of the Honourable Artillery Regiment, then curator at the National Army Museum, and now Keeper of the Essex Regiment Museum.
		It became customary, certainly in some regiments of foot, for the Drum Major to bring the regimental colours from their stand in the officers' mess and hand them over to the ensigns on ceremonial occasions.
		Similarly, it was the task of the Drum Major or the drummers to case and uncase the colours and to attach a laurel wreath if the colours were paraded on the anniversary of a battle honour.
	www.pether.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk /DrumMajor/pages/history.html (1031 words)

	Marching Dictionary - Drum Major Resource Center
		This resource is for drum majors, band directors, and instructors to clarify many of the key terms in marching bands / drum corps.
		A platform that is used on the field, for the drum major to conduct the band.
		This is the title of a judging caption used for judging drum corps or bands that focuses on the precision of the movement in the show.
	www.onlinedrummajor.com /gloss.html (3606 words)

	DRUM MAJOR (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		In fact, if the drums were recorded at a live gig or in a small studio where the band all played together, there will also be spill from the other instruments to contend with as well.
		Drums need fast attack-time settings, because of their percussive nature, though this setting can also have a beneficial side-effect: if a gate with a very fast attack time is used, the chopping effect that the gate has on the drum's waveform as it opens can give the sound a little extra definition.
		If the drums were recorded in a good-sounding live room (or at a live gig), then the overheads shouldn't really need much, if any, artificial reverb, but if they were recorded in a small, dry studio, you'll need to simulate the environment of your choice.
	www.soundonsound.com /sos/feb01/articles/drummix.asp (2627 words)

	George N. Parks Drum Major Academy
		DMA is for drum majors, those who aspire to be a drum major, and any band member who wishes to improve their leadership skills and be a stronger asset to their band program.
		Professor Parks is the nation's foremost authority on the art of drum majoring, and brings 30 years of teaching and performing experience to the Drum Major Academy, instructing over 3000 drum major and band leadership students each year.
		Drum Major Academy students will be using The Dynamic Drum Major throughout the course of the Academy for reference and regular reading assignments.
	www.drummajor.org /index.php?page=curriculum (885 words)

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		Therefore the posture and perceived attitude of the Drum Major is one of prime importance, regardless of shape; size or, age.
		Those in the front rank and the Drum Major should take care not to step out too fast or too long, this can create a gap, particularly if you have members on parade who are not quite as long in the leg as those in the front.
		The new drum “carrier” does not allow for this but, the left hand can be rested on the drum and the right arm “swung” in the natural fashion.
	www.adkpipes.org /DrumMajor.htm (2789 words)

	Drum Major (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		He was appointed Drum Major of the Regimental Band in 1939 and has held the position ever since.
		Drum Major Tilley has been an active participant on several band and Brigade committees, he has also served as master of ceremonies for many of the band's concert performances.
		Undaunted, Drum Major Tilley began the process of rebuilding the collection.
	www.wordplay.com /clb/roster/drum_major.htm (140 words)

	drum major (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Historically, the role of the Drum Major was one of a military regimentarian as the band was on the march, directing specific drill movements with mace or staff and forging a path through the throngs of the curious.
		Thirdly, a portion of the score derives from proper execution of tempo signals as the Drum Major is required to maintain the marching pace and direction of his band.
		Last, and certainly not least, the Drum Major, as vanguard of the band, is judged in showmanship in the proper flourishing of his mace.
	www.highlandnet.com /info/culture/c011.html (213 words)

	Ohio State University Drum Major: Kathryn Mitchell
		Drum Major tryouts the spring following the National Championship season was an exciting time for all Buckeyes and marching band members who were still living off the celebration high of “that last game”.
		During the off-season Mitchell took seriously her role in recruiting for the future by training many high school students to be OSU style Drum Majors.
		It was very important to me to give these kids the opportunities that Drum Majors of the past have given me, and carry on the high standards that the Drum Major position at OSU requires.
	ohiostatedrummajor.com /History/52Mitchell.htm (1197 words)

	Members
		Drum Major Master Gunnery Sergeant Thomas D. Kohl is the 34th Drum Major of “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band.
		Drum Major Kohl joined “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band in December 1999 as assistant Drum Major, and became the band’s Drum Major in February 2001.
		As Assistant Drum Major for “The President’s Own,” GySgt Kanteres leads the band in ceremonial commitments and, as the company gunnery sergeant, he is responsible for unit and new member training.
	www.marineband.usmc.mil /who_we_are/members/popups/drum_majors.htm (348 words)

	Symposium \| Students \| Drum Major Academy
		The philosophy behind the program is to provide drum major students and band leaders with a foundation in all these areas so they may return to their schools as a valuable supportive asset to their band directors.
		Drum Majors of the BOA Honor Band in the 2005 Tournament of Roses Parade to be selected at the 2004 Symposium
		Selected drum majors will be responsible for paying the $1,280 participant package cost (same as all Honor Band members) and transportation costs to and from Los Angeles.
	www.bands.org /public/events/symposium/students_DM.asp (619 words)

	DMI : History
		The Drum Major Foundation was founded in 1961 by Harry Wachtel, lawyer and advisor to Rev. Dr.
		Sensing that the silence of good people was again becoming deafening, Harry's son Bill Wachtel and Martin Luther King III came together to launch the Drum Major Institute in 1999.
		Today, the Drum Major Institute for Public Policy (DMI) unites its rich legacy with a modern-day approach to impacting public policy: we are taking the movement for social and economic justice into the battle of ideas.
	www.drummajorinstitute.org /history.html (396 words)

	Drum Major Institute - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Drum Major Institute for Public Policy is an American progressive public policy institute founded during the Civil Rights Movement.
		The Drum Major Foundation (later Institute) was founded in 1961 by Harry Wachtel, a New York City lawyer who was an advisor to Martin Luther King Jr.
		King often used the phrase "Drum Major Instinct" meaning the instinct to be a leader.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Drum_Major_Institute (282 words)

	EPHS DRUM MAJOR CLINIC 2006 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		She serves the drum major tech for Central Carrollton High School this year, and was very active as an instructor at the first drum major camp last year at CCHS!
		Christina was a three year superior and first place drum major throughout her band career at Ringgold.
		Christina attended the EPHS Drum Major Symposium her ninth grade year and grew as an excellent drum major and leader for her band.
	hometown.aol.com /ufvc2590/index.html (738 words)

	"West Lafayette, Evansville natives named Purdue Drum Majors"
		It's one of the most high profile drum major positions in college bands," says Wilkinson, an education major who selected Purdue because of its marching band program.
		"As a drum major you are looked at to be perfect all the time," he says.
		At Purdue, the drum majors conduct the band in the stands at games, and select the songs and cheers that will keep the stadium rocking.
	www.purdue.edu /BANDS/news/040505DrumMajors.htm (517 words)

	The Drum Major Instinct
		The quest for recognition, the desire for attention, the desire for distinction is the basic impulse, the basic drive of human life.
		And the great issue of life is to harness the drum major instinct.
		And all you are living on is the satisfaction of your skin being white, and the drum major instinct of thinking that you are somebody big because you are white.
	www.fpc-ogden.org /sermons/sermon273.htm (3498 words)

	Drumlines.org: Marching Percussion Education Community: Watching the drum major, yes or no
		It's like elimating the middle man. During ballads, it's important to use the drum major since during many ballads there's no central time keeper (other than the drum major) and the winds usually fall in love with their sound and will stretch out long tones and other such problems.
		With a drum major, some will interpret the tempo differently based on when his / her hands stop on each beat briefly and besides, it's difficult to march complex drill AND to watch the drum major at all times.
		The battery may not be that solid, and even if they are it's easy for less experienced members who aren't that comfortable yet with marching or knowing their drill really well to start adjusting their feet to syncopated accents in the battery or something of this nature.
	www.drumlines.org /threads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=114548 (1400 words)

	Drum major (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The drum major is the leader of the marching band.
		His/her duties include running marching band rehearsals, teaching drill charts, conducting the field shows, and conducting the pep bands.
		Drum majors are also asked to conduct the concert band as well and thus must be a trained musician and acomplished performer as well.
	www.music.vt.edu /musicdictionary/textd/Drummajor.html (53 words)

	The drum major - Golf - Sport - smh.com.au
		With Tiger Woods winning two of the year's majors, and Masters champion Phil Mickelson declining to play, Jim Furyk and Mike Weir are substituting against Woods and Ogilvy in the Grand Slam.
		In fact, Ogilvy is the first holder of a major to play the Australian Open since 1995, when both Elkington and British Open champion John Daly played at Melbourne's Kingston Heath.
		On Tuesday he'll chat with students of a primary school near Royal Sydney, talking up the twilight open golf on Thursday and Friday, which Golf Australia is using as a promotional vehicle, and then he has his open press conference at the course.
	www.smh.com.au /news/golf/the-drum-major/2006/11/10/1162661897405.html (1444 words)

	MFR Band \| Drum Major
		There he served not only as a musician but also asthe band’s administrator as well as acting drum major-a result of the restructure of the band field.
		He was promoted to Staff Sergeant in October of 2003, and selected to be a drum major in February of 2004.
		His first assignment as drum major was back to the Marine Band San Diego where the highlight of his short tour was in front of a worldwide audience as Drum Major for the West Coast Composite Marine Band in the 116
	www.marforres.usmc.mil /MFRHQ/Band/drummajor.html (512 words)

	Drum Major (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The drum majors for the marching band are either chosen by the director or are selected through an audition process prior to the marching band season.
		Prior to the marching season, the drum majors along with the color guard attend the Cavalcade Marching Band Summer Workshop each year to sharpen their conducting as well as their leadership skills.
		The reason why I wanted to audition for drum major was because I feel the I have the confidence and leadership skills to lead the band.
	home.hawaii.rr.com /rhsband/drum_major.html (339 words)

	Drum Major
		The Drum Major's uniform is often noted for its attractiveness.
		Embroidered with the Marine Band's crest and the Marine Corps' battle colors, it signifies his position as Drum Major of the Marine Corps.
		He wears a bearskin headpiece and carries a mace, embossed with the battles and campaigns of the Marine Corps, which he uses to signal commands to the musicians.
	www.marineband.usmc.mil /learning_tools/our_history/uniforms/drum_major.htm (96 words)

	Drum major
		FTHS drum major Sandee Katz was one of 25 drum majors selected to perform during the halftime show at the Capital One Bowl (formerly the Citrus Bowl) in Orlando, Fla.
		In addition to the drum majors, 1,200 high school and college students performed with cheerleaders, dancers, twirlers and marching bands.
		Katz is the daughter of Terrie and Bryan Katz, She plays the mellophone in the FTHS marching band.
	newstranscript.gmnews.com /News/2003/0205/Front_Page/010.html (266 words)

	Drum Major Institute for Public Policy
		The Drum Major Institute for Public Policy offers 'Principles for an Immigration Policy to Strengthen and Expand the American Middle Class: 2007 Edition' complete with an Immigration and the Middle Class Toolkit in response to inadequacies in the current conversation about immigration.
		Every major paper is running some variation of the same major story: the sub-prime, "exotic" mortgage market is in trouble.
		The Drum Major Institute for Public Policy offers the Immigration and the Middle Class Toolkit as a resource for policymakers and the public to join the discussion, with the hope of achieving a sound immigration policy that also helps strengthen and expand America's middle class.
	www.drummajorinstitute.org (755 words)

	Drum Major and Colorguard Clinics from Central Michigan University's Off-Campus Programs
		CMU’s Drum Major Clinic is open to beginning and advanced drum majors.
		The staff is dedicated to giving you an enjoyable, successful drum major experience that will make you an inspiration to your fellow musicians at home.
		Cullen McCarthy is in his ninth year as director of the CMU Drum Major Clinic and has served on our instructional staff since 1994.
	www.cel.cmich.edu /dmcg/default.html (624 words)

	George N. Parks Drum Major Academy
		In 2005 Professor Parks was Director of the Bands of America National Honor Band during their inaugural performance in the Tournament of Roses Parade.
		Professor Parks has been featured in various instructional videos teaching drum majoring, leadership skills, and mace techniques, and has authored The Dynamic Drum Major, a text on the art of drum majoring.
		Parks was drum major of the West Chester University Golden Rams Marching Band, an 8 time recipient of the DCA World Championship Drum Major Award as drum major of the Reading Buccaneers Senior Drum and Bugle Corps and has been inducted into the Drum Corps Associates Hall of Fame.
	www.drummajor.org /index.php?page=about (272 words)

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