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  2. Drum major (military) - Wikipedia

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    Drum major of the Household Division (Welsh Guards) with bearskin headdress and ceremonial mace. A drum major in the military is the individual leading a military band or a field unit (corps of drums, fanfare band, pipe band or drum and bugle corps). It is an appointment, not a military rank.

  3. HBCU band - Wikipedia

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    A Historically Black College and University marching band (also known as a HBCU band) is the marching band sponsored by a historically black college or university.A distinctive "HBCU-style" of marching band originated in the American South in the 1940s through the blending of earlier traditions of military music and minstrel shows with a performance repertoire based on popular song.

  4. Drum major (marching band) - Wikipedia

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    A Tambour-Major of the French Imperial Guard (historical reenactment). The position of drum major originated in the British Army with the Corps of Drums in 1650. [citation needed] Military groups performed mostly duty calls and battle signals during that period, and a fife and drum corps, directed by the drum major, would use short pieces to communicate to field units.

  5. Corps of drums - Wikipedia

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    A Drum Major (the equivalent of a Sergeant Major for the drummers) was appointed to be in charge of the drummers and organize training in the emerging discipline of military drumming. When off duty, the Corps of Drums would carry out various roles within the battalion, such as administering military justice and ensuring soldiers' billets were ...

  6. List of college marching bands in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The reach of HBCU bands extends far beyond the universities they represent and they are renowned for their contributions to black culture. [3] The most famous exhibition of HBCU bands is the Honda Battle of the Bands. Many Mid-major and FCS schools field corps-style bands drawing inspiration from Drum Corps International. Corps-style bands ...

  7. Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps - Wikipedia

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    The United States Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps perform during a State Arrival Ceremony held on the South Lawn of the White House.. The musicians of this unit recall the fifes and drums from the days of the American Revolution as they perform in uniforms patterned after those worn by the musicians of Gen. George Washington's Continental Army.

  8. United States military bands - Wikipedia

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    The regalia of the U.S. Army Europe Band, showing (left to right) the baldric, mace, and drum wrap. Most U.S. military bands are issued a set of regalia, which typically include a baldric worn by the Drum-Major charged with the distinctive unit insignia of the unit to which the band is assigned and, frequently, other symbols as well such as ...

  9. Musician (rank) - Wikipedia

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    The first was military field music. This type of music included bugles, bagpipes, or fifes and almost always drums. This type of music was used to control troops on the battlefield as well as for entertainment. One example of controlling the troops was the drum beats setting the march cadence for the troops.

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