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High tension drums began and were perfected in the pipe band market and later moved into the marching band and drum corps areas. The bottom (or resonant ) side of the drum has a tightly tuned head and synthetic gut or metal snare wires, which are often secured to the drum using a strainer to limit their movement and make the sound more staccato .
The following is a list of current drum corps competing as members of Drum Corps International (DCI). [1] ... Fusion Core Morris County, New Jersey fusioncore.org ...
It was established in 1948 in Washington, D.C. as the United States Air Force Drum and Bugle Corps, serving the entire nation. It was based at Bolling Air Force Base along with the United States Air Force Band and later the WAF Band. One-fourth of its musicians were local high school graduates who joined the air force. [2]
The Cadets Drum & Bugle Corps (Erie, PA) perform in Annapolis, MD on June 16, 2007. A modern drum and bugle corps is a musical marching unit consisting of brass instruments, percussion instruments, electronic instruments, and color guard.
A state fanfare trumpeter of the PLA National Marching Band, which is considered to be a Corps style band. A Corps style band is a type of marching band based on those of Drum Corps International. Notable differences include the introduction of the roll step, backwards marching and sliding, and the "8 to 5" step size.
Drum Corps International (DCI) is a governing body for drum and bugle corps. Founded in 1971 and known as "marching music's major league," DCI develops and enforces rules of competition and judges at sanctioned drum and bugle corps competitions throughout the United States and Canada .
The Prodigy's founder and producer Liam Howlett is said to be a big fan of the Top Secret Drum Corps and asked permission to record a drum section for use on the band's album. In May 2016, Top Secret Drum Corps provided one of the performances in the 90th Birthday Celebration for Elizabeth II, the Queen of the UK and 14 Commonwealth realms.
A fife and drum corps is a musical ensemble consisting of fifes and drums. In the United States of America, fife and drum corps specializing in colonial period impressions using fifes, rope tension snare drums and rope tension bass drums are known as Ancient Fife and Drum Corps. [1] Many of these ensembles originated from a type of military ...