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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).
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.
The Drum Major of the United States Marine Band leading the band during a military parade. All USMC field bands are required to perform as a range of ensembles such as ceremonial band and big band . Additionally, the bands are required to engage in regular Marine training and uphold the standards for Marines. [ 1 ]
The pipe major is the leading musician of a pipe band, whether military or civilian. Like the appointment of drum major , the position is derived from British Army traditions. During the early twentieth century, the term sergeant piper was used instead.
[3] [4] Rumors that Gen. John Dale Ryan had ordered the unit's deactivation as part of an attempt to Americanize United States military bands were rejected by officials who stated the deactivation was for cost-cutting reasons. [3] The band's final pipe major, Norval 'Sandy' Jones, subsequently was appointed pipe major of The Citadel. [3]
The 100 plus member pipe and drum band provides bagpipers and drummers for Coast Guard ship commissioning, change-of-command ceremonies, funerals, and for other public safety related events. Though a privately maintained and funded organization, it operates with special permission from the U.S. Coast Guard that allows it to use the name "Coast ...
The band follows the direction of the pipe major; when on parade the band may be led by a drum major, who directs the band with a mace. Standard instrumentation for a pipe band involves 6 to 25 pipers, 3 to 10 side drummers, 1 to 6 tenor drummers and 1 bass drummer.
The USNA Pipes and Drums. The United States Naval Academy Pipes and Drums is a highland musical cadet unit of the United States Naval Academy (USNA). Currently, the 42-member military pipe band is the only active duty unit of its kind in any service of the Department of the Navy (United States Marine Corps included). [1]