Whether you like them or not, the drumline works the hardest in marching band, amirite?

thats actually one of the easiest things to do, coming from a veteran musician. they don't have to breath hard and blow into their instruments. not hard at all.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

dum bass

by Anonymous 13 years ago

While the instruments aren't difficult to play, they keep playing when everyone else rests (in parades) and if they make one tiny mistake, even non-musicians will know it. Also, those things are heavy!

by Anonymous 13 years ago

While it's true we don't have to worry about blowing into our instruments, we do have to worry about starting on the correct hand, lining up drum heights, memorizing cadences, keeping time for the whole band, and playing at the perfect volume so as not to overpower the band. Also, they are DEFINITELY heavy. I have the bruises to prove it.@1155462 (Anonymous):

by Anonymous 13 years ago

We carry the heaviest instument, plus we learn and play all the cadences the rest of you guys get to dance to.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I kind of thought that the susaphone was heaver

by Anonymous 13 years ago

It might be. I don't know, never having to carry one. I was pretty fumed when I read the original post. Me big brother played sousaphone and precussion. I should ask him.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I always notice this at the football games. They're CONSTANTLY playing, when everyone else gets to take quite a few breaks. They also have to be perfectly in sync, whereas if one french horn player is off for a couple second, no one will notice except that section.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I remember this one kid who was new to pep band and he said that the rest of the band should work harder because the drums were outdoing us. I later figured out this kid got there because we needed more trombones

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Not our drumline. I love them, but they really don't do much. Plus, this upcoming year we will only have new members because everyone else is graduating.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

DRUMLINE FOR THE WIN. By the way, the pit works as hard as the battery, just in different ways. I have the gashes (which turned into callouses, which blistered, popped, then formed more callouses all while I was playing 16th notes at 172 with a 4-mallet grip) to prove it. xD

by Anonymous 13 years ago

That's pretty hardcore.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Now that we know more percussionists use amirite than wind instruments....

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Aside from the fact that we're carrying some of the heaviest instruments and constantly playing, my drumline is actually pretty lazy.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Even during music camp when everyone is in the air conditioning, drumline is outside in the 110 degree Indiana heat. It must suck.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

By the musical people yes, but if you consider color guard a part of marching band I'd say that color guard works the hardest.

by Anonymous 12 years ago