Marching Basics
The basic marching step size we use.
8 to 5
The event that kicks off the season before school starts.
Band Camp
The first thing you should do when rehearsal starts.
Get you instrument out and begin warming up
The person who waves their arms to keep everyone together on the marching field.
Drum Major/Peter
What is the best section in the band?
......all of them!
The place where you stand during drill sets.
Dot
The reason we wear shakos and plumes.
To look taller and sharper
The tool used to clip music to your instrument during parades.
Lyre
The person you ask if you’re not sure about marching sets.
Section Leader
What is the loudest instrument in the band room when they’re warming up?
Drumline
What do we do during a mark time if we landed in the wrong spot?
Adjust
The piece of music that is only played once a year.
Jig 2
The person who usually gives you your set number for drill.
Mrs. Stoll
The band director’s favorite magical phrase that means “do it again.”
Do it again, but better!
The animal most likely to wander across the practice field in the middle of rehearsal.
Deer
The tool directors sometimes use to check if lines are straight.
Yard lines and/or hashes
The special way we end each football game
Spirit Stick
The type of shoes marching band members usually wear.
Dinkles
The director’s least favorite sound during warm-ups.
Brass Blasting
The phrase you hear at least five times in every rehearsal.
Hustle and Hustle and yeah!
The reason you keep your horn angle up — besides looking sharp.
So the Band Director doesn't yell at you!
The year the Lumen Christi Marching Band first performed a halftime show.
1983
What happens when someone in the drumline drops a stick?
Pushups
The hype people of the marching band
Bella and Christian Warriner
The instrument case that doubles as a seat.
Drum Case