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DCI
Indoor Ensembles
Colorguard
Competing
100
The earliest known date of the outdoor performance of music?
What is the 7th and 8th Century
100
DCI stands for this:
What is Drum Corps International?
100
Winter Guard is set to what type of music?
What is pre-recorded/pop/not live music
100
The definition of a color guard
What is a non-musical section of the band that provides color and visual effect
100
Bands of America was originally known as MBA, or what?
What is Marching Bands of America
200
American Marching Bands have existed since this war.
What is the Revolutionary War
200
This is the reason DCI was developed
Why is to give competitive groups an organization to set the rules for an activity?
200
Indoor Percussion is similar to Winter Guard how?
What is by both using mats, marching indoors in a gym
200
This equipment is often utilized by the color guard
What are flags, sabers, rifles, props
200
These instruments have a different type for marching. Which are they?
What is the french horn (mellophone), Tuba (sousaphone), Baritone (bell front baritone), Drums (drumline)
300
In 1825, this was the first completely professional band:
What is "The Independent Band of New York"?
300
The age range for participants of DCI
What is 14-22 years old
300
Both indoor drumline and winter guard travel and where they travel they do what?
What is compete?
300
Color Guards often have these which are different from what the marching band has.
What is their uniforms
300
Marching Bands are judged on these items.
What are Visual/Marching and Music. Percussion and Color Guard also.
400
This band was formed after the professional band, and was made of local musicians who played outside.
What is Town Bands?
400
Name some of the things participants must pay for.
What is auditions, camps, touring over the summer.
400
Indoor groups do not plot their sets with coordinates like marching band, but make their pictures how?
What is by using each other to make their sets.
400
Flags are constructed of two main items.
What are silks and poles?
400
The Drum Major does this
What is conduct and lead the band, call marching commands
500
Originally marching bands used this style to march in the 1800s. Later they started to develop their own
What is Military?
500
Auditions for most groups begin in this month.
What is November
500
Ensembles are grouped into different classes based on what?
What is their ability level
500
The Color guard is often used to show emotion in the band how?
What is different colors, dances, props, facial expressions?
500
The Percussion section has two different sections. These are what?
What is the Drumline and the Front Ensemble?