Drum Major Information Center
The more you know, the more effective you can become as a drum major. Choose any of areas below to explore:
General Information:
Drum Major Tryout Packet
Role and Responsibilities of the Drum Major: by Rick Wilson The drum
A Drill to Improve Your Marching
A Drill to Improve Your Marching There is a very important aspect
To see how a drum major should work with their band director — you need to watch Star Trek TNG
To see how a drum major should work with their band director
Tips for Surviving Your Drum Major Tryout Interview
Tips for Surviving Your Drum Major Tryout Interview by Rick Wilson Just
How to Become a Successful High School Drum Major
How to become a Successful High School Drum Major by Rick Wilson Drum
Field Conducting:
How to Judge Field Conductors in Solo Drum Major Competitions
How to Judge Field Conductors in Solo Drum Major Competitions by Rick
The Ultimate Drum Major Conducting Challenge Winners
Ultimate Drum Major Conducting Challenge Winners for 2008 Congratulations to our top
Where Should a Drum Major Place Their Downbeat When Conducting?
Where Should a Drum Major Place Their Downbeat When Conducting? This text
The Championship Season – The Journey to Finals
The Championship Season by Kelly Johnson – Drum Major of the 2000
Elements of a Field Performance
The Basic Parts of a Field Performance There are five basic components
Getting Your Hand Salute Right
Getting Your Hand Salute Right By Rick Wilson The fastest way to
Matching Your Performance with the Music
Matching Music and Performance There is one basic item that can make
Acknowledging Your Audience
Acknowledging Your Audience By Rick Wilson When leading a band in performance,
Getting Maximum Energy from Your Group
Getting Maximum Energy From Your Group By Rick Wilson Photo: UCLA Drum Major
How to Coordinate Multiple Field Conductors
How to coordinate multiple field conductors By Rick Wilson As marching bands
Leadership and Conducting: An Interview with Benjamin Zander
An Interview with Conductor Benjamin Zander By Rick Wilson A few years
Parades:
Parade Competition Pattern
Parade Competitions (Note the specifics given here apply to Band Reviews in
How to Beat Time with a Baton
How To Beat Time With A Baton Beating time is simply giving
How to Beat Time with a Military Baton
How to Beat Time with a Military Baton This text will be
How to do a Column Turn Sequence
How to do a Column Turn Command Sequence A column turn is
Guide to Parade Salutes
Parade Salutes Here are some basics to remember when saluting a Reviewing
The Baton and Mace Whistle/Signal System
The Baton/Mace and Whistle Signal System While watching bands recently, I’ve seen
Equipment Review: Competitor Series Mace
Equipment Review: Competitor Series Mace The Regimental Mace Company delivers a high-performance
Commands:
Secrets of Good Oral Commands
The Secret Of Good Oral Commands People do not respond to your
The Two Parts of Every Command
The Two Parts Of Every Command There are two parts to every
The Classic Drum Major Whistle
The Classic Drum Major Whistle by Rick Wilson There is a classic
Drum Majors for pipe and drum, fife and drum, and military bands. Be sure to check out our site affiliate: www.drummajor.net This is the home of the Regimental Drum Major Association. They have some of the most complete information on these styles of drum majoring anywhere.