How to Choreograph a Marching Band

Series Summary

Thanks to such high profile events as the Rose Parade in California and the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York, marching band music is as popular today as it was 50 years ago. Whether you're in a high school marching band or you just get jazzed about this genre of music, it's easy to find great marching band music. In this free music video series, learn how to choreograph a marching band show. Discover how to choose a show theme, write choreography, read a chart and practice. Get tips on forward and backward marching, standing and posture, balance, marching side-to-side and instrument placement. Learn about tempo and movement and how to dress forms and lines.

Video Transcript

"Hi, my name is Matt Goms and today we are going to be talking about marching band and choreography. We're going to cover a lot of different things from getting the instrumentation right to making sure that the groupings are together, making sure that you have good posture, good technique. Using the correct way to make sure the forms are correct, looking at how to choose a show, how to design a show for the size of group that you have and how to perfect that show with your rehearsal time and making sure that you’re making good use of that rehearsal time that you have. The reason that I want to talk about this is so that I can share with you the tips and trade secrets that I have learned along the way to help you in learning this wonderful art of marching band."