A drumline or drum line is a section of percussion instruments usually played as part of a musical marching ensemble. Drumlines are usually incorporated into high school or college marching bands, drum and bugle corps, drum and lyre corps, indoor percussion ensembles, or pipe bands, but also can exist independent of these ensembles. "Battery" is the drum section that marches on the field as a group, usually consisting of snare drums, bass drums, tenor drums, and cymbals. Stationary percussion within a marching ensemble is called the "front ensemble" or pit, which also describes the area where those percussion instruments are set on the field. A large drumline ensemble might include multiple snares, bass drums, quads, tenors, cymbals, mallet instruments such as marimbas and glockenspiels, and a super-bass 60 inches in diameter.
The meaning of a drumline, depends on the individual group, but most include all the round hoops with stretched animal skins tightened over them that are beaten with something; also includes the gong, bell, triangle, and cymbals.
Small bands can exist with 4 or 5 people, while some High School, and College Marching Bands have had up to 40 or 50 pcs in their activity. When they combine the pit percussion into it and create a percussion ensemble that may include; 8 snares, 9 bass, 4 quads, 5 tenors, 8 cymbals, 3 marimbas, 2 xylopones, 1 glockenspiel, 1 tamborine, 1 super bass drum, a brake drum or two, and several other instruments.
Small bands can exist with 4 or 5 people, while some High School, and College Marching Bands have had up to 40 or 50 pcs in their activity. When they combine the pit percussion into it and create a percussion ensemble that may include; 8 snares, 9 bass, 4 quads, 5 tenors, 8 cymbals, 3 marimbas, 2 xylopones, 1 glockenspiel, 1 tamborine, 1 super bass drum, a brake drum or two, and several other instruments.
Category contains drumlines competing in Winter Guard International and are not school offiliated.
- Open Directory Arts: Music: Marching: Percussion: Ensembles: High School
- Open Directory Arts: Music: Marching: Percussion: Ensembles: College
- Open Directory Arts: Music: Marching: Percussion: Ensembles: College: Steel Drums
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