Drum Major Essentials

After taking this course, you will know how to be a drum major for a high school marching band or drum corps. We teach conducting technique, conducting patterns, field timing, and give you an inside look at what it's like to be a drum major. For Students For Educators Curriculum For Students: Learn conducting fundamentals that apply to any style Learn how to conduct in one of the most common and versatile conducting styles Learn how to develop your conducting style as a beginner or advanced conductor Learn how to keep an ensemble in time from the first hand experience of our instructors Learn how to effectively work with your drum major team Learn critical metronome skills For Educators: Drum major recruiting. Point students to this course to peak their interest in becoming drum majors in your program Drum major training. Use this course as a formal training for your new drum majors or drum major candidates Borrow our curriculum! Use our lessons as asynchronous teaching tools Curriculum: Posture Basic Posture Hand Shape Projecting Confidence Fundamentals Travel The Paint Brush Exercise Ictus Placement The Table Top Exercise Flick Patterns Arrow Pattern Cut Time Pattern Complex Meters Slow Tempos Gestures & Style Cut Offs Cues Dynamics Beginner Style Development Advanced Style Development Field Timing Understanding Sound on the Field Head Conductor Responsibilities Backfield Conductor Responsibilities Field Conductor Team Conductor Roles Conductor Staging Team Warm Up Matching Metronomes DB90 Tonal Energy