Trendmarching : Situs Library Marching Band Indonesia

Ditulis Oleh: Wil Bijl

After GPMB 2009 a discussion has been held between instructors of some corps and judges about the scores for General Effect.
Without mentioning the names of the units and/or the judges I have the feeling that many people in Indonesia do not really understand the common rules for the [...]

By : Tim Hinton
I think it’s great when a band or a band program has a style or look that is its own.  Many marching bands perform a certain type of music well, usually driven by the interests of the director.  This sense of a particular “identity” can be a strong plus for a program.
However, [...]

Author/source: George Stuteville

Almost every school owns the equipment for a front ensemble: a number of marimbas, so many vibes, a microphone or two, maybe a xylophone. But the major issue around the nation is a lack of information about how to: A play these instruments, or B create a definite, defined quality of sound. With [...]

Oleh : Nimon
Suatu pandangan teoritik terhadap Marching Percussion Indonesia

“The common problems of this two bands are leadership” (Jonathan Fox; ketika membuka komentar di saat masa komentar babak final drumbattle DMC 2009 antara The Beaters Vs BC)
Setiap acara besar marching band seperti GPMB dan DMC, pasti tersisa makna positif yang bisa dipetik. Belum lama GPMB 2008 [...]

Ditulis Oleh: Henry Goeltom*

Fitur Review Alat akan menjadi tambahan menu di situs Trendmarching. Fitur ini berdasarkan hasil olah dan uji coba yang dilakukan redaksi dengan melihat kelebihan dan kekurangan pada alat-alat yang masuk ke meja redaksi sebagai bahan materi bagi pembaca dalam membeli perlengkapan marching band anda. Materi Review alat terdiri dari Full specifications, [...]

By many accounts the history of the snare drum dates back to the Tabor, pronounced “tay-bur” found in Medieval Europe around 1300. It was a doubleheaded drum that had a single snare strand called a Tabor. In the Middle Ages the tabor was often played in unison with a three-holed pipe flute. [...]

Oleh: Marko S Hermawan
Jupiter Indonesia Endorser
Salah satu tujuan saya memberikan pemaparan pada episode sebelumnya adalah untuk menstimulasi rekan-rekan yang juga duduk ke pendidikan tinggi untuk juga berkontribusi terhadap kemajuan marching band di Indonesia. Dari unit yang mengikuti beberapa kejuaraan bergengsi di Indonesia seperti GPMB, beberapa berasal [...]

We all know it’s important,
but how much do we use it every day?

By : Bryan Goff
Many of the benefits of practice with a metronome are quite obvious. When practicing a piece of music, the use of a metronome helps maintain a steady tempo throughout. A metronome is necessary for checking a composer’s tempo marking. Also, [...]

I have always had a special in my hearts for ratamacues. They are fun to play and fun to manipulate. When all my friends were trying to see how many flams they could play within an eight bar phrase I always preferred the smoothness and speed of drag rudiments, especially “ratamacues.” There are single ratamacues, [...]

Once a player can play various rudiments well, it is time to develop a quality sound for each of those rudiments. I find that it works best when each hand is isolated before putting the hands together. Learning the technique on one hand will help. The player develops a better quality of [...]