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Oleh: Marko S Hermawan*

Sering kali ketika saya melakukan penjurian di berbagai daerah, terutama untuk Music Analysis Hornline caption, saya terkadang memberikan masukan dalam memperbaiki aransemen di alat tiup, baik itu horn maupun pianika. Banyak hal yang sepertinya harus diperbaiki dalam teknik mengaransi ini, karena yang terjadi di lapangan terkadang membuat saya ‘gregetan’ untuk membetulkannya. Di artikel sebelumnya, saya menjelaskan mengenai ‘benang merah’ saat pelatih ingin membuat suatu paket penampilan marching band. Disini akan dijelaskan secara sederhana bagaimana aransemen yang efektif dan enak didengar.

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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 this article I will describe some basic fundamentals behind a full quality of sound from the keyboard percussion section of the front ensemble.

First on the list of fundamentals is velocity. Just as in marching percussion velocity in keyboard percussion is key for a: full, vibrant, outdoor sound quality. Consider for a second that in the world of physics and percussion height does not equal sound, but rather velocity equals sound. So by that conclusion you can apply that knowledge to keyboard percussion.

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Hi everyone, my name is Junt Minalai from Bangkok Thailand.

This is my honors to writing this article to share my idea with everyone in Marching Band or Drum Corps world about Drum major topic.

I am conductor (Drum major) for Aimachi Marching Band from Nagoya Japan in this 5 years past (2003-Now) Ok friend, let talk and share some about Drum major thing.

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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 dan DMC 2009 berakhir, tetapi menurut pandangan saya begitu banyak ilmu yang bisa diserap dari kegiatan ini.

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Rifle spins require split-second timing and precision. Executing spins requires an understanding of the fundamentals and years of practice. Once you get the hang of it, rifle spins can add a new level of excitement to any color guard routine. Read on to learn how to spin a rifle as a color guard.

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When sewing your flag, a good place to start is to take out the instructions (if there are any.  These are good instructions so if you got a sewing kit with no instructions, then you have come to the right place to get them!)

There should be a way for you to figure out which pieces need to be sewn together.  Take out the pieces and lay them out the way that they fit together in the instructions or picture that you may have been provided.  If you don’t have a picture to reference from, try your best to lay out the pieces.  It may become a puzzle for you,  but try the best you can.

The image below is an example of how the pieces should come numbered, color coded, or organized a different way.

Next, take a look at the pattern picture that you’ve been given, and over lap two of the pieces that need to be sewn together about a 1/4 of and inch.  Pin the two pieces to each other using strait pins that should be about 2-3 inches away from each other.

Below, is an image that shows you how you should pin the flag pieces together.

Once the silk pieces have been pinned together, you can start to sew the pieces together.  A good stitch to use is a zig-zag stitch.  This will ensure that the fabric does not unravel.  You can also use a Serger but it is not recommended for sewing together Lame.  (Tip:  if you have to sew Lame, either use a sealer seam or make a seam along all edges before you sew the pieces together.  Since the Lame is woven, the Serger seam will just rip out the weave.  Sew a hem first.)

As you sew, pull out the pins and set them aside in a safe place.  If you are worried about fabric unraveling, you can reinforce the fabric in any way you know how (i.e. making a hem or sewing over the fabric again.)

Once you are done sewing the flag together and have hemmed all of the outside edges, it is time to sew the loop on.  The loop is the piece of fabric that allows the flag to attach to the flag pole.  ( Note:  Most aluminum flag poles are about 1 inch in diameter, so make sure that the loop is big enough for the pole to fit through.)

Basic Steps From start to Finish:

1.  Design your Flag

2.  Make a Pattern and cut out Pieces

3.  Sew it all together

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When constructing your flag, a good place to start is to transfer your design onto a posterboard.  Before you do this, make sure that you know the final desired dimensions of your flag.  Most posterboard is 36 inches by 28 inches.  If your flag is larger than this, you might have to cutout and tape together a few pieces of posterboard to get the desired size of your flag.  Use a large ruler, or yardstick to measure the posterboard and create the cutting lines.

In the image below, we had to cut out about 4 pieces of posterboard to get a 3 foot by 4 foot flag.  The pieces were taped together using masking tape.

After you have a properly sized piece of posterboard, you next have to transfer your design onto the posterboard.  To do this, it is best to use pencil for the initial drafting lines.  Then, once you have the design looking the way you want, use a Sharpie marker to trace over the pencil.

In the image below, we’ve finalized our design on the posterboard.  We also labeled the colors that correspond to each piece.

Now, it’s time to cut out the pieces you’ve just drawn.  I’ve found that scissors work best, but an Exacto knife will work also.  Before or after you’ve cut out the pieces, you should assign each piece a number.  This is to ensure that you don’t get confused when you start cutting out the fabric because a lot of the pieces could look very similar.

The images below show the pieces after being cut out, and then being numbered.

The next step is to use the posterboard pieces to cut the flag pieces out of fabric.  I’ve found the best way to cut poly china silk is to use a solding iron, or wood burner.  Exacto Knives work ok, but they create snagging in the fabric, and it take a little longer.

When using the soldering iron to cut out the fabric, you need to make sure that you have a good base, so you won’t burn any tables.  Plywood, or particle board are good bases …we use drywall because it’s smooth and doesn’t burn easily.

The image below shows us cutting out a piece of fabric using a soldering iron. (It’s a good idea to lay your pieces out before your cut them to insure you don’t waste fabric.)

This image shows the two tools we recommend for cutting fabric, the soldering iron and Exacto Knife.

Once all the pieces are cut out for a certain number, it is important to label the piece by pinning a piece of paper or post-it with the corresponding piece number.  This prevents you from mixing up the fabric pieces.  This also helps the sewer put the pieces together without getting confused.

Below shows an example of the pieces being labeled with numbers.

Once all of the pieces from your posterboard pattern have been cut out and labeled, use gallon sized freezer bags to put sewing kits together.  Put one of each number in the bag and include a printout of the pattern and instructions on how to sew the flag together.  (It may be a good idea to use the paint image that you use when designing your flag, just add numbers.)

Below you can see the fabric pieces in the bags, and then the finished sewing kit with the instructions included.

Now, after you’ve finished all your sewing kits, it’s time to sew them together.

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When designing your own flag, a good place to start is looking at other already designed flags in Band Catalogs.  I recommend Band Shoppe or McCormick’s catalog.  They both have websites you can look at for flag designs.

Flag Design Shapes:  There are many variations of flag shapes that you can use when designing a flag, but remember that your show is in your creative control.  So, if you don’t find a flag shape you like, you can come up with your own shape.

What to use to Design your Flag:  A great way to visualize your flag and it’s colors is to use Microsoft Paint.  Microsoft Paint comes standard on any PC running Windows.  To access Paint, go to Start>Programs>Accessories>Paint.  Open the Program and use either the line tool, the box tool, or the pencil tool to draw the shape of your flag.  Next, use the same tools to draw the design in the interior of the flag.

In the image below, we use the box tool to draw the rectangle shape of the flag, then we used the line tool to draw the straight lines within the flag.

After you’ve drawn the outline of your flag design, now you can start to color it.  Use the Paint Bucket tool to fill the different sections of your flag with the colors you want to use.  (Tip:  You can double click on the colors in the color palette below to create a custom color)

Now, you can play with the colors until you come up with the perfect color combination for your flag.  (For more information on what colors mean, Click Here).  Below, we copied our flag and pasted four different version, using the paint bucket to change the flag colors.  To copy your flag use the selection tool (above the paint bucket) and select your flag.  Next copy it (ctrl + C).  Now paste the image (ctrl + V). Then, move the pasted selection away from your original flag.

After you’ve come up with the perfect design, Print it out and show it to your band director.  After it’s been approved find the colors that you want in a Catalog.  Most catalogs will send you swatches of all the fabric colors that they have for free.  Most of the catalogs also provide the service of creating the flags for you in the colors that you want…as long as it’s their design.  This can be quite expensive, ranging from $15-$70 per flag!

(Finished product of a flag designed in Paint)

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