marching bands...

what they must realise is that it is the combination of good playing and good marching that makes for the highest effectiveness in a parade program, and makes a band a real band. the parade must appeal both to the artistic eye and the artistic ear. not only should the marching band play well but is should also play the highest quality of music which is appropriate to the occasion. to be sure, the band must play marches while marching, but they should be marches of musical merit, played artistically rather than mechanically or for the sake of volume and rhythm alone....(hindsley, 1940!)