The musical instruments used in marching band appearance can generally be grouped in several categories by type and how to play. This grouping also indirectly affects the organizational structure of coaching is generally specified by the categories, each category has its own coach. In addition to coaching, this grouping is generally also affect the social behavior of the players involved with creating the social classes that make up non-formal group pride.
Wind musical instruments
At first, the range of wind musical instruments used in marching bands are identical to those used drum band. But in its development, several types of wind musical instruments like the cornet, Clarinet, flugelhorn, saxophone (which includes soprano, alto, and tenor), trombone, sousaphone, and flute the plural used previously been abandoned. Generally, wind musical instruments used in marching bands using the basic tone B ? or F. The types of wind musical instruments used in marching bands generally are:
-Trumpet
-French horn
-Mellophone
-Tenor Horn
-Baritone, Euphonium
-Contra Bass / Tuba
Percussion instruments
Percussion instruments in the marching bands are a kind of moving instruments carried by the player and played in the ranks as well as brass instruments. Section that plays percussion instruments while walking is also called the drum line or battery. Varieties of percussion instruments used in marching bands are generally much less than that used in the past. These instruments are:
-Snare drum
-Tenor drum / Quint
-Drum bass (usually a 4 to 6 different types of bass drum)
-Cymbal
Instruments pit (static)
Instruments pit is basically a pitched percussion instrument. In row orchestra performances, this instrument type is static, the players did not participate in a line like the other instruments but play it on the front of the field that is used in appearance. Variety of instruments used in orchestra ranks are generally more varied than the drum band (orchestra previous row). A few rows of orchestra groups sometimes even assemble their own pit instruments to produce unique sounds in music that is played. The types of instruments commonly used in pit row orchestra performances include:
-Xylophone
-Vibraphone
-Marimba
-Cymbal
-Chinese Gong
-Tympanic
-Concert bass drum
-Tubular bell
Instrument flag
Instrument flag is not used to play music, but used by the player as a tool to produce dance action visual effects particular to support the appearance. In practice, these instrument players do not always use the flag as an accessory, but can use other tools such as wooden gun, scarves, banners, or even a broom, depending on the choreography to support the overall performance. But usually the basic instruments used are flags and wooden rifles.
