marching machine

: a group of musicians who play instruments while marching together at a parade or sports event.

It has been demonstrated over the years that marching is a most efficient method of moving large numbers of soldiers between venues. Marching is often performed to march music and is typically associated with military and civilian ceremonial parades.

Other marches may not be intended for marching, but they still have a strong, regular beat so that people could, if they wanted to, march to the music. Marches are usually 2/4 time (One - two - one - two - left - right - left- right) or 4/4 (the same as two bars (measures)) although other time signatures are possible.

march, originally, musical form having an even metre (in 2/4 or 4/4) with strongly accented first beats to facilitate military marching; many later examples, while retaining the military connotation, were not intended for actual marching.

Its origins are those of European composers borrowing from the military music of the Ottoman Empire in place there from the 16th century. The American genre developed after the British model during the colonial and Revolutionary periods, then later as military ceremonials and for civilian entertainment events.

a group of musicians who play music as they march along the street or march as part of a ceremony. the great parade of marching bands and floats bearing patriotic tableaux.

Marching band per se is not a genre but an arrangement format. You could be arranging a rock, pop, classical, jazz, or blues song (all of these being examples of a genre) for marching band.

When a body is moving in a straight line, it is said to be in rectilinear motion. While marching in a parade, soldiers move in a straight line. Hence, it is an example of rectilinear motion.

Recruits march at 120 paces to the minute in the Army and RAF. For trained personnel the quick marching tempo is uniformly 116, and slow march at 65; these tempi are used from the onset of training by the Royal Navy and Royal Marines.

On the "MARCH" command, bring your trailing foot up alongside your leading foot and begin marching in place. Alternate raising each foot two inches off the ground. Do not move your feet forward. Simply alternate feet while marching in place.

Strong and Clear Cadence Throughout the piece there is a strong beat which makes it ideal for marching - it is actually hard to get off step, and easy to get back if you do.

The First Strain The different sections in a march are called Strains. Each strain contains one main melody. There are usually three different strains plus a contrasting section called the Trio. The First Strain of a march is the main melody.