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Army Band mission: "Army Bands provide music throughout the spectrum of military operations to instill in our soldiers the will to fight and win, foster the support of our citizens, and promote our national interests at home and abroad."

Martial music or military music is a specific genre of music intended for use in military settings performed by professional soldiers called field musicians.

A military band is a group of personnel that performs musical duties for military functions, usually for the armed forces. A typical military band consists mostly of wind and percussion instruments.

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drum major The drum major is often dressed in more ornate clothing than the rest of the band or corps and is responsible for providing commands to the ensemble, leading them while marching, and directing them what to play, when to play, the dynamic or volume of playing, and what time to keep.

The military band is arguably the most traditional version of the marching band because these bands bring in aspects of the military, such as straight ranks, sharp military uniforms, and marching style. Plus, their musical repertoires will typically play patriotic or nationalistic tunes.

Army Reserve Bands provide part-time musical support to local regions. Performances include a concert tour two weeks out of every year or support for a military base, with opportunities for overseas travel. Army Reserve Bands include concert band, rock band, brass and woodwind quintet, jazz combo, and more.

In the United States armed services, a military cadence or cadence call is a traditional call-and-response work song sung by military personnel while running or marching.

In military bands twirlers march the same drill as the band members do, where the color guard in a corps band is generally a separate unit, doing their own drill and routine. Color guard members also may incorporate dance movement.

Army Reserve Bands provide part-time musical support to local regions. Performances include a concert tour two weeks out of every year or support for a military base, with opportunities for overseas travel. Army Reserve Bands include concert band, rock band, brass and woodwind quintet, jazz combo, and more.

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• Military Band of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Mongolia.
• Military Band of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Transnistria.
• Military Band of the National Guard of Georgia.
• Military Band Service of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan.
• Military Band Service of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus.

Medieval Turks have been credited with developing the first truly military bands. Western Europe followed suits and the British military bands provided the model for the first American military band formed as a part of the Marine Corps by act of Congress in 1798.