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Question: Does anyone have any drum major tips!?
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Heres several
1!. Be loud you have to make sure that the band can hear you over the noise
2!. If your wrong while conducting!.!.!.!. Don't stop, your supposed to lead the band so if your off the band members are supposed to be watching you and they'll go with it
3!. Be prepared for drama!.!.!. omg its stupid at times about who broke up with who, or who stole/broke whose drum stick, and etc!. You gotta ingore it and move on
4!. Don't give anyone special treatment!.!.!.as soon as you do that then people will lose respect for you!. be firm
5!. pratice conducting when ever you get the chance, pratice cresandos, decresandos, 2/4, 4/4, 3/4, cut time and cueing and cutting off!. I have the strange habit of keeping my pinkies out when I conduct, I'll tape my fingers so it breaks me from that habit!.
6!. before preformance, control your nerves or else the band will notice and get nervous
7!. be funny, let the band know that your not all about marching
8!. make sure that you and the other DM's and section leaders all AGREE on commands and how to do them!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Here's two

1) Be loud

2) Don't take crap from anyone in the band!. You are the authority, not them!.Www@QuestionHome@Com