sentences:  For the next few years, the Aimachi Band would perform in Nagoya at events hosted by this Association in a non-competitive festival format, along with other bands from the area.Before the development of this Marching Band Association, the All Japan Band Association, which focused on concert bands, was already well established throughout the country.At that time, many of the concert bands avoided including marching activities into their programs due to a fear that it would be detrimental to the quality of the sound of their bands.