Marching band wasn't so bad. I got introduced to it back in my high school years but I found that it made some memorable experiences. 
I used to be in one too. I really enjoyed it, especially when we would do competitions.
Yeah. The competitions were pretty tough but I enjoyed them. Some times they would turn out well and sometimes they would go off the deep end. I remember one time where the lower end of the sax line basically stumbled and crashed into each other.
That sounds really embarrassing! I never had anything like that happen to me. I was a bit embarrassed wearing those military style uniforms in my school colors.
Oh yeah I remember those things. They had like that little feather on the top of your cap that just looks silly. Looks like it came from a peacock.
Did you ever perform at football games? They often make marching bands do field shows, competitions, and parades.
Yes I actually did. I remember when we were playing some of those songs to pump the crowd. We also played the school's hymn or something like that but I didn't know that piece so I would just pretend to play.
That's hilarious! I used to do the same, especially during the difficult parts. It's pretty cool how band got started. They used to play percussion and wind instruments on the battlefield.
Oh yeah definitely. I don't really know the specifics of what started the tradition first but I'm guessing it was the predecessor to the trumpet or something along those lines.
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History.
Percussion and wind instruments were used on the battlefield since ancient times.
An Iron Age example would be the carnyx.
The development of the military band from such predecessors was a gradual development of the medieval and early modern period. 
A prototype of the Ottoman military band may be mentioned in the
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