Sousaphone players will just hold their instruments normally with their right hand on the valves and their left hand across the instrument holding the neck of the sousaphone where the bits connect to the mouthpiece. Snare Drum and Tenor Drum players will stand with the sticks together in front of them at their waist. Bass Drum players will stand facing 90 degrees from the rest of the band. The bass drum head will face forward to the sideline while the actual drum will point toward the zone” section of the field. Sticks are held vertically next to the “end rim. The sticks must be perpendicular to the ground, facing straight up. ALL FUNDAMENTALS MENTIONED FROM THIS POINT FORWARD IN THIS HANDBOOK ARE CONDUCTED FROM THE POSITION OF ATTENTION! Variations of the Position of Attention is no real variation to our position of Attention, but there is a variation on how we call it up and how we use it from time to time. Instead of the time consuming Ten Hut” call to attention, more “Detail – than not we use a simple command called This means to set immediately “Set”. to attention. There is no band vocal response, and the movement is instantaneous. It saves time and energy during rehearsals. Generally speaking, we use the entire Attention vocalization at the beginning and the end of a rehearsal, and use everywhere in between. “Set” The vocal command refers to a relaxed version of the Position of “Check” Attention. It is used when working a smaller part of the band for a short amount of time. means that your right foot does not move and you DO NOT “Check” talk. The rest of your body can be in a relaxed position.
Sousaphone players will just hold their instruments normally with their right hand on the valves and their left hand across the instrument holding the neck of the sousaphone where the bits connect to the mouthpiece. Snare Drum and Tenor Drum players will stand with the sticks together in front of them at their waist. Bass Drum players will stand facing 90 degrees from the rest of the band. The bass drum head will face forward to the sideline while the actual drum will point toward the “end zone” section of the field. Sticks are held vertically next to the rim. The sticks must be perpendicular to the ground, facing straight up. ALL FUNDAMENTALS MENTIONED FROM THIS POINT FORWARD IN THIS HANDBOOK ARE CONDUCTED FROM THE POSITION OF ATTENTION! Variations of the Position of Attention is no real variation to our position of Attention, but there is a variation on how we call it up and how we use it from time to time. Instead of the time consuming “Detail – Ten Hut” call to attention, more than not we use a simple command called “Set”. This means to set immediately to attention. There is no band vocal response, and the movement is instantaneous. It saves time and energy during rehearsals. Generally speaking, we use the entire Attention vocalization at the beginning and the end of a rehearsal, and use “Set” everywhere in between. The vocal command “Check” refers to a relaxed version of the Position of Attention. It is used when working a smaller part of the band for a short amount of time. “Check” means that your right foot does not move and you DO NOT talk. The rest of your body can be in a relaxed position.
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