What instroments are in a marching band?

Answer 1

Below are the 3 general categories of a marching band and the list of instruments that make up each section:

*In parenthesis next to each instrument is the amount of players or soloists that perform on that instrument in a "solid" marching band.

The word "group #" mean that if a section is large enough, during a field show sections will be spread around the field to help maintain a balanced sound on each side of the field.

-E.g- Flute group 1 might be on the 10 yard line while Flute group 2 might be with the Trumpets on the 50 yard line.

Woodwinds and Saxes:

Piccolo Solo (2 Soloists)

Piccolos Group 1 (5 players)

Piccolos Group 2 (5 players)

Flute Solo (3 Soloists)

Flutes Group 1 (5 players)

Flutes Group 2 (5 players)

Flutes Group 3 (5 players)

Eb Clarinet Solo (3 Soloists)

Oboe Solo (3 Soloists)

Bassoon Solo (3 Soloists)

Bb Clarinet Solo (4 Soloists)

Bb Clarinet Group 1 (5 players)

Bb Clarinet Group 2 (5 players)

Bb Clarinet Group 3 (5 players)

Bb Clarinet Group 4 (5 players)

Bass Clarinet

Alto Sax Solo (3 Soloists)

Alto Sax Group 1 (5 players)

Alto Sax Group 2 (5 players)

Alto Sax Group 3 (5 players)

Tenor Sax Solo (3 Soloists)

Tenor Sax Group 1 (5 players)

Tenor Sax Group 2 (5 players)

Tenor Sax Group 3 (5 players)

Bari Sax Solo (2 Soloists)

Bari Sax Group 1 (5 players)

Bari Sax Group 2 (5 players)

Bass Sax (2 Soloists)

CB Sarrusophone (2 Soloists)

Brass:

Trumpets (4 Soloists)

Trumpets Group 1 (6 players)

Trumpets Group 2 (6 players)

Trumpets Group 3 (6 players)

Trumpets Group 4 (6 players)

Cornets Solo (4 Solists)

Cornets Group 1 (5 players)

Cornets Group 2 (5 players)

Cornets Group 3 (5 players)

Cornets Group 4 (5 players)

Mellophones (4 Soloists)

Mellophones Group 1 (5 players)

Mellophones Group 2 (5 players)

Mellophones Group 3 (5 players)

MellophonesGroup 4 (5 players)

Flugelhorns (4 Soloists)

Flugelhorns Group 1 (5 players)

Flugelhorns Group 2 (5 players)

Flugelhorns Group 3 (5 players)

FlugelhornsGroup 4 (5 players)

Trombones (4 Soloists)

Trombones Group 1 (6 players)

Trombones Group 2 (6 players)

Trombones Group 3 (6 players)

Trombones Group 4 (6 players)

French Horn (4 Soloists)

French Horns Group 1 (4 players)

French Horns Group 2 (4 players)

French Horns Group 3 (4 players)

French Horns Group 4 (4 players)

Euphoniums (4 Soloists)

Euphoniums Group 1 (4 players)

Euphoniums Group 2 (4 players)

Euphoniums Group 3 (4 players)

Euphoniums Group 4 (4 players)

Baritones (4 Soloists)

Baritones Group 1 (5 players)

Baritones Group 2 (5 players)

Baritones Group 3 (5 players)

Baritones Group 4 (5 players)

Tenor Horns (4 Soloists)

Tenor Horns Group 1 (5 players)

Tenor Horns Group 2 (5 players)

Tenor Horns Group 3 (5 players)

Tenor Horns Group 4 (5 players)

Tubas (2 Soloists)

Tubas Group 1 (5 players)

Tubas Group 2 (5 players)

Sousaphones (3 Soloists)

Sousaphones Group 1 (5 players)

Sousaphones Group 2 (5 players)

Sousaphones Group 3 (5 players)

Helicon (3 Soloists)

Helicon Group 1 (4 players)

Helicon Group 2 (4 players)

Helicon Group 3 (4 players)

Drumline and Percussion:

Bass Line(6 players)

Concert Snare

Snare Line (8 players)

Concert Toms(5 drums)

Field Drum

Impact Drum

Roto Toms

Tenor/Quad Drums(5 players)

Cymbals

Cymbal Line(5 players)

Timpani

Castanets

Chimes

Flexitone

Police Whistle

Mallets

Glockenspiel

Xylophone

Basic Orchestral Percussion

General MIDI Set

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