Marching Band Lingo.pdf

evaluates performances, provides feedback, and ranks groups in competitions.
Band booster: a club supporting the band through fundraising and volunteering.
Band parents: proud title for parents of band kids, often a source of information.
Bands of America: a series of contests held in different US regions, categorized as Regionals, Super Regionals, or Grand Nationals.
Bandtober: the month of October, intense with football games and contests.
Battery: the marching band percussion section, carrying drums and marching.
Bibbers: marching band pants, part of the standard uniform.
Booster meeting: updates on current events and activities, open to all booster members.
Brass: trumpets, mellophones, horns, euphoniums, baritones, trombones, sousaphones, and tubas.
Caption awards: various awards won at competitions, such as "Best Visual" and "Best Music."
Case: putting instruments in their cases.
Chaperones: parents who accompany the band on trips, providing guidance and support.
Charms: a website/app used by band programs, featuring an up-to-date calendar.
Clinicians: specialists supplementing instruction from band directors.
Color Guard: a group adding color and style to performances with flags and props.
Competitions: Saturday events where marching bands perform and compete.
Concert band: the part of the band that takes place after the marching season, with auditions and placements.
Conferences: categories assigned to schools based on enrollment, from 1A to 6A.
DCI: Drum Corps International, a group of professional-level bands performing and competing nationally.
Dot books: unique books carried by band members, marked with positions and instructions.
Drill: the choreography of the show, involving patterns and positions.
Drum major: student conductors directing the marching band.
Drumline: all percussion instruments, including battery and front ensemble.
Fair share: the money each student pays to offset band operating costs.
Flags: used by the Color Guard during performances.
Fundraising: activities sponsored by the band to earn money for the general fund.
Garter: a silk flower arrangement, the male equivalent of a mum, exchanged before homecoming.
Gauntlets: wrist and lower-arm coverings, part of the marching band uniform.
Grocery card: a card that gives a percentage of purchases back to the band, available for Kroger shoppers.