Monday, May 11, 2020

MORE BANDS


Posted by Chic Silber at 5/11/2020 12:00:00 PM

5 comments:

Roger Smith said...

In this era, as we see, some of the bigger shows featured a Prima Dona, a female singer who for years performed without microphones. However they did it, they were highly popular, and had prestige billing in their day.

11 May, 2020 20:27
Chic Silber said...


The bells on these Sousaphones

are of very different sizes

are the instruments different

I was taught a very few notes

so I could fill in if needed

in my HS marching band

In my last year I became the

Drum Major with a tremendous

& uncomfortable white Shako

& a very heavy signal baton

(but I loved every minute)

11 May, 2020 22:56
Tony Greiner said...

Sousaphones can have different sized bells (weight is a factor when marching, as you know) but it is also possible that the smaller one is pitched in E-Flat, and the larger the standard B-Flat. The E-flats, being shorter, are theoretically more nimble, and easier to reach the high notes. They have pretty much disappeared in the US and Canada, but are still used in British style military and brass bands overseas.

12 May, 2020 19:32
Chic Silber said...


I guess nowadays most marching bands

tend to utilize plastic Sousaphones

Light weight but not as good looking

The sound isn't the same either

12 May, 2020 22:20
Chic Silber said...


A Brass Band needs to be Brass

otherwise it's a plastic band

12 May, 2020 22:23

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