Drum major staff
| Description: |
This staff is used by the drum major, a leader in the marching band, to communicate with other band members. When the drum major marches with the band, he or she may use a staff like this one to specify the tempo – how fast or slow the band is to play the music. The position of drum major began in the British Army in 1650 to communicate between military field units. |
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| Source: |
http://www.digitalindy.org/cdm/ref/collection/tcm/id/658 |
| Collection: |
The Children's Museum of Indianapolis |
| Rights: | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/; |
| Copyright: |
Creative Commons (CC By-SA 3.0); |
| Subjects: |
Drum majors Drum majoring Baton twirling |
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