In The News: Marching In The Band As Tough As Playing Sports

Tuesday, June 9th, 2009 | Filed under DCI World | Posted by

The physical challenges and demands of participating in a competitive high school marching band are similar to those experienced by athletes who compete in sports like football, according to research presented at the American College of Sports Medicine’s annual meeting in Seattle.

Today, marching bands no longer just march in precision formation, study presenter Gary Granata, told Reuters Health. "In the past 20 years, marching bands have gone to these highly choreographed visual shows, where performers are literally running around the field at very high velocities with heavy instruments while playing very difficult passages."

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Posted by on Tuesday, June 9th, 2009. Filed under DCI World.