history: I am currently in a marching band as a hobby.
knowledge: A marching band is a group in which instrumental musicians perform while marching, often for entertainment or competition.
response: Oh, do you do it just for entertainment, or do you also compete?
history: I am currently in a marching band as a hobby.
Oh, do you do it just for entertainment, or do you also compete?
Mostly for entertainment.
knowledge: Instrumentation typically includes brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments.
response: OK, cool. What instrument do you play, brass, woodwind, percussion?
history: I am currently in a marching band as a hobby.
Oh, do you do it just for entertainment, or do you also compete?
Mostly for entertainment.
OK, cool. What instrument do you play, brass, woodwind, percussion?
I play the flute.
knowledge: Percussion and wind instruments were used on the battlefield since ancient times.
response: That's awesome!  Wind instruments have been used on the battlefield since ancient times.
history: I am currently in a marching band as a hobby.
Oh, do you do it just for entertainment, or do you also compete?
Mostly for entertainment.
OK, cool. What instrument do you play, brass, woodwind, percussion?
I play the flute.
That's awesome!  Wind instruments have been used on the battlefield since ancient times.
Oh really? I didn't know that.
knowledge: In addition to traditional parade performances, many marching bands also perform field shows at sporting events and at marching band competitions.
response: So, have you performed at any parades, or sporting events?
history: I am currently in a marching band as a hobby.
Oh, do you do it just for entertainment, or do you also compete?
Mostly for entertainment.
OK, cool. What instrument do you play, brass, woodwind, percussion?
I play the flute.
That's awesome!  Wind instruments have been used on the battlefield since ancient times.
Oh really? I didn't know that.
So, have you performed at any parades, or sporting events?
Yes, I live around the New Orleans area so I have marched in quite a few Mardi Gras parades.
knowledge: Most high school marching bands, and some college marching bands, are accompanied by a color guard, a group of performers who add a visual interpretation to the music through the use of props, most often flags and rifles.
response: So do you have a color guard that accompanies you using props?