Título: Marching band
Seção: Traditional Style
Background: A marching band is a group in which instrumental musicians perform while marching, often for entertainment or competition. Instrumentation typically includes brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. Most marching bands wear a uniform, often of a military style, that includes an associated school or organization's colors, name or symbol. 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.

Conteúdo: Traditional Style bands, also known as Show Bands, are marching bands geared primarily towards crowd entertainment and perform on football fields. Typically, they perform a routine before the game, another at halftime, and sometimes after the game as well. Competitive show bands perform only one show that is continually refined throughout a season, while bands that focus on entertainment rather than competition usually perform a unique show for each game. These shows normally consists of three to five musical pieces accompanied by formations rooted in origin from Patterns in Motion, a book penned by band director William C. "Bill" Moffit, bandmaster of Purdue University All-American Marching Band and University of Houston Spirit of Houston.  A recognizable style of show band is the one fielded by historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). HBCU bands utilize the traditional "ankle-knee" high step and music selections are largely based on R&B, hip-hop, and contemporary popular music. In addition to traditional drill formations, HBCU bands feature heavily choreographed dance routines as part of their performances. Many of these bands may have a twirler line and/or a dancer line, but not necessarily flag twirlers. One of the most notable depictions of HBCU bands is the film Drumline. HBCU bands are a significant part of African-American musical culture and HBCU bands often surpass their associated football teams in popularity, a phenomenon that is uncommon among colleg

user: What is a traditional style band?

assistant: marching bands geared primarily towards crowd entertainment and perform on football fields.

user: Where do traditional bands normally perform?

assistant: football fields.

user: Where else do they perform?

assistant: bicentennial parade.

user: Do the bands play multiple songs when performing?

assistant: Typically, they perform a routine before the game, another at halftime, and sometimes after the game as well.

user: What are some other traditional style bands?

assistant: A recognizable style of show band is the one fielded by historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs).

user: How are HBCUs traditional bands?

assistant: In addition to traditional drill formations, HBCU bands feature heavily choreographed dance routines as part of their performances.

user: What other things are HBCU bands known for?

assistant: HBCU bands utilize the traditional "ankle-knee" high step and music selections are largely based on R&B, hip-hop, and contemporary popular music.

user: Are HBCU bands popular?

assistant: HBCU bands often surpass their associated football teams in popularity, a phenomenon that is uncommon among collegiate and high school marching bands.