Marching Band Director Resources

Rehearsal time is important, and this is designed to be brief but effective. In just ten minutes a day these warm-ups will develop brass sound and range, increase woodwind technique, and improve

This set of drum line warm-ups focuses on fundamental techniques that will tighten up your battery in a minute and a half.

This percussion warm-up will get your battery charged up and ready to go in two minutes!

This beginning drum line warm-up focuses on stick control exercises and getting your young ensemble to play in sync. Mallet parts focus on learning scales and patterns in C, F, B-flat, and

A front ensemble warm-up with two marimba parts, one vibe, and one bell/xylophone.

These three short warm-up chorales for marching winds and percussion will help your band focus on musicality and sound before that big performance!

Get your horn line locked and loaded with this short but effective warm up that will get them ready to roar. The musical lines present a wide range of dynamics and contrasting textures that will develop

An entire warm-up sequence in one exercise - lasting nearly six minutes, the exercise takes the line through a series of paces focusing on two stroke types while providing rhythmic interest and variety.

Take your drumline from zero to sixty with this latest exciting jam. This is a masterfully written 60-second warmup packed to the gills with short, controlled bursts of zippy rudimental beats that are a

This 60-second warmup was heard played by the Santa Clara Vanguard drumline in 2002. It's a rhythmically complex piece that requires both chops and finesse to perform. For drumlines with brains and brawn,

This sequence represents a complete warm-up package for the battery ensemble. It was designed to be a self-contained warm-up that very specifically targets the various muscle groups of the... view details

This was a core battery warm-up of the Santa Clara Vanguard in the late 1990s and beyond. Its format allows for plenty of variations. It works well at a variety of tempos and should cause some toe tapping

This is one of those drumline exercises passed down through generations of marching percussionists. It was written to be a syncopated, groove-oriented vehicle to work on flam drags, but with an emphasis on

Designed to be a "shopping spree" style exercise for late 1990s era SCV, it quickly became standard repertoire for the group for many years and has since become a ubiquitous etude for working hybrid flam

816 is a warm-up designed to develop the beginning and intermediate percussionist. It starts off as an 8-on-a-hand exercise and builds gradually to an accent-tap call-and-response variation that

Get your marching ensemble fine tuned and fired up for performance with this short and sweet tuning sequence!