In my day and age, the drum major (or head majorette) was drawn from the marching band, and now it appears that is not necessarily true, which opens up the competition and makes for much greater athletic abilities, and a much more rousing show! Progress.
@@torreywilliams6154 It’s a band head thing. There’s people on both sides who criticize the other (and sometimes their own). The HBCU band world is WAAAAY more competitive comepared to the drum corps, but we always choose our style over any other. It’s kinda like when’s British person makes fun of America. It’s a matter of pride. (Not to mention that HBCU bands get the most attention out of any style, yet they receive the least amount of funding; just something to think about).
@@benzoentertains The difference is, I’ve never seen corps style people going out on show style videos with the SOLE purpose of being dickheads, and that’s coming from a drum major of a show style school. Competition is competition but the styles are completely different and shouldn’t be compared whatsoever, especially considering most drum corps would kill hbcu bands, technique and volume wise. But yeah I get what you’re saying.
A drum major’s job is field marshall. To change it to cheerleading is odd. Just because it’s being done here and elsewhere doesn’t change the history and the purpose.
@@KevinLeroyGrant Penn State has done this 45+ years longer than the current director has been there as well as 25+ years longer than being in the Big Ten.