Introducing the drum & bugle corps / Janet Chiefari ; with photographs by Ann Hagen Griffiths.

Author/creator Chiefari, Janet
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Dodd, Mead & Company, ©1982.
Description127 pages : illustrations ; 19 x 24 cm
Subjects

Variant title Introducing the drum and bugle corps
Contents Meet the drum and bugle corps -- From hunting horns to Drum Corps International -- Drum corps basic -- The color guard -- The percussion section -- Bugling brass -- Marching and maneuvering -- Putting it all together: the show -- On parade -- Competition: lifeblood of drum corps -- Season's end.
Abstract An amalgam of informative text and narrative fiction, this book shares the experience of twelve-year-old Kim who discovers the excitement of the drum and bugle corps, a cross between a competitive sport and a musical art form, stressing musical excellence and athletic prowess needed for precision marching routines.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliography (page 123) and index.
LCCN 82045379
ISBN039608088X
ISBN9780396080886