Smith Walbridge Clinics Phase 1

Distance between goal lines (yards)

100 yds

Distance between end zone lines (yards)

120 yds

Distance between yard lines (inches)

180 inches

Distance between side lines (yards)

53 1/3 yds

Distance between high school hash marks (inches)

640 inches

Margin of error per third of the field with high school hash marks (inches)

10 inches

Step size for marching 8 steps per 5 yards (inches)

22.5 inches

Step size for marching 6 steps per 5 yards (inches)

30 inches

Step size for marching at a 45 degree angle between yard lines (inches)

38 inches

Regular spacing

45 inches

Closed spacing

22.5 inches

Open spacing

90 inches

A formation appearing mostly vertical to the audience

Vertical Form

A formation appearing mostly horizontal to the audience

Horizontal form

Two or more people standing beside each other

Front

Two or more people standing behind each other

File

The space between forms or people standing beside each other

Interval

The space between forms or people standing behind each other

Distance

Pivot

Person closest to the axis

Axis

The point from which the form rotates

Precision

Uniformity of movement and or sound

Style

The overall characteristic look and or sound of an ensemble

A type of hold in which the cutoff also serves at the prep beat

Semi-pause

A type of hold that uses both a cutoff and a preparation beat

Complete

A type of hold in which the hold flows into the next phrase without a break

Continuous

When the music is in 4/4 and begins on count 3, the prep is what beat?

Two

When the music is in 5/4 and begins on count 1, the prep is what beat?

Five

Smooth and sutained

Legato

Light and spaced

Staccato

Heavy and spaced

Marcato

Heavy and full value notes

Accent

On a continuous hold whole note in 4/4, what count do we conduct through?

One

What conducting technique is used when the tempo is very slow?

Subdivision of the beat pattern

Lowering the left hand, Palm down indicates?

Decrecendo

The first hold of the national anthem occurs on what count?

Two

The last hold of the national anthem occurs on what count?

One

The national anthem begins on what count?

Three

The size of the beat pattern when the music gets faster?

Smaller

The size of the pattern when the music gets louder?

Larger

Adjusted step size, straight path, form changes

Straight line adjust

Adjusted step, form does not change, raced path

Rotation

Everyone does the same thing at different times

Sequential movement

Utilizes two or more concepts of movement at the same time

Combination

Movement other than drill

Choreography

From an organized form to a scattered form (or vice versa)

Random drill (dissolve and resolve)

From changes, adjusted step, curved path

Flex drill

Same size step, file drill, forms changes as a result of the leader's path

Follow the leader drill

From does not change, same size step

Unison movement