SWC

Most common grid systems

22.5, 45, and 90

Highschool football field measurements

120 yards (360 ft) long by 53 1/3 yards (160 ft) wide

Inches per 8/5 step

22.5

College football field measurements

120 yards (360 ft) long by 53 1/3 yards (160 ft) wide

Step size for 6/5 marching

30 inches

System + Spirit =

Success

Marcato

Heavy and detached

Staccato

Light and detached

Legato

Smooth and connected

Accented

Emphasized with full amount

Complete cutoff

Separates the gold and beginning of next entrance

Semi-pause

More than 1 count solve separates the hold and the beginning of next entrance (hold is also used as prep)

Continuous hold

Held note moves into next phrase without a break

What does prep indicate

Tempo, volume, and style

When do you use a double prep beat

When the tempo is faster

How to conduct a double prep beat

First gesture is smaller and has less emphasis than the primary beat

Prep for slow tempos

Practice using subdivision

Ictus

Exact point where sound commences

When to use small sized beat patterns

Soft and fast tempos

When to use large patterns

Loud and slow tempos

National anthem prep

Count 2

First hold of SSB

Second count

Second hold of SSB

Second count

Closed spacing in inches

22.5 inches

Regular spacing in inches

45 inches

Open spacing in inches

90 inches

Distance between hashmarks

40 ft

Shift/unison movement

Most common for maintaining form, each performer takes same size and number of steps in same direction

Morph/change step

Most common for changing form, performers move in a straight line lath to their position in the new form using the same specific number of counts

Expand/contract

Each performer begins and ends the move on the same count, travels in a straight line path from starting position to ending position, and uses a consistent step size throughout

Rotation

Shape and spacing of form remain same, but position’s changed. Each performer follow an arched path around a fixed point/axis from starting position to ending position

Follow the leader

Performers take the same size step and follow the exact path

Curved paths

Alters shape and design of existing form/element. Each performer takes a consistent size step throughout with the step size varying between performers according to the distance traveled.

Sequential movement

Each performer executes same thing, but stops/starts on different count

Random movement

Created visual tension and is either disable or resolve form

Choreography

Body movement performed in unison, as sequential movement, or random movement

Combinations

Performers do multiple different types of movement at once