How To March Like A Pro

By Jon

Before you Start1. Go outside street or

grass will work for practice. You can march anywhere, but practice on the same basic medium that you perform on.

Footwear2. Foot wear is very

important is at all possible never go marching without shoes, and any old pair of tennis shoes will work you don’t need the expensive marching shoe until you are ready to perform.

Marching Break Down1. Stand with your feet

together and facing you are intersecting the yard lines

2. Put left foot in front of the right it should be 1-2 inches off the ground and your leg needs to be straight this is called OUT

* the length of the stride will depend on height

 

Marching Break Down cont.3. Set left foot down this is

called HIT * Don’t lower yourself in

height just set your foot down while keeping leg straight

 

Marching Break Down Cont.2

4. Roll your left foot from the outside in so the last part of the foot to touches is your big toe as you do this your right foot should be transferring all the weight to the left foot and the right leg will be bent this is called roll

Final Marching Break Down5. Now it is time for the

right foot to move, you will bring the right foot so that is parallel to the left foot it is not touching the left but there is about an inch between the two feet it is not tag but a pass

Put It All TogetherRepeat these steps with a metronome doing one step right next to the other with each beat of the metronome the metronome should be between 100-120 beats per minute with each move happening with each beat of the metronome

FluidnessNow that you have this down it is time to put it all together and make it fluid

* always start with the left so on the even beats you are using your right foot and the odd you use your left

* Watch the movie to see more