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A drumline or drum line is a section of percussion instruments usually played as part of a musical marching ensemble. Drumlines are usually incorporated into high school or college marching bands, drum and bugle corps, drum and lyre corps, indoor percussion ensembles, or pipe bands, but also can exist independent of these ensembles. "Battery" is the drum section that marches on the field as a group, usually consisting of snare drums, bass drums, tenor drums, and cymbals. Stationary percussion within a marching ensemble is called the "front ensemble" or pit, which also describes the area where those percussion instruments are set on the field. A large drumline ensemble might include multiple snares, bass drums, quads, tenors, cymbals, mallet instruments such as marimbas and glockenspiels, and a super-bass 60 inches in diameter.

Resources in This Category

• Iowa State Drumline

  http://www.music.iastate.edu/org/drumline/
  Information on how to become a member of the Iowa State University Marching Band Drumline.

• Michigan State University Drumline

  http://msu.edu/course/mus/155/drum.htm
  Includes pictures, forums, music,member oster, sounds, alumni, and links.

• Northwestern University Drumline

  http://www.nudrumline.com/
  Includes member list, multimedia, auditions, upcoming performances, and contact details.

• Notre Dame University Drumline

  http://www.nd.edu/~drumline/
  Detailed members section, pictures, video clips, sheet music and links.

• Rutgers University Drumline

  http://drumline.rutgers.edu/
  Offers pictures, sounds, and other information.

• University of Indiana Drumline

  http://www.indiana.edu/~drumline/
  Featuring a members section, pictures, alumni, a forum and links. Includes information on auditions.

• University of Nebraska Drumline Alumni

  http://members.tripod.com/~Leahy/
  Introduction of past and present band members and instructors, sound and images.

• West Chester University Drumline

  http://members.tripod.com/wcudrumline/wcu2.htm
  Profile of the West Chester, PA group.

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