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FM 12-50 The Marching Band

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FM 12-50

The Marching Band

Army · FM · Jan 1957 · 113 pages

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1. Purpose This manual has been compiled to serve as a guide to appropriate commanders in the training and utilization of an Army band as a marching unit in connection with military ceremonies, street parades, and appropriate patriotic events. 2. Scope The provisions of this manual set forth approved procedures pertaining to formations, movements, and general utilization of the marching band and field music units, with emphasis placed upon the function of the Iband in connection with the conduct of military ceremonies. 3. General Musical organizations have served a distinctive purpose in the Army since 1775. From the fife and drum corps of Revolutionary War days to the Army band of today, these specialized units have been used as potent contributors to high troop morale and esprit de corps.

DesignationFM 12-50

EditionJan 1957

StatusSuperseded

Pages113

FunctionSustainment

CollectionHistoric

Public domain (U.S. Government work)

Editions 3

References 3

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