Any tips on memorizing bass drum music for marching band?

Question

Any tips on memorizing bass drum music for marching band?

Answer 1

REPETITION... LOTS OF IT!

Go through it by small sections at a time, adding little by little.

AND DON'T FORGET A METRONOME!

Answer 2

P R A C T I C E is your best friend.

that is the only way .

practice an hour or less everyday.

play the same phrase 5 times, then move on to a new part, and put it all together.

that is your best bet.

have fun & happy marching!

:)

Answer 3

i have my bass drummers learn split parts as unison first,...that means they know the whole rhythm first---then their particular part of the rhythm. this helps with memorization and with fluidity of split bass parts.

---using a subdiving metronome (dr. beat?) helps.