In my first article I have been writing about the things that were different in GPMB 2011. I have seen many comments, but I think that most people writing comments are not seeing the big picture and that’s OK for as long they are polite. One comment was that I have lived for 20 years [...]
GPMB 2011 is finished again, time to look at things that were remarkable in the performances of the participating bands or corps. This year’s participation was smaller in number of bands, some saying due to the Government’s decision to close books for local governments on December 15. That decision should have made it impossible for [...]
Sebuah Pengabdian Bagi Dunia Pendidikan Indonesia Mas Kirnadi adalah sesepuh Marching Band Indonesia hampir 30 tahun lebih bergelut di dunia Marching Band kontribusi nya sangat besar untuk kemajuan marching band Indonesia. Maskir adalah pelopor aliran Corps Style yang dulu mungkin dianggap aneh oleh para pemain tahun 80 an tapi sekarang hampir 90% aliran marching band [...]
Tama Marching Percussion, review and marching catalog by Bahanna Distributor
Pengantar Pengetahuan Alat Musik (Buku Panduan bagi Guru & Pelajar Musik), edisi 2010 — Dr.Pono Banoe – Pengantar Pengetahuan Alat Musik (Buku Panduan bagi Guru & Pelajar Musik),edisi 2010 –Dr.Pono Banoe
Everybody is a winner!. Looking back to GPMB 2010 I’m happy to see that most bands in Indonesia made good progress in their quality, approach and programs. It was amazing to see the creativity of many design teams reflected in the performance of the members in the field. Congratulations to ALL participants because you are [...]
Babak Final GPMB 2010 27 Desember 2010 berakhir sudah dengan keluarnya juara : Divisi Sekolah : 1. Putri Santa Ursula Marching Brass 2. MB BCK Rumbai 3. MB Darul Qolam Divisi Umum : 1. MB Madah Bahana UI Depok 2. MB UGM Jogjakarta 3. MB Gita Surosowan Banten Tema liputan ini menarik redaksi angkat sebagai [...]
After GPMB 2009 a discussion has been held between instructors of some corps and judges about the scores for General Effect. Without mentioning the names of the units and/or the judges I have the feeling that many people in Indonesia do not really understand the common rules for the judging system. During the discussion a [...]
General Effect Music & General Effect Visual The most global area of evaluation is known as effect. Music and visual presentations should create an effect unto themselves, triggering aesthetic responses to the intellectual and emotional design and performance. In essence, this is how we determine what is entertaining about a particular program. Effect captions are [...]
Greetings from the next capital of drum corps, Jakarta, Indonesia. Since years marching bands in Indonesia have been changing into real drum corps. First time I participated in the Grand Prix Marching Band was in 1988 and every unit was still playing saxophones, slide trombones and sousaphones. In 1996 all bands in GPMB were real [...]
