# March

Sousa would love this file. These all need a bit of work---they tend too sound a bit to ponderous and/or heavy. The sequences assume 4 chords per bar, but most marches are in 2/4 time. So, double the tempo for "proper" results.

- MilIntro4
- MilIntro2
- March
- March1
- March1Slow
- March2
- March3
- March4
- MarchEnd

## MilIntro4

A 4 bar military-style intro. Easy to use if you include a line like "z * 4" at the start of the piece. (4)

Drum-Snare | SnareDrum1
Drum-Tom | LowTom1

## MilIntro2

A 2 bar military-style intro. This is identical to the MilIntro4, but only uses the first 2 bars of the sequence. (2)

Drum-Snare | SnareDrum1
Drum-Tom | LowTom1

## March

Standard march pattern. Boring, but it works. (4)

Bass | Tuba
Chord | Trumpet
Chord-Tbone | Trombone
Drum | SnareDrum1
Drum-Tom | LowTom1
Drum-Tri | OpenTriangle

## March1

Adds alterating bars of walking bass to the standard march. Also, changes the trombones to a piano. (4)

Bass | Tuba
Chord | Trumpet
Chord-Piano | Piano1
Drum | SnareDrum1
Drum-Tom | LowTom1
Drum-Tri | OpenTriangle
Walk | Tuba

## March1Slow

This is just March1 with the walking bass set to beats 1 and 3 instead of 1,2,3 and 4. (4)

Chord | Trumpet
Chord-Piano | Piano1
Drum | SnareDrum1
Drum-Tom | LowTom1
Drum-Tri | OpenTriangle
Walk | Tuba

## March2

Adds sustained strings to March1. The strings replace the trumpets. A major sound difference. (4)

Bass | Tuba
Chord | TremoloStrings
Drum | SnareDrum1
Drum-Tom | LowTom1
Drum-Tri | OpenTriangle
Walk | Tuba

## March3

Adds an apreggiating piccolo to March1. Great for trios. (4)

Arpeggio | Flute
Bass | Tuba
Chord | Trumpet
Chord-Piano | Piano1
Drum | SnareDrum1
Drum-Tom | LowTom1
Drum-Tri | OpenTriangle
Walk | Tuba

## March4

Add sustained strings and apreggiating piccolo to March2. (4)

Arpeggio | Flute
Bass | Tuba
Chord | TremoloStrings
Drum | SnareDrum1
Drum-Tom | LowTom1
Drum-Tri | OpenTriangle
Walk | Tuba

## MarchEnd

Four bar ending. (4)

Bass | Tuba
Chord | Trumpet
Chord-Tbone | Trombone
Drum | SnareDrum1
Drum-Tom | LowTom1
Drum-Tri | OpenTriangle