Draft:L-Pattern Competition Format
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An L-Pattern is a solo drum major competition commonly practiced in California. Performing drum majors display their flourishing and marching skills to an adjudicator through a marked competition zone. The competition zone follows the shape of an L, having contestants perform a left turn, right turn, and an about turn (180 degree turn).[1]
Drum majors create routines using either a mace or baton to a pre-recorded piece of music from any genre and create routines designed to show their skills in multiple aspects: Marching, flourishing composition, flourishing achievement, and general effect.[2]
Competition Zone
An L-Pattern competition zone is made up of six main parts: first leg, second leg, start zone, about face, 90 degree turn, and salute line. The first leg is 150 feet long and the second is 70 feet long, with the salute line placed 75 feet from the start (half the length of the first leg).[3]
Competition Runthrough
Before the Drum Major starts their run, the adjudicator judges the dress of the competitor in multiple criterias. Judges look for cleanliness and precision in how the uniform is worn, the manner in which the equipment is presented, and for errors in uniform. Examples of dress errors are wrinkles, dirt, stains, stray threads, and button alignment.[3]
After inspection is finished the drum major calls the "band" to attention. Sometimes the judge will tell the Drum Major to execute turns before their runs, yet some competitions will choose not to do this. After the commands, the judge signals for the music to start and the run officially starts.
Reference
- ^ "L-Pattern". granada-music. Retrieved 2024-10-15.
- ^ "Drum Major \L Pattern \Field Conducting". RHSEU. Retrieved 2024-10-18.
- ^ a b "Solo Drum Major Rules and Regulations" (PDF). Northern California Band Association. 2020.
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