BE A SUCCESSFUL BANDSMAN _ “Wo age or time of life, no position monoply on success. Succiss is a one word definition of must strive for oe Any age is the succéss. hoping or circumstance, right age fruitful are never subsititutes to has ® start doing’ effort. To win you for honest~to-goodness e1iort. Forget Aladdin's If wishes and Lamp} And don't prayers were Be a DOER not a WISHERS action. You have who you ares Do you desire it — beg the Heavens for special favors. short-cuts to Spur your mind in you success, This world work. to abler , regardless of | feet. one need and your energies to accomplish wondsr wish to become a good bandsman? You may it in no half-way, but thoroughly. Give and it lies beneath your men who are in earnestt no | ; become so if you yourself to band is given | as a prize to A SUCCESSFUL BANDSMAN VERSUS A. LUCKY BANDSMAN for success, are advanced Many reasons But Good Luck It is important is ag direction, banish Strive for, ig your mind all SUCCESS: put things Never thoughts Regard off} of Thinking and failure. "WIDE-AWAKE". Pointing Will for, in the Work for, right | than any problem you meet. Never QUIT: fo being name another just chief among them being "LUCK". laziness as en ugly Be realistic Be bigger vice. No one likes a QUITTER: Keep alertand active, with planning, not schéming. Don't be afraié of overworking your brains. You have within yourself a fabulously rich domain of power-boundless energies at your constant beck and and you will call, eagerly waiting to serve you. Use your energies conquer all obstacles in your march to being a successful bandsman.. THERE IS NO LIMIT TO WHAT CAM BE ACCOMPLISHED BY AN ALERT MIND AND WILLING HANDS! “GO TO IT’ THE DOUBLE COMMAND The Double Command is a rhythmic command over a period of four beats for the purpose of establishing the correct tempo of execution. In execution the and is entirely preparatory this method, the command is answered by the bandsman counting out Ioud. An examples The Ten Hut Ten Hut and the bandsmen execute the command is given, movement by counting “one, two, three” in tempo, following the double command. THE POSITION OF A BANDSMAN AT ETTENTION When you are at attention your heels are together and your feet turn out equally, forming an angle of 45 degrees with each other. Keep your knees straight but without stiffness. Draw your hips up under your body slightly. Keep your chest up and your shoulders back. Do mot allow one shoulder to be higher than the other. Keep your arms streight without stiffness, and hanging at your sides, in such @ way that your thumbs are always along the seams of your trousers. ALWAYS KEEP YOUR EYES STRAIGHT TO THE FRONT. YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO TALK UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE WHEN AT ATTENTION? |