American Marching Bands

2. The sport that evolved hand-in-hand with marching bands
6. Dances, concerts & other patriotic events in the late 1800s always had _________play, just like today!
7. John Philip Sousa music is typically heard on the fourth day of this month
12. Marching bands were used for ___________meal times or orders on the battlefield
13. the instrument best known for establishing the beat in a band
14. Bands became a new American __________ and continue to this day in schools everywhere
15. a conductor and composer of patriotic marches

1. the grid of the __________helped musicians create patterns and lines
3. Marching bands helped soldiers march in an _________fashion
4. the type of band that was needed during Civil War
5. The show that continues to feature musicians to this day
8. Bands that were formed after the war to continue playing music in their lives
9. the family of instruments used primarily in marching bands
10. the feeling you get when you continue to take part in the American band tradition
11. a more comfortable Tuba, worn during parades
12. the War that took place between the Northern & Southern states of the US