Front ensemble, the Glossary

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1. 33 relations: American football field, Bass guitar, Crotales, Drum and bugle corps (modern), Drum Corps International, Drum kit, Electronic musical instrument, Five Towns College, Glockenspiel, Indoor percussion ensemble, Kenyon College, Keyboard percussion instrument, Marching band, Marching percussion, Marimba, Musical theatre, Ohio State University, Orchestra, Orchestra pit, Percussion instrument, Percussion section, Percussive Arts Society, Pitched percussion instrument, Sampler (musical instrument), Stevens grip, Synthesizer, Technology in Drum Corps International, Timpani, Tubular bells, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Vibraphone, Violin, Xylophone.

The rectangular field of play used for American football games measures long between the goal lines, and (53.3 yards) wide.

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Bass guitar

The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass is the lowest-pitched member of the guitar family.

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Crotales

Crotales, sometimes called antique cymbals, are percussion instruments consisting of small, tuned bronze or brass disks.

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Drum and bugle corps (modern)

A modern drum and bugle corps is a musical marching unit consisting of brass instruments, percussion instruments, electronic instruments, and color guard. Typically operating as independent non-profit organizations, corps perform in competitions, parades, festivals, and other civic functions.

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Drum Corps International

Drum Corps International (DCI) is a governing body for drum and bugle corps.

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Drum kit

A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums in popular music context) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and sometimes other auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person.

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Electronic musical instrument

An electronic musical instrument or electrophone is a musical instrument that produces sound using electronic circuitry.

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Five Towns College

Five Towns College is a private college in Dix Hills, New York.

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Glockenspiel

The glockenspiel (or,: bells and: play) or bells is a percussion instrument consisting of pitched aluminum or steel bars arranged in a keyboard layout.

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Indoor percussion ensemble

An indoor percussion ensemble or indoor drumline is a type of marching ensemble consisting of battery and front ensemble instruments. Front ensemble and indoor percussion ensemble are percussion ensembles.

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Kenyon College

Kenyon College is a private liberal arts college in Gambier, Ohio, United States.

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Keyboard percussion instrument

A keyboard percussion instrument, also known as a bar or mallet percussion instrument, is a pitched percussion instrument arranged in the same pattern as a piano (organ, or piano accordion) keyboard and played with hands or percussion mallets.

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Marching band

A marching band is a group of instrumental musicians who perform while marching, often for entertainment or competition. Front ensemble and marching band are marching bands.

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Marching percussion

Marching percussion instruments are percussion instruments (usually drums, such as snare, bass, and tenor drums) specially designed to be played while moving. Front ensemble and Marching percussion are percussion ensembles.

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Marimba

The marimba is a musical instrument in the percussion family that consists of wooden bars that are struck by mallets.

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Musical theatre

Musical theatre is a form of theatrical performance that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance.

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Ohio State University

The Ohio State University (Ohio State or OSU) is a public land-grant research university in Columbus, Ohio, United States.

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Orchestra

An orchestra is a large instrumental ensemble typical of classical music, which combines instruments from different families.

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Orchestra pit

An orchestra pit is an area in a theatre (usually located in a lowered area in front of the stage) in which musicians perform.

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Percussion instrument

A percussion instrument is a musical instrument that is sounded by being struck or scraped by a beater including attached or enclosed beaters or rattles struck, scraped or rubbed by hand or struck against another similar instrument.

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Percussion section

The percussion section is one of the main divisions of the orchestra and the concert band.

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Percussive Arts Society

The Percussive Arts Society (PAS) is a non-profit organization for professional percussionists and percussion educators.

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Pitched percussion instrument

A pitched percussion instrument (also known as a melodic or tuned percussion instrument) is a percussion instrument used to produce musical notes of one or more pitches, as opposed to an unpitched percussion instrument which is used to produce sounds of indefinite pitch.

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Sampler (musical instrument)

A sampler is an electronic musical instrument that records and plays back samples (portions of sound recordings).

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Stevens grip

Stevens grip is a technique for playing keyboard percussion instruments with four mallets developed by Leigh Howard Stevens.

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Synthesizer

A synthesizer (also synthesiser, or simply synth) is an electronic musical instrument that generates audio signals.

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Technology in Drum Corps International

The implementation of sound technology by Drum Corps International is a phenomenon in the twenty-first century marching arts.

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Timpani

Timpani or kettledrums (also informally called timps) are musical instruments in the percussion family.

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Tubular bells

Tubular bells (also known as chimes) are musical instruments in the percussion family.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC, UNC-Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Chapel Hill, or simply Carolina) is a public research university in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

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Vibraphone

The vibraphone (also called the vibraharp) is a percussion instrument in the metallophone family.

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Violin

The violin, colloquially known as a fiddle, is a wooden chordophone, and is the smallest, and thus highest-pitched instrument (soprano) in regular use in the violin family.

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Xylophone

The xylophone is a musical instrument in the percussion family that consists of wooden bars struck by mallets.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Front_ensemble

Also known as Pit ensemble.