Will I become drum major?

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Wondering if you have a chance at becoming drum major? This quiz has questions about conducting skills, leadership skills, experience, and more. Take this quiz to find out. If your band’s drum majors use maces, this is not factored in this quiz because I am not familiar with it. However, it does have questions about leadership skills.

1/34 How many drum majors will be chosen?

1

2

3
2/34 How many spots that will not be filled by returning drum majors are there?

0

1

2
3/34 Can you conduct proficiently in 4/4, 3/4, and 2/4?

Yes, 4/4, 3/4, and 2/4

No, only 2 of them

No, only one of them

No, none of them

Yes, and others as well
4/34 How long have you been in marching band?

0 seasons

1 season

2 seasons

3 seasons
5/34 Have you been drum major before?

Yes, head drum major

Yes, assistant drum major

No, section leader
6/34 Is there someone in your section who could be section leader if you become drum major?

Yes

No

Maybe

I don’t know
7/34 What instrument do you play?

Brass

Woodwind

Drumline

Guard

Pit
8/34 Are you in the top band at your school?

Yes, mastery band (highest)

No, advanced band (2nd highest)

No, intermediate band (3rd highest)

No, beginner band (lowest)

I’m not in band
9/34 Have you been section leader?

Yes, 1 year

Yes, 2 years

Yes, 3 years
10/34 What class are you?

Freshman

Sophomore

Junior

8th grader
11/34 Does your band director have favorites?

Yes, me

Yes, someone else

No

I don’t know
12/34 How do your peers treat you?

Respectfully

Obediently

Fearfully

They don’t acknowledge me

Like an equal
13/34 When do you arrive at practice?

Early (is on time)

On time (is late)

Late

I skip most practices

Before the director gets there
14/34 How good of a marcher are you?

Better than most

Better than some

Average

Worse than some

Worse than most
15/34 When do you leave practice?

I don’t go to most practices

Before it ends

When it ends

After we finish moving our assigned equipment

After making sure everything is perfect
16/34 Are most of the people trying out a higher or lower grade than you?

Higher grade

Lower grade

Same grade

About even
17/34 Do you make good grades?

Mostly As

Mostly Bs

Mostly Cs

Mostly Ds

Mostly Fs
18/34 How often are you at school?

5/5 days a week

4/5 days a week

3/5 days a week

2/5 days a week

1/5 days a week
19/34 How often are you at practice?

Every practice

Every practice unless I’m sick

Every practice unless I’m sick or have a special event

When I want to

Almost never
20/34 Are you responsible?

Yes

No

Sometimes

Mostly
21/34 How well can you play your instrument? (Based off music level of difficulty)

High level 6 pieces

Level 6

Level 5

Level 4

Level 3
22/34 Can you conduct crescendos and decrescendos?

Yes, very well with either hand

Yes, very well with one hand and on with the other

Yes, very well with one hand

Yes, ok with either hand

Yes, ok with one hand
23/34 How many types of cues can you do?

1, 1 hand

1, either hand

2, 1 hand

2, either hand

3+, 1 hand
24/34 How loudly do you yell when giving commands?

FF

F

MF
25/34 Why do you want to be drum major?

Power

It looks cool

It looks good on your resume

I like conducting

I like teaching people
26/34 How many extracurricular activities do you have besides band? (During marching season)

0

1

2
27/34 Do you have good time management?

Yes

No

Somewhat
28/34 Are you a good leader?

Yes

No

Sometimes

Mostly

Mostly not
29/34 Can you drive?

Yes

No

No, but I will when the season starts

No, but I change ride a bike/golf cart/train/walk/etc.
30/34 How often have you been in serious trouble with your band director?

Never

Once

Twice

Three times

More than three times
31/34 Was/is your sibling, parent, or close relative a drum major?

Yes

No

Yes, but they don’t teach me anything
32/34 Do you take drum major lessons?

Yes

Yes, from the band director

Yes, from drum major

Yes, group lessons from the band director/drum major with the other candidates
33/34 Have people said they think you should be drum major?

Yes

Yes, the band director

Yes, but they were joking

Yes, but they don’t know what they’re talking about
34/34 Do you think you will be drum major this season?

Yes

No

Maybe

I don’t know

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Will I become drum major?

1/34 How many drum majors will be chosen?

2/34 How many spots that will not be filled by returning drum majors are there?

3/34 Can you conduct proficiently in 4/4, 3/4, and 2/4?

4/34 How long have you been in marching band?

5/34 Have you been drum major before?

6/34 Is there someone in your section who could be section leader if you become drum major?

7/34 What instrument do you play?

8/34 Are you in the top band at your school?

9/34 Have you been section leader?

10/34 What class are you?

11/34 Does your band director have favorites?

12/34 How do your peers treat you?

13/34 When do you arrive at practice?

14/34 How good of a marcher are you?

15/34 When do you leave practice?

16/34 Are most of the people trying out a higher or lower grade than you?

17/34 Do you make good grades?

18/34 How often are you at school?

19/34 How often are you at practice?

20/34 Are you responsible?

21/34 How well can you play your instrument? (Based off music level of difficulty)

22/34 Can you conduct crescendos and decrescendos?

23/34 How many types of cues can you do?

24/34 How loudly do you yell when giving commands?

25/34 Why do you want to be drum major?

26/34 How many extracurricular activities do you have besides band? (During marching season)

27/34 Do you have good time management?

28/34 Are you a good leader?

29/34 Can you drive?

30/34 How often have you been in serious trouble with your band director?

31/34 Was/is your sibling, parent, or close relative a drum major?

32/34 Do you take drum major lessons?

33/34 Have people said they think you should be drum major?

34/34 Do you think you will be drum major this season?