The Drum Major explained

[@theplaneimage]

0:02 "GET OUTA THA WAY" lol, poor photographer. Good selection. Jim.

[@JimRamsayJWR]

HAD to start with that clip!!!

[@scottnyc6572]

Farewell To Trafalgar was always my favorite especially with the brass.The surrounding buildings cast the sound of the bands perfectly. Thanks again!!

[@Backs4more]

We are responsible for the 5 D’s: Drums - maintenance, tuning, practice, drum scores and liaising with the Pipe Major to chose complimentary scores. Discipline - we ensure the band behaves, is in the right place at the right time and sort out any issues within the band. We also sit on the Band Committee. Drill - we ensure the band members can perform drill to a very high standard and understand the mace commands Deportment - difficult to explain, but we ensure that a band member carrys themselves with distinction and decorum. And Dress - ensuring band members are correctly attired, are smart and well turned out. Some add a 6th D, Drams! In response to a comment below, I have never heard anything other then Mace and it was Mace Drill I was taught at the Army School of Bagpipe Music and Highland Drumming in Edinburgh. There is also a Section on mace drill in the Army Manual of Drill and Ceremony.

[@donaldyeung9658]

With the dress, I couldn't figure out which unit is playing at 6:14 by the uniform, i would also like to know what song is being played there

[@Backs4more]

@@donaldyeung9658 that’s the Band of the Royal Regiment of Scotland, but I have no idea whet the tune is.

[@donaldyeung9658]

@@Backs4more I thought so too, i was just think it might the band of a particular battalion within the regiment, I've also found the tune which is the Scottish Emblem

[@Backs4more]

@@donaldyeung9658 the band is pulled from across the battalions, no one particular battalion, hence the red over white hackle. Technically there are three RRoS bands, as there are two territorial bands as well, the Highland band and the Lowland band.

[@donaldyeung9658]

@@Backs4more I thought 2 SCOTS had their own band

[@shaunmarsh7930]

Hi Jim not having a go, but most people do not read/look at the description. I along with most of the people who will have watched this vid expected the description in the video not the comments. I did enjoy the video as the Scottish regimental bands are great, even more so when on the mile.

[@mikehefford6499]

I admit I was expecting a full commentary.

[@johnmacdonald3282]

Here also

[@fareezreezo7301]

full of discipline… love the way their march same with the drum beat..!!!

[@karengamez7147]

I sure love watching and listening to your videos Jim. Thanks so much. I sure miss my home land (Edinburgh) one day I'll make it back. Love to all

[@walterjaygould6110]

Thank you for your excellent explanation

[@user-gv5bs3os5i]

I am of Scottish decent my great grandfather William moffett was born in duns Scotland and I must say there is nothing better then the bag pipes I love watching the pipe bands

[@donoconnell7280]

Thanks Jim. Marvellous music.

[@frederickgates4349]

An excellent beautiful video,one must have a stoat heart to view this 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@christelle4517]

The Royal Mile in Edinburgh 🤩 Good memories of a stay there 👍 ah ! the Scottish traditions , keep on playing ....

[@kerstinranno5241]

Das ist sowas von geil. Das geht durch und durch. Die Dudelsäcke

[@gregc2467]

By far the most glorious sound on Earth.

[@jontesmail8195]

Nice! In the Swedish military the term for "Drum Major" is, literary translated, "Regimental Drummer" (regementstrumslagare). In the Navy it is "Flag Drummer" (flaggtrumslagare) and in the air force "Wing Drummer" (flottiljtrumslagare). The Swedish cavalry band, however, do not have a drum major, but are instead lead by a trumpeter major a "Regimental Trumpeter" (regementstrumpetare). Sweden is one of the few countries that still have a mounted military band.

[@ataxpayer723]

There are always one or two muppets, who get in the way of a parade, trying to get "the perfect photo"

[@michaelbateman8469]

Those businesses along that route must be bangin'. I mean, I've seen them in many, many similar videos. Also, I could figure out the Mace commands. No, I don't know what any of the positions mean, but it's obvious they follow standard military doctrine of a predatory command to alert the troops to a change and what to expect, then a timing sequence, and execution command.

[@Unknown-ti3um]

Very proud

[@dawngray9298]

Love watching the pipe band made my day Tku❤️

[@Danno1983]

A Drum Major sets the tempo wiv the help of the Drums just listen 2 the Bass Drum ... Also gives order for quick or slow march

[@robbrownfield7677]

It’s a wee bit more than that….

[@gray3553]

When I was a Kid British Army regimental bands were two three times bigger and I believe each Battalion had their own bands.

[@longcaster]

All well and good. The guy pounding the bass drum controls the speed and pace of the march. The drum major don't do much without the drummer pounding relentlessly; boom, boom, boom.

[@robbiehamilton787]

Thanks Jim 😃

[@Unknown-ti3um]

Display of power

[@dyuissensarsembayev2990]

Any news of Brian Alexander. Where is he now? Amazing DM.

[@baaab1964]

I seem to be missing something... Specifically, the explanation! Don't know if I'm missing an audio channel, if I need to turn on Closed Captioning, or what. But all I see & hear are (GLORIOUS) pipes and drums...

[@nancyirwin3150]

I thought it was just me.

[@WootTootZoot]

It's in the description

[@mikehefford6499]

Yes, I was expecting some narrative.

[@jamesfraser4173]

Is this part of the Royal Mile? The third band from the beginnin, that ia.

[@frederickgates4349]

All this absolutely beautiful

[@claudiobarrionuevo7776]

Hermoso...saludos desde Chile

[@elegantinfusions]

10 seconds of the best military band in the World, :-(

[@Vladimir_Pavlov]

It's a beautiful sight, great musicians playing on the march. Just one question. Why does the public on the sidewalk not feel them in any way, neither by waving their hands in greeting, nor by applause?

[@WootTootZoot]

These are Scottish people, they are there, that's all you need, and I'll guarantee they "FEEL" it.

[@MatthewJBrown]

Scots aren't by and large very demonstrative people; it's a difference in how they express themselves, not in their depth of feeling. There are probably tears running down some cheeks.

[@w.reidripley1968]

In any case, a piper is taking around 92dB right there at the instrument. He might not hear you clapping! I know I can't hear dogs barking at me for playing if they are a little way off.

[@BadBonsai1]

Danke

[@jamieleepescini2675]

Here's something I've always been curious of what do pipe majors do? My dad used to be one in his younger years in our local pipe band but he never actually told me what they do.

[@Backs4more]

Responsible for picking the tunes, setting the sets, teaching, tuning, and anything related to the music.

[@DEWachobJr]

Sounds like that big drum player wants to be the major.

[@TheWolfensteiner]

My Heart is in Scotlands👍😁🇩🇪❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Beste Grüße aus Bayern Germany

[@64steuart]

Awesome. Royal Marine Drum Majors used to throw their maces over the entrance gates when leaving and returning to barracks. Now that is awesome!

[@damianchallis9214]

No they didn't

[@lesanderson2791]

At what point did you explain what a DM does basically you didn’t explain anything

[@nunyabiznez6381]

The explanation is in the description not the video.

[@omersad48]

Great bands but who was the guy sitting in the car and guarding a crown?

[@brianrowlands9751]

The Duke of Hamilton and Brandon, Hereditary Keeper of the Palace of Holyroodhouse.

[@omersad48]

@@brianrowlands9751 thank you.

[@chriglpiper]

When and where was that?

[@billjones393]

Where’s the explanation, Jim? I’m awfy disappointed.

[@JimRamsayJWR]

It's in the Description, you need to read it!

[@WidleyWesident]

Where’s the explanation? I seem to have missed it. 😮😟

[@Unknown-ti3um]

My family

[@4seanathair]

What's the tune that starts at 0:11, first with the band, and then with the pipes?

[@brianrowlands9751]

79th Highlanders' Farewell to Gibraltar

[@4seanathair]

@@brianrowlands9751 Thanks.

[@MrFoolingyu]

There are several different ways of marching with a mace. Sadly, only one (the easiest - and most boring) was depicted throughout this reel, which doesn't make for comprehensive coverage.

[@sunvulcansunvulcan5337]

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[@nicholaimagricaruana8636]

what song 02:10?

[@WootTootZoot]

Tune, not song, and it's, Atholl Highlanders

[@w.reidripley1968]

Some of the tunes are songs; many are not. Sometimes a tune has rhe fortune of having words set to it later. Sometimes it's a pipe version of a popular song. Scotland The Brave ran about a century and a half before somebody came up with some lyrics. Highland Cathedral only took about thirty-five, and has both patriotic and hymnody lyrics. Some tunes come from fiddle repertoire.

[@w.reidripley1968]

​@@WootTootZoot I found it helpful to look up lyrics of some sort when I was new at piping. Bonnie Dundee simply never came together for me until I found 'The Looking-Glass Creatures' cited in _The Annotated Alice In Wonderland (&c)_ and was, like, "Oh, THAT'S how it goes!" Even something with the sober respectability of Scots Wha Ha'e, comes easier to the tyro with the words added.

[@СергейТокарев-ч4т]

Glory to Scotland Glory to U.K from Ukraine

[@AirplaneDoctor_]

British Army drum majors do not use a mace, they use a staff.

[@JimRamsayJWR]

Wow, I would have said mace!

[@AirplaneDoctor_]

@@JimRamsayJWR Mace is the American and European term, the British Army has always used the term drum majors staff. I just surmised the description was an American write up because of many of the terms used, ie sash, we wear a baldric unless it’s the SnrNCO’s red sash being referred to.

[@Backs4more]

We are taught Mace Drill at the Army School of Bagpipe Music and Highland Drumming. There is a Mace Drill manual. English regiments may call it a staff, but I have not heard that.

[@hardalarboard8876]

Mace is the army word for it, staff being the marine word.

[@tawnymacleod4022]

❤️

[@teokoitutaoro7850]

does`nt explain nothing all i see is a guy leading the way..?

[@abbeattie8398]

you may add a verbal explantion next time . my fore fathers were chased out of scotland for stealing sheep

[@Unknown-ti3um]

Made in Scotland

[@whiteb0rd]

OK, nice video, WTF is the explanation? Clickbait,

[@Red80008]

You forgot something: the explanation.

[@AlphaBravoCheeseCake]

It is in the description. Wake up soppy bollocks

[@njlarry100]

False and deceptive, no explanation just old cuts of old video

[@semajbronson21]

READ CAPTION. click the description before making a rude comment.

[@billfarnham1592]

Click bait title. The video has NO explanation of Drum Majors. I enjoy wr=atching pipe bands march as much as anybody. But to claim a video EXPLAINS Deum Majors when al it does is SHOW them and their bands.... it's aggravatingclick bait. I waited for some explanation for the entire video.

[@JimRamsayJWR]

Click on the Description!

[@billfarnham1592]

@@JimRamsayJWR But this is a VIDEO, not a text book. A VIDEO entitled Te Drum Major Explained should contain what the title claims. Otherwise the description is simply a textbook to read. The title of the video should be "A Nice Video of Pipe Bands with Description Notes on Drum Major Duties." It is NOT a video that explains what a Drum Major is or does.

[@jimpomac]

perhaps illustrated, certainly not explained.