1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:02,018 Welcome back to marine barracks 2 00:00:02,018 --> 00:00:04,296 Washington . I'm Colonel Teague pastel , 3 00:00:04,296 --> 00:00:06,351 the commanding officer . This week . 4 00:00:06,351 --> 00:00:06,090 We're gonna take you behind the scenes 5 00:00:06,090 --> 00:00:08,060 and show you our drums , Major for 6 00:00:08,060 --> 00:00:10,282 United States Marine Corps Band and the 7 00:00:10,282 --> 00:00:12,449 United States Marine Corps drama bugle 8 00:00:12,449 --> 00:00:16,290 corps . Yeah , music adds to the parade 9 00:00:16,500 --> 00:00:19,530 energy in motion , timing , rhythm and 10 00:00:19,530 --> 00:00:23,060 a sense of passenger . My name is 11 00:00:23,060 --> 00:00:25,393 Master Sergeant , Joshua , Danny miller . 12 00:00:25,393 --> 00:00:27,449 I'm the assistant drum major for the 13 00:00:27,449 --> 00:00:29,449 commandant zone , the United States 14 00:00:29,449 --> 00:00:31,600 Marine Drum and bugle Corps . Our 15 00:00:31,600 --> 00:00:33,656 preparation for parade season begins 16 00:00:33,656 --> 00:00:36,240 back in january of every year . It 17 00:00:36,240 --> 00:00:38,351 starts with us learning our music and 18 00:00:38,351 --> 00:00:40,407 motion program . We typically travel 19 00:00:40,407 --> 00:00:42,640 out to Yuma Arizona to learn our field 20 00:00:42,640 --> 00:00:45,040 show from there , we'll take that on 21 00:00:45,040 --> 00:00:47,620 the road with the silent drill platoon . 22 00:00:47,630 --> 00:00:49,686 The United States Marine Corps Color 23 00:00:49,686 --> 00:00:51,574 Guard will form a unit called the 24 00:00:51,574 --> 00:00:53,686 Battle Color Detachment . We tour the 25 00:00:53,686 --> 00:00:55,797 country with them and providing music 26 00:00:55,797 --> 00:00:57,852 and ceremony when we get back to the 27 00:00:57,852 --> 00:00:59,908 barracks in March . Typically we are 28 00:00:59,908 --> 00:01:03,650 ready to go for the parades . So for 29 00:01:03,650 --> 00:01:06,630 our drill music specifically learning 30 00:01:06,630 --> 00:01:09,400 how to write the movements for that 31 00:01:09,400 --> 00:01:12,870 music . It requires a lot of skill . So 32 00:01:12,870 --> 00:01:14,926 internally we have marines who write 33 00:01:14,926 --> 00:01:17,260 our drill program and it lines up with 34 00:01:17,260 --> 00:01:20,320 the musical phrases . It's a very 35 00:01:20,320 --> 00:01:22,431 complicated process , but our marines 36 00:01:22,431 --> 00:01:24,320 make it look easy and we're every 37 00:01:24,320 --> 00:01:28,120 performance well . Our 38 00:01:28,120 --> 00:01:29,953 music is chosen based off of the 39 00:01:29,953 --> 00:01:32,064 commanding officer's intent of marine 40 00:01:32,064 --> 00:01:34,009 barracks Washington . He gives the 41 00:01:34,009 --> 00:01:36,290 intent to our directors and from there 42 00:01:36,290 --> 00:01:38,570 they are able to program our concerts 43 00:01:38,580 --> 00:01:39,580 for the Summit 44 00:01:47,740 --> 00:01:49,851 Master gunnery Sergeant Dwayne King , 45 00:01:49,851 --> 00:01:52,129 Drum Major , United States Marine Band . 46 00:01:55,240 --> 00:01:57,240 We try to select the music for each 47 00:01:57,240 --> 00:01:59,462 ceremony based on the guest of honor or 48 00:01:59,462 --> 00:02:01,407 hosting official . If we can tie a 49 00:02:01,407 --> 00:02:03,351 piece of music to a location where 50 00:02:03,351 --> 00:02:05,573 they're from , a command that they have 51 00:02:05,573 --> 00:02:07,796 served at , a place that they hold dear 52 00:02:07,796 --> 00:02:09,962 in their hearts somewhere . Maybe they 53 00:02:09,962 --> 00:02:12,129 went to college . We try to do that to 54 00:02:12,129 --> 00:02:14,184 make the , make the ceremony special 55 00:02:14,184 --> 00:02:16,184 for them and tie them into making a 56 00:02:16,184 --> 00:02:20,030 part of it . The library is essential 57 00:02:20,030 --> 00:02:22,086 in helping us prepare for ceremonies 58 00:02:22,440 --> 00:02:25,290 With over 80,000 sheet music titles in 59 00:02:25,290 --> 00:02:27,123 our holdings , we have a team of 60 00:02:27,123 --> 00:02:29,346 librarians . It ensures we have exactly 61 00:02:29,346 --> 00:02:31,457 the music we need , whether that's an 62 00:02:31,457 --> 00:02:33,623 evening parade , a performance for the 63 00:02:33,623 --> 00:02:33,510 comment of the Marine Corps or even the 64 00:02:33,520 --> 00:02:35,520 president of the United States , it 65 00:02:35,520 --> 00:02:37,520 helps us pinpoint exactly the right 66 00:02:37,520 --> 00:02:39,576 music to perform for each chairman . 67 00:02:41,240 --> 00:02:43,296 The Marine Band would not be able to 68 00:02:43,296 --> 00:02:45,629 perform its mission without the library . 69 00:02:45,640 --> 00:02:45,960 Mm . 70 00:02:51,340 --> 00:02:52,440 Yeah .