Marching Band – Drill Design

What advantage is there to custom written marching band drill?

Custom written drill and staging provide many advantages over stock, adaptable drill designs. First and foremost, custom drill fits your band’s numbers precisely. This saves a considerable amount of time and headache in the teaching process. We tailor to your bands specific needs regarding demand, length of phrase, staging, integration and step-size etc. Drill is far easier to clean and quite frankly, may be written to give your production much more excitement and effect. In general, ensembles who use customized drill find that they are much more successful in the competitive arena. It isn’t even close….

How is drill pricing determined?

The price of drill design is determined on a case-by-case basis. Factors include overall size, integration requests, specific needs and total length of each production. Typically our fee averages around $20.00 per performer. For example, a marching band that fields 100 performers would cost around $2,000. We prefer to speak with you directly before determining an exact cost.

I don’t have a full rehearsal field. Can you write to fit my rehearsal space?

Yes! We do this quite often. Just communicate with us your needs and we’ll be happy to tailor to your rehearsal space, write around obstacles, etc.

Can you integrate props in the drill?

Of course! Just give us the size and preferred placement of the object(s) and we will write them into our design. We are also able to move the props during performance if you find that this is needed.

How soon do you need materials to begin writing?

The sooner we can receive your materials, the faster we are able to turn your show back around to you. We don’t want to keep you waiting!

How long does drill take to be written?

Our timeline varies depending on volume. Typical turnaround time for an entire show is about 2 weeks. However, you will almost always receive your design in smaller “chunks”, allowing you to teach while we are still writing. In April or May, the turnaround time will be less. We will communicate this to you prior. We have NEVER kept an ensemble waiting to teach drill.

I have many specific drill requests. Can you customize the show to meet them?

Yes. Our job is ultimately to give you exactly what you want. We will do our best to cater to your specific design requests.