Getting Started with the Drum Corps.
We want to make everyone welcome in our drum corps. We have members that drum aged from 11 years old, and everyone is welcome to come along and give it a go.
The Drum Corps is a group under the command of the Regimental Ensign, and they encourage as many members that would like to get involved as possible, to beat the drum for Hammond's Regiment. On parades and marches we have drummers as young as eleven involved, and on a good turnout can field upwards of eight drummers - which means that the public certainly know that Hammond's are on their way!
Initially, if you are interested in joining the Drum Corps you should talk to the Corporal of Drums. The Corporal of Drums is the elected leader of the drummers, elected at the beginning of a campaign season to fulfill that role for the year by the drummers and musicians. They act as the right hand marker in the drum corps, listen for the commands of the Commanding Officer, and lead the drummers in setting the beat and tune. They also are responsible for welcoming and encouraging new members of all ages, helping to arrange kit and to borrow instruments for training purposes. It is a regimental appointment which bears no rank, but is afforded respect by its democratic credentials and the confidence of the Commanding Officer.
Learning to play the drum is relatively easy to pick up, but don't forget you will also have to learn all of the foot drill, to demonstrate that Hammond's Drummers really are the best looking, the loudest, and the best drilled drummers in the Armie of Parliament. Join Hammond's as a drummer and you will feel nothing but pride in what you do from all of the members of the regiment.
Initially, if you are interested in joining the Drum Corps you should talk to the Corporal of Drums. The Corporal of Drums is the elected leader of the drummers, elected at the beginning of a campaign season to fulfill that role for the year by the drummers and musicians. They act as the right hand marker in the drum corps, listen for the commands of the Commanding Officer, and lead the drummers in setting the beat and tune. They also are responsible for welcoming and encouraging new members of all ages, helping to arrange kit and to borrow instruments for training purposes. It is a regimental appointment which bears no rank, but is afforded respect by its democratic credentials and the confidence of the Commanding Officer.
Learning to play the drum is relatively easy to pick up, but don't forget you will also have to learn all of the foot drill, to demonstrate that Hammond's Drummers really are the best looking, the loudest, and the best drilled drummers in the Armie of Parliament. Join Hammond's as a drummer and you will feel nothing but pride in what you do from all of the members of the regiment.
