Marching Bands As Precise as Murmurations of Swallows

Marching bands from high schools and colleges around the country practice long hours not only with their music, but also for the precision of their choreography. People do not realize how much practice and awareness on the part of each individual bank member it takes to produce the smooth flow and straight lines of the marching band. These are some of  the things bands are judged on in competition and it is as rigorous as the skills of the football teams they play for. Not unlike the murmurations of swallows, each marcher must be concentrating on the instrument they are playing but periferally aware of where their bandmates are located in space. Like the birds, it’s a true wonder they don’t collide!