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He had to learn the show style on the job, a technique that was vastly different from drum corps, the more militarized, technically challenging style that most high school bands learn.

“Death to My Hometown” carried a faint whiff of Revolutionary War cosplay as several E Streeters temporarily became a miniature fife and drum corps.

Argentina had a boisterous section of fans — including a drum corps — at the match at Eden Park.

This stretch of summer is crucial for Southwind, one of 40 marching ensembles that compete under Drum Corps International, which has maintained the nation’s post-World War I tradition of civilian drum and bugle corps.

Some of the instructors recalled instances from their own drum corps days when water breaks were not encouraged or outright withheld as punishment for a subpar rehearsal.