Soldiers at the parade, athletes at the opening of major competitions, drummers at the city carnival delight the audience with their smartness, good posture and well-coordinated movements. Spectators sometimes want to settle down to the column and walk along the square with the same beautiful step, but where and how to learn how to march? You can master this science on your own.
What is needed for this
It is highly desirable to find videos from the parades, as well as audio recordings of popular marches. You will also need a device on which you will watch and listen to all this, with the appropriate peripherals, that is, speakers. To get started, watch the videos. Please note that the military and the athletes walk differently - the soldiers in the parade pull their socks, and the athletes most often raise their knees high. Look at hand movements. A swing of the left arm corresponds to a step of the right leg and vice versa. However, at the military parade, you can see another option - when your hands are down at the seams.
Strong and weak lobes
Listen to any march. You will hear that some sounds are heard better than others. This is the so-called strong beat, it is also called an accent. Marches are most often written in four-beat size. Strong emphasis falls on the first beat, weaker - on the third. Try hitting the rhythm with a stick or just with your hand on the table. On the first beat in the music, make a strong blow, on the second - weak, on the third - medium, on the fourth - again weak. You can tap a rhythm just by hitting odd beats. Once you have mastered the alternation of strong and weak beats, try kicking in rhythm.
March in place
On the spot, you will only get a sports march, that is, you will raise your knees high. Stand straight with your feet together, your shoulders back, and your arms down. Listen to the introduction. Listen to the introduction. Take a strong beat with your left foot, knee high. The right leg takes a step to a weak beat, and the left to a strong one. Ignore your hands for now, let them hang freely along your body. When you learn to get into the rhythm, connect the hand movements. The right hand moves forward when stepping with the left foot, the left - respectively, vice versa. Try marching around the room.
Military march
The movement of the military in the parade also begins with the left foot. Turn on audio recording. After entering, take a step with your left foot, but do not bend your knee. The leg should be absolutely straight, and the more straight and elongated the foot, the better. Pay attention to hand movements. They move at the same time for the soldiers, from right to left when stepping with the left foot and from left to right when stepping with the right. Hand movements can be rehearsed in advance. Stand up straight with your hands down. On a strong beat, make a sharp swing with both hands from right to left so that the fist of your right hand is at waist level. The left arm is almost straight and slightly pulled back. Move both hands to the right to a weak share.
