summer, is it appropriate for the DMaj to have the same colors or should the DMaj go to silver/black and silver/red to be in contrast?
A. If the PMaj has gold trim on his/her doublet, then the DMaj should match. If the drum corps are in red tunics and the pipers in black or piper green doublets then the DMaj would be in a red doublet and PMaj in black or piper green doublet. If, by summer wear, you have white tunics or doublets then again, your trim would match that of the PMaj. If the summer wear consists of shirtsleeves then chevrons, if worn, are in the form of collar dogs for the collar, or rank slides for the epaulettes (pick one). Doublet sized chevrons are not to be sewn onto shirts. Q. I have a question as to proper protocol for rendering a hand salute during the playing of the National Anthem. Should the band as a whole place “pipes down” and render a hand salute, remain at “Pipes Up” and render a hand salute, or should the PM have been the only member to salute. (Marty Gatton, IL, USA) A. DMaj Iain McGibbon of the Lorne Scots writes: If the band is standing still then, in the absence of a Drum Major, the Pip
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