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The Corps of Army Music is a corps of the British Army. The Royal Armoured Corps (RAC is currently a collection of ten regular Regiments mostly converted from old horse cavalry regiments, and four Yeomanry regiments The British Army 's Infantry comprises 51 Battalions of Infantry, from 19 Regiments Of these 37 battalions are part of the 'Regular' army and the The Guards Division is an administrative unit of the British Army responsible for the administration of the regiments of Foot Guards. The Scottish Division is a British Army Infantry command training and administrative apparatus designated for all Scottish line infantry units The King's Division is a British Army command training and administrative apparatus designated for infantry regiments in the North of England The Queen's Division is a British Army command training and administrative apparatus designated for has the regiments from the east of England and the remaining regiment of The Prince of Wales's Division is a British Army command training and administrative apparatus designated for all land force units in the West of England and For the regiment of the same name disbanded in 1922 see Royal Irish Regiment (1684-1922 The Royal Irish Regiment (27th (Inniskilling 83rd The Parachute Regiment is the Airborne Infantry element of the British Army. The Royal Gurkha Rifles (RGR is a Regiment of the British Army, forming part of the Brigade of Gurkhas. For the band The Rifles see The Rifles (band. For the novel by William T The Special Air Service ( SAS) is a Special forces regiment within the British Army which has served as a model and inspiration for the special The Army Air Corps is a component of the British Army, first formed in 1942 The Royal Artillery, is the common name for the Royal Regiment of Artillery, is an Arm of the British Army. The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually just called the Royal Engineers ( RE) and commonly known as the Sappers, is one of the corps The Royal Corps of Signals (often simply known as the Royal Signals is one of the combat support arms of the British Army. The Intelligence Corps (also known as Int Corps) is one of the Corps of the British Army. The Royal Army Chaplains' Department (RAChD is an all-officer corps that provides Ordained Clergy to minister to the British Army. Royal Logistic Corps is the British Army Corps that provides the logistic support for the Army The Army Medical Services (AMS is the organisation responsible for administering the four separate units responsible for supplying medical and nursing services in the British Army The Royal Army Medical Corps ( RAMC) is a specialist Corps in the British Army which provides Medical services to all British Army The Royal Army Dental Corps ( RADC) is a specialist Corps in the British Army that provides dental care services to British Army personnel and their families The Royal Army Veterinary Corps ( RAVC) is an administrative and operational branch of the British Army responsible for the provision training and care of animals Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps ( QARANC; commonly known as the QAs) is the Nursing branch of the British Army and part of the The Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers ( REME; pronounced phonetically as "Reemee" is a Corps of the British Army that has The Adjutant General's Corps is a corps in the British Army responsible for many of its general administrative services The Army Legal Services Branch ( ALS) is a branch of the Adjutant-General's Corps (AGC in the British Army. The Royal Military Police ( RMP) is the branch of the British Army responsible for the policing of service personnel and providing a Military police The Military Provost Staff Corps ( MPSC) was the Corps of the British Army which ran its Military prisons As the Military Provost Staff The Small Arms School Corps (SASC is a small corps of the British Army responsible for maintaining the proficiency of the army in the use of small arms support weapons and The Army Physical Training Corps ( APTC) is the British Army Corps responsible for Physical fitness and Physical education. The General Service Corps ( GSC) is a corps of the British Army. The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. It was formed in 1994 as an umbrella organisation, centred on the Royal Military School of Music, to oversee the 29 new permanent Military Bands formed following Options for Change, although each band continues to wear the capbadges and Full dress uniforms associated with the corps or regiment it is historically affliliated to. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) The Royal Military School of Music in Twickenham, West London trains musicians for the British Army 's twenty-nine bands A military band is a group of personnel that perform musical duties for military functions usually Options for Change was a restructuring of the British Armed Forces in 1990, aimed at cutting defence spending following the end of the Cold War. Full dress is a category dress codes that refers to most formal clothing available in Western society In 2006, the regular army bands were reorganised again, with a reduction in total numbers:
- The four bands of the Royal Armoured Corps amalgamated into two. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Royal Armoured Corps (RAC is currently a collection of ten regular Regiments mostly converted from old horse cavalry regiments, and four Yeomanry regiments
- The Band of the Royal Irish Regiment disbanded from regular service. For the regiment of the same name disbanded in 1922 see Royal Irish Regiment (1684-1922 The Royal Irish Regiment (27th (Inniskilling 83rd
- The Band of the Royal Regiment of Scotland formed by amalgamation of the Highland Band and Lowland Band. The Royal Regiment of Scotland (SCOTS is the senior and only Scottish Line infantry regiment of the British Army Infantry.
- The new Minden Band of the Queen's Division formed by amalgamation of the Minden Band and the Normandy Band. The Queen's Division is a British Army command training and administrative apparatus designated for has the regiments from the east of England and the remaining regiment of
- The new Band of the King's Division formed by amalgamation of the Waterloo Band and the Normandy Band. The King's Division is a British Army command training and administrative apparatus designated for infantry regiments in the North of England
- The new Band of the Prince of Wales' Division formed by amalgamation of the Clive Band and the Lucknow Band. The Prince of Wales's Division is a British Army command training and administrative apparatus designated for all land force units in the West of England and
At present there are 23 regular bands and the Corps employs 1,100 musicians. All bands are made up of fully trained soldiers who have to maintain annual military training and can be called upon to support the Army Medical Services. The Army Medical Services (AMS is the organisation responsible for administering the four separate units responsible for supplying medical and nursing services in the British Army The minimum term of service is four years, and the corps promotes itself to potential employees as a good opportunity to obtain a salaried post as a musician, something which is generally hard to find, possibly before embarking on a civilian career in music. The bands of the Guards Division are all based in central London and carry out State Duties along wth the Royal Artillery Band and have 49 musicians. The Guards Division is an administrative unit of the British Army responsible for the administration of the regiments of Foot Guards. London District is the name given by the British Army to the area of operations encompassing the Greater London area Public duties are performed by military personnel and usually have a ceremonial or historic significance rather than an overtly operational role The Royal Artillery, is the common name for the Royal Regiment of Artillery, is an Arm of the British Army. Both the Mounted Bands of the Household Cavalry (Life Guards and Blues and Royals) have 35 musicians but also carry out State duties. The term Household Cavalry is used across the Commonwealth to describe the Cavalry of the Household Divisions a country’s most elite or historically The Life Guards (LG is the senior Regiment of the British Army. The Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons (RHG/D is a cavalry regiment of the British Army, part of the Household Cavalry. The Corps and Infantry bands also all have 35 musicians each. The musicians employed in each band are highly flexible, providing an eclectic range of ensembles including; Concert bands, Big bands and Fanfare trumpeters, not just Marching bands. A musical ensemble is a group of two or more Musicians who perform instrumental or vocal Music. A concert band, also called wind band, symphonic band, symphonic winds, wind orchestra, wind symphony, or wind ensemble A big band is a type of Musical ensemble associated with playing jazz music and which became popular during the Swing Era from the early 1930s until the late A fanfare is a short piece of Music played by Trumpets and other Brass instruments frequently accompanied by percussion, usually for A marching band is in the broadest terms a group of performers that consist of instrumental Musicians and sometimes dance teams / color guard who generally perform
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Regular Army bands
| Cavalry | Infantry | Support Arms | Services |
| Band of the Life Guards | Band of the Grenadier Guards | Royal Artillery Band | Band of the Royal Logistic Corps |
| Band of the Blues and Royals | Band of the Coldstream Guards | Band of the Corps of Royal Engineers | Band of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers |
| Heavy Cavalry and Cambrai Band | Band of the Scots Guards | Band of the Royal Corps of Signals | Band of the Adjutant General's Corps |
| Light Cavalry Band | Band of the Irish Guards | Band of the Army Air Corps | |
| Band of the Welsh Guards | |||
| Band of the Royal Regiment of Scotland | |||
| Minden Band of the Queen's Division | |||
| Band of the King's Division | |||
| Band of the Prince of Wales' Division | |||
| Band and Bugles of The Rifles | |||
| Band of the Parachute Regiment | |||
| Gurkha Band |
Corps of Drums/Pipes and Drums
In addition to the regular bands, most Infantry battalions maintain their own independently administered musicians, either in the form of the Corps of Drums (for English and Welsh regiments) or the Pipes and Drums (for Scottish, Irish and Gurkha regiments). The Life Guards (LG is the senior Regiment of the British Army. The Grenadier Guards (GREN GDS is the most senior Regiment of the Guards Division of the British Army, and as such is the most senior regiment of infantry The Royal Artillery, is the common name for the Royal Regiment of Artillery, is an Arm of the British Army. Royal Logistic Corps is the British Army Corps that provides the logistic support for the Army The Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons (RHG/D is a cavalry regiment of the British Army, part of the Household Cavalry. Her Majesty's Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards, also known officially as the Coldstream Guards (COLDM GDS is a Regiment of the British Army, part of The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually just called the Royal Engineers ( RE) and commonly known as the Sappers, is one of the corps The Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers ( REME; pronounced phonetically as "Reemee" is a Corps of the British Army that has The Scots Guards (SG form part of the Guards Division of the British Army, whose origins lie in the personal bodyguard of King Charles I of England and The Royal Corps of Signals (often simply known as the Royal Signals is one of the combat support arms of the British Army. The Adjutant General's Corps is a corps in the British Army responsible for many of its general administrative services The Irish Guards ( Irish: Garda na hÉireann) (IG part of the Guards Division, is a Foot Guards Regiment of the British The Army Air Corps is a component of the British Army, first formed in 1942 The Welsh Guards (WG ( Welsh Gwarchodlu Cymreig) is an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Guards Division. The Royal Regiment of Scotland (SCOTS is the senior and only Scottish Line infantry regiment of the British Army Infantry. The Queen's Division is a British Army command training and administrative apparatus designated for has the regiments from the east of England and the remaining regiment of The King's Division is a British Army command training and administrative apparatus designated for infantry regiments in the North of England The Prince of Wales's Division is a British Army command training and administrative apparatus designated for all land force units in the West of England and For the band The Rifles see The Rifles (band. For the novel by William T The Parachute Regiment is the Airborne Infantry element of the British Army. The Brigade of Gurkhas is the collective term for British Army units that are composed of Nepalese soldiers The British Army 's Infantry comprises 51 Battalions of Infantry, from 19 Regiments Of these 37 battalions are part of the 'Regular' army and the A pipe band is a musical ensemble consisting of pipers and Drummers The term used by military pipe bands Pipes and Drums, is also common The Corps of Drums of an infantry battalion will usually feature drummers, buglers and flautists, while the Pipes and Drums will be formed of bagpipers and drummers. A drummer is a Musician who plays a Drum or drums particularly a Drum kit ("drum set" or "trap set" Marching percussion "Bugler" redirects here For the tobacco brand see Bugler (tobacco. A flautist, flutist, or flute player is a Musician who plays the Flute. These bands are descended from the drummers and pipers who led infantry regiments in columns (first documented in 1854 at the Battle of Balaklava), and who used their drums or bugles to sound orders on the battlefield. Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year The Battle of Balaclava, fought on 25 October 1854, was a key battle during the Crimean War, fought between the allied forces of the United Kingdom Unlike the regular bands, these are first and foremost fully trained Infantry soldiers who form one of the battalion's specialist units, such as the mortar, anti-tank or machine-gun platoon. Heavy weapons platoon is a term from Military science which refers to an Infantry Platoon equipped with Machine guns mortars As a result they are not part of the Corps of Army Music and in the case of the Pipes and Drums, are trained by the Army School of Bagpipe Music and Highland Drumming. The Army School of Bagpipe Music and Highland Drumming is a British Army training establishment that provides instructions of Scottish Bagpipe music to
Territorial Army Bands
Prior to Options for Change and the formation of the Corps of Army Music, most regiments, especially infantry regiments, maintained their own bands. Options for Change was a restructuring of the British Armed Forces in 1990, aimed at cutting defence spending following the end of the Cold War. This tradition has since passed to the Territorial Army, who maintain and operate regimental bands in the names of infantry regiments:
- Lowland Band of the Royal Regiment of Scotland
- Band of the Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment (Queen's and Royal Hampshires)
- Band of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers
- Band of the Royal Anglian Regiment
- Band of the Royal Gibraltar Regiment
- Band of the The Royal Irish Regiment (27th (Inniskilling) 83rd and 87th and Ulster Defence Regiment)
- Band of the Royal Welsh - the only all-brass band remaining within the British military
- Band of the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's Lancashire and Border)
- Band of the Yorkshire Regiment (14th/15th, 19th & 33rd/76th Foot)
- Band of 51st (Scottish) Brigade
- The Staffords Band
- The Salamanca Band of The Rifles
- The Waterloo Band of The Rifles
- Band of the Honourable Artillery Company
- 150 (Northumbrian) Transport Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps Band
- Regimental Band (Inns of Court and City Yeomanry) of the Royal Yeomanry
- Lancashire Artillery Volunteers Band
- Territorial Band of the Royal Engineers
- Band of the Bermuda Regiment
At the time of writing, April 2007, there are 20 official TA Bands. The Royal Regiment of Scotland (SCOTS is the senior and only Scottish Line infantry regiment of the British Army Infantry. "PWRR" redirects here For the railroad with these reporting marks see Portland and Western Railroad. The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers (RRF is an Infantry Regiment of the British Army, part of the Queen's Division. The Royal Anglian Regiment (R ANGLIAN is an Infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Queen's Division. For the regiment of the same name disbanded in 1922 see Royal Irish Regiment (1684-1922 The Royal Irish Regiment (27th (Inniskilling 83rd The Royal Welsh (R WELSH ( Welsh Y Cymry Brenhinol) was formed on St David's Day, 1 March 2006. The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's Lancashire and Border (LANCS is one of the new large Infantry Regiments of the British Army. The Yorkshire Regiment (14th/15th 19th and 33rd/76th Foot (YORKS is one of the large Infantry Regiments of the British Army. The British 51st Infantry Brigade is currently known as 51 (Scottish Brigade and as part of the 2nd Division, it is the regional administrative formation responsible for The Staffordshire Regiment (Prince of Wales' (or simply "Staffords" for short was an Infantry Regiment of the British Army, part of the For the band The Rifles see The Rifles (band. For the novel by William T For the band The Rifles see The Rifles (band. For the novel by William T The Honourable Artillery Company (HAC is the oldest surviving Regiment in the British Army, and the second most senior in the Royal Logistic Corps is the British Army Corps that provides the logistic support for the Army History The Inns of Court and City Yeomanry (ICCY is a Yeomanry Regiment of the Territorial Army. The Royal Yeomanry (RY is an armoured Regiment of the Territorial Army consisting of five Squadrons and a military band A ( Royal Wiltshire The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually just called the Royal Engineers ( RE) and commonly known as the Sappers, is one of the corps The Bermuda Regiment is the home defence unit of the British Overseas Territory of Bermuda. TA Bands have retained their independence from the Corps of Army Music and are administered by their parent regiments. There are also several TA Bands that are privately sponsored within the army. There are also several bands in the Army Cadet Force, including The Cassino Band of Northumbria Army Cadet Force and The Borneo Band of Durham Army Cadet Force. History During the late 1850’s local Militia units (Predecessors of the Territorial Army (TA were organised into a nationwide Volunteer Reserve Force The Cassino Band of Northumbria Army Cadet Force is a Cadet-Youth Band
Order of Precedence
| Preceded by: Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps |
Order of Precedence | Succeeded by: Royal Gibraltar Regiment |
See also
External links
- Military Brass Bands
- Official site
- Royal Engineers Band
- Regimental Band of The Royal Welsh - Territorial Army band, and the only all-brass band remaining within the British military. Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps ( QARANC; commonly known as the QAs) is the Nursing branch of the British Army and part of the For the purposes of parading the Regular army of the British Army is listed according to an order of precedence. The Royal Marines Band Service is the musical wing of the Royal Navy. The following is a list of official marches of the British Armed Forces.
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