08-26-2003, 03:18 PM
Is it to be assumed that marching is so intimately linked with the modern 4/4 time of "march" music that one couldn't be done without the other? I think we may have the modern "marching band" thing stuck in our heads so deeply that we cannot separate the two.<br>
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I.E. It seems (to me at least) that training soldiers to march is more than just a parade and music exercise. They also learn some team discipline by doing so. It is one of those activities that makes the individuals stride with the others and so becomes a part of the whole unit. Is it completely inconceivable that Romans would have marched in step without music simply for training purposes and because an army "looks" properly trained, uniform and intimidating if walking in step?.<br>
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I.E. It seems (to me at least) that training soldiers to march is more than just a parade and music exercise. They also learn some team discipline by doing so. It is one of those activities that makes the individuals stride with the others and so becomes a part of the whole unit. Is it completely inconceivable that Romans would have marched in step without music simply for training purposes and because an army "looks" properly trained, uniform and intimidating if walking in step?.<br>
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