The Corps of Army Music is a corps of the British Army. It was formed in 1994 as an umbrella organisation to oversee the 29 new permanent army bands formed following Options for Change. In 2006, the regular army bands were reorganised again, with a reduction in total numbers: Image File history File links Army_flag. ... The Royal Armoured Corps (RAC) is currently a collection of ten regular regiments, mostly converted from old horse cavalry regiments, and four Yeomanry regiments of the Territorial Army. ... The British Armys Infantry is comprised of 55 battalions of Infantry, from 32 Regiments. ... The Guards Division is an administrative unit of the British Army responsible for the administration of all the units of Foot Guards of the Household Division. ... The Scottish Division is a British Army Infantry command, training and administrative apparatus designated for all Scottish infantry units. ... 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• The four bands of the Royal Armoured Corps amalgamated into two.
• The Band of the Royal Irish Regiment disbanded from regular service.
• The Band of the Royal Regiment of Scotland formed by amalgamation of the Highland Band and Lowland Band.
• The new Minden Band of the Queen's Division formed by amalgamation of the Minden Band and the Normandy Band.
• The new Band of the King's Division formed by amalgamation of the Waterloo Band and the Normandy Band.
• The new Band of the Prince of Wales' Division formed by amalgamation of the Clive Band and the Lucknow Band.

Cap badge of the Corps of Army Music

It employs 1,100 musicians. 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. A wide range of music is performed, not just marching band music. The Royal Armoured Corps (RAC) is currently a collection of ten regular regiments, mostly converted from old horse cavalry regiments, and four Yeomanry regiments of the Territorial Army. ... The Royal Irish Regiment (27th (Inniskilling) 83rd and 87th and Ulster Defence Regiment), commonly just called the Royal Irish Regiment (R IRISH), is an infantry unit of the British Army and is the only remaining Irish regiment of the line. ... The Royal Regiment of Scotland is the senior line infantry regiment and only Scottish regiment of the British Army Infantry. ... The Queens 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 Fusiliers. ... The Kings Division is a British Army command, training and administrative apparatus designated for all land force units in the North of England. ... The Prince of Waless Division is a British Army command, training and administrative apparatus designated for all land force units in the West of England and Wales. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...

Regular Army bands

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Corps of Drums/Pipes and Drums

In addition to the regular bands, most infantry battalions maintain their own 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 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. These bands are descended from the drummers and pipers who led infantry regiments in columns, and who used their drums or bugles to sound orders on the battlefield. Unlike the regular bands, these are first and foremost fully trained fighting soldiers who form one of the battalion's specialist units, such as the mortar, anti-tank or machine-gun platoon. Pipes and drums are synonymous with pipe band, and both commonly refer to bands comprised of musicians who play the Scottish Highland bagpipes and drums. ...

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. This tradition has since passed to the Territorial Army, who maintain and operate regimental bands in the names of infantry regiments: Options for Change was a restructuring of the British military in 1993, aimed at cutting defence spending following the end of the Cold War. ...

• 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

At the time of writing, April 2007, the TA Bands have retained their independence from the Corps of Army Music. There are also several TA Bands that are privately sponsored within the army. The Royal Regiment of Scotland is the senior line infantry regiment and only Scottish regiment of the British Army Infantry. ... The Princess of Waless Royal Regiment (Queens and Royal Hampshires) is the senior English infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Queens Division. ... Official name The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers Colonel-in-Chief HRH The Duke of Kent Nicknames Motto Anniversaries St Georges Day (23 April) Minden (1 August) Marches Quick: The British Grenadiers Slow: Rule Britnnia Mascot Indian Black Buck named Bobby Description Infantry regiment Creation date 1968 Reason for creation... The Royal Anglian Regiment (R ANGLIAN) is an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Queens Division. ... Cap Badge of the Royal Gibraltar Regiment The Royal Gibraltar Regiment is the home defence unit for the British Colony of Gibraltar. ... The Royal Irish Regiment (27th (Inniskilling) 83rd and 87th and Ulster Defence Regiment), commonly just called the Royal Irish Regiment (R IRISH), is an infantry unit of the British Army and is the only remaining Irish regiment of the line. ... The Royal Welsh is one of the new large infantry regiments of the British Army. ... The Duke of Lancasters Regiment (Kings, Lancashire and Border) is one of the new large infantry regiments of the British Army. ... The Yorkshire Regiment (14th/15th, 19th and 33rd/76th Foot) 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 all the units of the Territorial Army based in Scotland. ... History The Staffordshire Regiment (Prince of Wales) or Staffords was formed in 1959 by the amalgamation of The South Staffordshire Regiment and the North Staffordshire Regiment (Prince of Wales). The Staffords can trace their history back to 1705 when a regiment known as the 38th Foot was raised at Lichfield... For the band The Rifles, see The Rifles (band). ... For the band The Rifles, see The Rifles (band). ... Armorial bearings of the HAC, granted in 1821 The Honourable Artillery Company (HAC) is the oldest surviving regiment in the British Army, and the second most senior[2] in the Territorial Army [3] . // The HAC can trace its history as far back as 1296, but it received a Royal Charter... The Royal Logistic Corps is the British Army corps that provides the logistic support for the Army. ... 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 Yeomanry) Squadron (Swindon) B (Leicestershire and Derbyshire Yeomanry) Squadron (Leicester) C (Kent and Sharpshooters Yeomanry) Squadron (Croydon) S (Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry) Squadron (Nottingham) W (Westminster Dragoons) Squadron... 103rd (Lancastrian Artillery Volunteers) Regiment Royal Artillery provide reinforcements for units using the 105 mm L118 Light Gun and the AS90. ... The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually just called the Royal Engineers (RE), and commonly known as the Sappers, is one of the corps of the British Army. ...

Order of Precedence

Cap Badge of the Queen Alexandras Royal Army Nursing Corps The Queen Alexandras Royal Army Nursing Corps (QARANC) is part of the Army Medical Services in the British Army. ... For the purposes of parading, the regular army of the British Army is listed according to an order of precedence. ... Cap Badge of the Royal Gibraltar Regiment The Royal Gibraltar Regiment is the home defence unit for the British Colony of Gibraltar. ...

See also

• Royal Military School of Music
• Army School of Bagpipe Music and Highland Drumming
• Royal Marines Band Service
• List of Marches of the British Armed Forces
• The Cassino Band of Northumbria Army Cadet Force
• The Borneo Band of Durham Army Cadet Force

The Royal Military School of Music in Twickenham, West London trains musicians for the British Armys twenty nine bands. ... The Army School of Bagpipe Music and Highland Drumming is a British Army training establishment that provides instructions of Scottish bagpipe music to military pipers, drummers and pipe bands. ... The Royal Marines Band Service is the musical wing of the British regiment the Royal Marines. ... This article or section is incomplete and may require expansion and/or cleanup. ... The Cassino Band of Northumbria Army Cadet Force is an Infantry Band. ... The Borneo Band of Durham Army Cadet Force is a Light Infantry Band. ...

External links

• 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.