Research on the UK drum corps community
Mark Tarrant conducted a research study about when critisism is and when it is not tolerated in drum corps and marching band. He published a report about the survey.
Mark Tarrant is a lecturer in psychology at Keel University. He is also a former member of the Sunrisers and Madison Scouts. He is currently on the percussion staff of Kidsgrove Scouts.
In 2004, a request for people to take part in a research study was posted on several of websites across the drum corps community (e.g., www.dcuk.org.uk, www.byba.org.uk, www.tymba.org.co.uk, as well as individual corps and band websites). 185 people responded to the request and duly completed a questionnaire. The results from the study have now been collated and are in the process of being published in an academic journal in the field of psychology.
An abridged version of the report can be found on the DCUK website: in addition to describing the results from the research, this version of the report attempts to outline some implications and make some recommendations as they relate to the musical marching activity.
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