University of Cincinnati Bearcat Bands - Instrumentation

Instrumentation

The Marching Band usually consists of these numbers. The Pep Bands for Men's Basketball and Women's Basketball games are divided into fourths.

The Flute–Piccolo section consists of 18 to 24 members.

The Clarinet section consists of 18 to 20 members.

The Saxophone section consists of 26 to 36 members.

The Trumpet section consists of 25 to 40 members.

The Horn/Mellophone section consists of 10 to 12 members.

The Trombone section consists of 12 to 18 members.

The Baritone section consists of 8 to 12 members.

The Tuba section consists of 16 members.

The Percussion section consists of 7-10 Snares, 5 Tenor Drums, 5-7 varying size Bass Drums, 5 member Cymbal line, and 6 Front Ensemble.

The Color Guard consists of 25 members.

At any one time there may be 2 to 6 Feature Twirlers

There are traditionally anywhere from 2 to 5 Drum Majors.

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