March 19th, 2010 | 
Author: Alright. Say a marching band is like a human body. If the drumline is the “heart” of the marching band, what body organs do you reckon the other groups in the band correspond to? Here are a few to reckon about: drum major, colorguard, flute, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, mellophone, baritone, tuba, and front ensemble (pit). If there are more, feel free to add on. Use your imagination!
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The tuba would definately be the lungs.
This is a really fascinating question!
Heart/pulse-drumline
Brain-drum major
eyes-colorguard
lungs-trumpet
skin-pit
heart/pulse-sousas
Nerves-flutes and clarinets
spleen-saxes and mellos (crucial to survival, but sometimes over and done about)
Wow! That was fun!
The clarinets would be the stout because they just take up space on the meadow. lol
The band director would be the brains, and the drum major would be the spinal cord since he relays the directors’ messages to the rest of the band.
The trumpets are the vocal cords because they like to be the loudest thing on the meadow.
Then the band would have gas and creak and fall apart as it moves along.
Cool question!
Private area……..ummmm…..Alto Saxes
I would say all the woodwinds together form the appendix. You don’t notice them in anticipation of they cause pain, and then the best solution is to get rid of them. (Sorry, I come from those traditional all-brass bands).
The trumpets would be the blood, because in drill they are always on the go. Mellophones would be lungs, they have those long steady harmonies, but also have quick rapid parts when the music is quicker. Sousaphone/tubas remind me of . . . my rumbling stomach.
I agree with everyone else having the drum major as a spine, relaying messages. The color guard would be excellent as the face though. They show expressions. The pit could be all the bones, as there are many uncommon sizes, shapes and forms and help hold things together.
drum line- heart
pit- skin
low brass and low reeds- feet
saxes- legs
flutes- eyes and hair..
clarinets- hands
trumpets- lungs
horns- arms
drum majors- spinal cord
color guard- clothes and assecories