{
  "name": "Marching Band",
  "description": "Covering the music of Western-derived marching bands, primarily used for entertainment, competition, military, and parade settings, typically involving large-scale orchestras featuring a variety of instruments.",
  "url": "https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/marching-band/",
  "sub_genres_count": 7,
  "sub_genres": [
    {
      "name": "Beni",
      "url": "https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/beni/",
      "description": "Festive Zanzibari Marching Band music that emerged in the late 19th century.",
      "level": "sub",
      "parent": "Marching Band"
    },
    {
      "name": "Drum and Bugle Corps",
      "url": "https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/drum-and-bugle-corps/",
      "description": "Primarily uses drums and bugles, developed from North American military music.",
      "level": "sub",
      "parent": "Marching Band"
    },
    {
      "name": "Drumline",
      "url": "https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/drumline/",
      "description": "Solely percussion based Marching Band.",
      "level": "sub",
      "parent": "Marching Band"
    },
    {
      "name": "Fife and Drum Corps",
      "url": "https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/fife-and-drum-corps/",
      "description": "Derived from military field music, primarily uses fifes and drums.",
      "level": "sub",
      "parent": "Marching Band"
    },
    {
      "name": "Guggenmusik",
      "url": "https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/guggenmusik/",
      "description": "Alemannic type of Marching Band played at carnival events, featuring a cacophonous, seemingly \"out of tune\" sound.",
      "level": "sub",
      "parent": "Marching Band"
    },
    {
      "name": "Pep Band",
      "url": "https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/pep-band/",
      "description": "Performs at athletic events, and typically performs modified versions of Pop songs.",
      "level": "sub",
      "parent": "Marching Band"
    },
    {
      "name": "Pipe Band",
      "url": "https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/pipe-band/",
      "description": "Tradition originating in the Scottish military; standard instruments consist of 6-25 sets of Great Highland bagpipes, 3-10 military snare drums, 1-6 Scottish tenor drums, and one bass drum.",
      "level": "sub",
      "parent": "Marching Band"
    }
  ]
}