Corps of Army Music
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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:
- The four bands of the Royal Armoured Corps amalgamated into two.
- The Band of the Royal Irish Regiment disbanded.
- 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.
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.
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[edit] Regular Army bands
| Cavalry | Infantry | Support Arms | Services |
| Band of the Life Guards | Band of the Grenadier Guards | Royal Artillery Band | Band of the Royal Logistic Corps |
| Band of the Blues and Royals | Band of the Coldstream Guards | Band of the Corps of Royal Engineers | Band of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers |
| Heavy Cavalry and Cambrai Band | Band of the Scots Guards | Band of the Royal Corps of Signals | Band of the Adjutant General's Corps |
| Light Cavalry Band | Band of the Irish Guards | Band of the Army Air Corps | |
| Band of the Welsh Guards | |||
| Band of the Royal Regiment of Scotland | |||
| Minden Band of the Queen's Division | |||
| Band of the King's Division | |||
| Band of the Prince of Wales' Division | |||
| Band and Bugles of the Light Division | |||
| Band of the Parachute Regiment | |||
| Gurkha Band |
[edit] Territorial Army Bands
- Band of the Honourable Artillery Company
- Band of the Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment (Queen's and Royal Hampshires)
- Band of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers
- TA Band of the Royal Anglian Regiment
- Regimental Band of the London Regiment
- Regimental Band of the Royal Gibraltar Regiment
- Regimental Band of the Royal Irish Regiment (27th (Inniskilling), 83rd, 87th and The Ulster Defence Regiment)
- 150 (Northumbrian) Transport Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps Band
- Regimental Band of the Royal Welsh
- Regimental Band of the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's Lancashire and Border)
- Band of the Yorkshire Regiment (14th/15th, 19th & 33rd/76th Foot)
- Highland Band of the Royal Regiment of Scotland
- The Staffords Band
- Band of the Devonshire and Dorset Light Infantry
- The Waterloo Band and Bugles of the Royal Rifle Volunteers
- Regimental Band (Inns of Court and City Yeomanry) of the Royal Yeomanry
- Lancashire Artillery Volunteers Band
- TA Band of the Royal Engineers
[edit] Order of Precedence
| Preceded by: Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps |
Order of Precedence | Succeeded by: Royal Gibraltar Regiment |
