Bandmaster

A bandmaster is the leader and conductor of a band, usually a military band, brass band or a marching band.

British Armed Forces

In the British Armed Forces, a Bandmaster, as of the 2014 restructure of the Corps of Army Music (CAMus) is not always a warrant officer. In fact, now Bandmasters hold the rank of Staff Sergeant initially until they qualify for promotion to Warrant Officer 2 <http://www.army.mod.uk/music/30905.aspx>. A commissioned officer who leads a band is known as the Director of Music. Directors of Music are all former Bandmasters who have been commissioned. All Bandmasters initially joined the Armed Forces as musicians and were selected for Bandmaster training from non-commissioned rank (usually having reached the rank of at least corporal). However, unlike most NCOs, Bandmasters are promoted directly to Staff Sergeant on completion of their bandmaster training and have not necessarily worked their way through all the available ranks.

Bandmaster (disambiguation)

A bandmaster is the leader and conductor of a band, usually a military or marching band.

Bandmaster may also refer to: