Why Did America's Band Become More Advanced

America's bands became more advanced in many ways from the mid-eighteenth through the mid-nineteenth century. Music was first introduced to America when military bands were brought to America by the British Army. These military bands brought their music and marches to America. Military songs first gave influences to America when the Continental Army was designed. It was made up of regiments and companies and each company had 2 fifers and 2 drummers. Music first started in America when it was brought by British Armies and later became a big part of America. One reason why America's bands became more advanced was achieving a wider range. Combining new instruments that were created, trombone, and French horns, a group of eight or more brass instruments, could cover a wider range from soprano to bass. Also, new horns could play melodic lines in any part of their range. Covering a wider range resulted in a better, unified, homogeneous sound. Achieving a wider range contributed to the development of America's bands by creating a better sound.

In the mid-1830s, when the keyed bugle and ophicleide were created, it made a full range of brass instruments which was capable of diatonic and chromatic scales. These new instruments also had full harmonic supports. The invention of the Frenchman Adolphe Sax or saxhorn made an even more homogeneous sound and added the notation of fingering in 1842-1845. Because of these outstanding results that new instruments led to, existing bands changed to an all brass instrumentation and several new brass bands were created. These new instruments created more bands and made America's bands become