Abstract
College marching band players expose to high physical and cognitive workloads; however, there is lack of understanding on this matter. The purposes of this study were to investigate the workloads associated with marching band performance and to evaluate the effect of players’ role (leader vs. non-leader) on their workload. Forty participants were recruited from the Oregon State University Marching Band (OSUMB). They were conducted to complete a set of surveys before and after their performance on a game day. Their body discomfort and subjective workload were assessed using Borg-CR10 and NASA-TLX, respectively. Results found leaders’ discomfort ratings at their neck and upper back areas were significantly higher (p<0.10) than those of non-leaders. Also, a consistent trend was found across all NASA-TLX scales that leasers reported higher workloads than non-leaders. These findings indicate that college marching band players exposed to high workload and the leadership role can increase the players’ workload.
Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a call
