While the drum corps likes to have interesting drum scores for band tunes, the basic massed band scores are preferred especially for novice drummers. As the drum corps becomes more proficient, they can adopt more complex scores but they should always have the massed band scores in their repertoire. There are many resources online, including demonstrations through YouTube. The Band preference is for the Ontario scores listed below.
- Druming Exercises and Techniques 2003 (password protected PDF)
- Introduction to Pipe Band Drum Score Reading (PDF)
- Massed Band Scores (Alberta Society of Pipers and Drummers) (PDF)
- Massed Bands Scores (from: Pipers and Pipe Band Society of Ontario):