Band Sergeant Major

Band Sergeant Major

Band Sergeant Major (BSM) is the appointment held by the senior playing musician in a British Army band, who holds the rank of Warrant Officer Class 2. The BSM also functions as the band's senior non-commissioned officer, has various administrative duties, and is trained in conducting. Prospective BSMs attend a special three-week course at the Royal Military School of Music, one of which is run every year. The equivalent appointment in the Household Cavalry is Band Corporal Major (BCM). The equivalent appointment in the Royal Marines is WO2 (Bandmaster), sometimes known as the Assistant Bandmaster. The equivalent in the Royal Air Force is the Band Sergeant, who holds the rank of Flight Sergeant.

In the SJIMB(Secondary School Band) in Singapore, the Band Sergeant is the 2nd highest ranking in the band.

He holds the rank of Staff Sergeant.


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Sergeant — For other uses, see Sergeant (disambiguation). Common anglophone military ranks Navies Armies Air forces Officers Admiral of the fleet Marshal / fi …   Wikipedia

  • Band of the Coldstream Guards — Coldstream Guards Band Also known as Band of the Coldstream Guards Origin London, England, United Kingdom Website Home of the Coldstream Guards Band The Band of the Coldstream Guards is …   Wikipedia

  • Major — This article is about the military rank. For other uses, see Major (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Mayor. Maj redirects here. For the epic poem by Karel Hynek Mácha, see Máj. Common anglophone military ranks Navies Armies Air forces …   Wikipedia

  • Band of Brothers (TV miniseries) — Band of Brothers Genre War Directed by …   Wikipedia

  • Major Dundee — The original film poster Directed by Sam Peckinpah Produced by …   Wikipedia

  • Coldstream Guards Band — Infobox musical artist Name = Coldstream Guards Band Background = Military Band Alias = Band of the Coldstream Guards Origin = flagicon|UK London, England, United Kingdom URL = [http://www.army.mod.uk/music/corps band/463.aspx Home of the… …   Wikipedia

  • Grenadier Guards Band — Infobox musical artist Name = Grenadier Guards Band Img size = 250 Background = Military Band Alias = Band of the Grenadier Guards Origin = flagicon|UK London, England, United Kingdom URL = [http://www.army.mod.uk/music/corps band/454.aspx Home… …   Wikipedia

  • Band of Brothers — Infobox Television Film name = Band of Brothers format = War miniseries director = Phil Alden Robinson Richard Loncraine Mikael Salomon David Nutter Tom Hanks David Leland David Frankel Tony To producer = Steven Spielberg Tom Hanks Preston Smith… …   Wikipedia

  • Band of Brothers – Wir waren wie Brüder — Seriendaten Deutscher Titel: Band of Brothers – Wir waren wie Brüder Originaltitel: Band of Brothers Produktionsland: Großbritannien, USA Produktionsjahr(e): 2001 Episodenlänge: etwa 72, insgesamt 724 M …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Band of Brothers - Wir waren wie Brüder — Seriendaten Deutscher Titel: Band of Brothers – Wir waren wie Brüder Originaltitel: Band of Brothers Produktionsland: Großbritannien, USA Produktionsjahr(e): 2001 Episodenlänge: etwa 72, insgesamt 724 M …   Deutsch Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”