SO FESTIVE ! MINANG MARCHING BAND COMPETITION

Marching Band Performances by Participants.

PADANG - The 7th Minang Marching Competition (MMC) at the Sumatra level was successfully held on December 14-16, 2018. The MMC was held by Persatuan Drum Band Indonesia (PDBI). This year's theme is #PalapehAuihSampaiAbih. It was held in 2 places, namely on the Padang coast and in the Auditorium of Andalas University.

Photo of Opening Ceremony with the Deputy Governor of West Sumatra, Head of Regional Office, General Chairman and Chairman of the PDBI daily, and the jury

The opening ceremony of MMC 7 was held on the coast of Padang by also inviting the governor and deputy governor of West Sumatra, West Sumatra Kadispora, general chairman and daily head of PDBI in West Sumatra. The opening ceremony was enlivened by a special dance from Minang, a dance plate from the Alang Babega studio.

Dance Plate from the Alang Babega studio

The activities carried out by the 7th MMC this time were full band (display), color guard contest, street parade, individual color guard and percussion contest which was held at the Andalas University auditorium in Padang.

The 7th MMC this year, competing two categories, namely drum battle and full band which was divided into three divisions, namely the Junior Division for the equivalent elementary school class, the Senior Division for the junior and senior high school level, and finally the Brass Division.

Followed by 36 Participant units from various regions in West Sumatra, and outside of western Sumatra such as Jambi, Riau and Aceh. The MMC is held by PDBI West Sumatra as one of the coaching programs and achievements of the organization.

The culmination of this event was carried out lively and concluded with the closing ceremony at the University of Andalas auditorium by announcing the winner of the Full Band was the Nada Kartika Marcing Band from SMP Kartika I-6 which in this event became the overall winner and the trophy of the Governor of West Sumatra. Then the First Division Junior Champion in the Full Band Category was won by the 
drum group from Al Azhar Bukittingi Elementary School. Finally, for the Brass Division, the Titian High School won the Terrace.

Indri Pertiwi

Jehan Fabiola Mustika