Research Reports

Our Research Committee is hard at work conducting analysis and compiling them into reports. These reports are shared to give not only MAASIN, but the public, a better understanding of the current marching arts activity.

  • 2023 DCI/DCA Member Experience Survey

    After last year’s summer tour, we surveyed the marching arts community to hear about their experiences.

  • 2023 Collegiate Marching Band Experience Survey

    After last year’s collegiate marching band season, we surveyed the marching arts community to hear about their experiences.

  • 2023 WGI Experience Survey

    After last year’s winter season, we surveyed members of the WGI circuit to hear about their experiences.

  • 2022 DCI/DCA Member Experience Survey

    After last year’s summer tour, we surveyed the marching arts community to hear about their experiences.

  • 2022 Collegiate Marching Band Experience Survey

    After last year’s collegiate marching band season, we surveyed the marching arts community to hear about their experiences.

  • 2021 WGI Experience Survey

    2021, being the first year back after a COVID-induced hiatus, introduced some change among the way indoor groups operate. As a way to gain insight into how members enjoyed or didn’t enjoy their experience, we conducted a survey.

  • Resources for Parents and Guardians

    There are a lot of questions parents and guardians have once approached about marching in drum corps. To make it easier, we compiled a list of the most frequently asked questions with our answers.

  • MAASIN Audition Survival Guide

    Is this your first time auditioning for a drum corps and don’t know what to expect? Here’s a list of questions you can ask yourself after your first audition camp to evaluate your experience!

  • Never Marched Survey

    There could be a number of reasons why someone chose not to march in marching band, DCI, DCA, WGI or any other marching ensemble. We wanted to know why, so we asked!

  • 2021 DCI/DCA Member Experience Survey

    2021, being the first year back after a COVID-induced hiatus, introduced some change among the way corps operate. As a way to gain insight into how members enjoyed or didn’t enjoy their experience, we conducted a survey.

  • On the Road: Who Are Drum Corps Performing To?

    Our research committee cross-referenced 2019 DCI and DCA show locations with demographic data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2019 American Community Survey. These maps show where performances take place relative to Black and Brown communities.