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==Other western musical ensembles==
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A group that plays [[popular music]] or [[military music]] is usually called a band; a [[Drum and bugle corps (modern)|drum and bugle corps]] is a type of the latter. These bands perform a wide range of music, ranging from arrangements of jazz orchestral, or popular music to military-style marches. Drum corps perform on brass and percussion instruments only. Drum and Bugle Corps incorporate costumes, hats, and pageantry in their performances.

Other band types include:
*[[Brass band]]s: groups consisting of around 30 brass and percussion players;
*[[Corps of drums]], [[Fife and drum]]s, [[Pipe band]]s and [[Drum and bugle corps (modern)|Drum and bugle corps]] are mostly ceremonial bands
*[[Jug band]]s;
*[[Marching band]]s and [[military band]]s, dating back to the [[Ottoman military band]]s.
*Mexican [[Mariachi]] groups typically consist of at least two violins, two trumpets, one [[Classical guitar|Spanish guitar]], one [[vihuela]] (a high-pitched, five-string guitar), and one [[Guitarrón mexicano|Guitarrón]] (a Mexican acoustic bass that is roughly guitar-shaped), and one or more singers.
*Mexican [[banda music|banda]] groups
* [[String band]]s

See [[List of musical band types]] for more.