"Forward March!": Whistle-Blowing Majorette/Baton Twirler Girl Picture Archive

This page is all a collection of majorettes/baton twirler girls who use whistles to command their marching bands. There will be more coming, so check back! All photos courtesy of their respective websites, and Archive.org, where some of these photos come from (Just to ensure that the sites that had these photos get the credit they deserve, which they rightfully do). Remember, if you want to use these photos: PLEASE do what I did when I found them, and save them to your own hard drive or to a floppy. NO HOTLINKING, as it's Illegal! The whistle sound, which I've also saved, is courtesy of THIS SITE. Go back Home by clicking HERE!

Want some great marching music to use while you march, twirl your baton, and blow your whistle (whether for practice or for fun)? Here's a great song: Anchors Away (aka the US Navy song)

Let's start at the top with this girl. She's not just the band's twirler captain, as you can tell by her outfit differing from her fellow twirlers, she's also the band's drum major. As you can see, she's wearing a whistle around her neck with a green string, and has it in her mouth. She's not just holding the whistle in her mouth, she's blowing the whistle. And as she points her baton forward, she's saying the page's quote, not vocally, but by blowing a crisp pattern of short and loud blasts (tweets) on her whistle. The link to the original picture is HERE.
For example, she can blow her whistle like this (one long and one short): "Forward March!" (Blows Whistle: Tweeeet-Tweet!)
She can also blow a pattern of one long blast and two short blasts, like this: (Blows Whistle: Tweeet! Tweet-Tweet!)
A 3rd example would be that she can also blow one long blast and 3 short blasts, like this: (Blows Whistle: Tweeeeeet! Tweet-Tweet-Tweet!)

Here she is again, this time on the football field, with her mace in her right hand and whistle around her neck. She's giving a small salute with her hand.

Here she is, yet again, only this time, she's holding her mace and is standing at attention; anxious to lead the band out, with whistle at the ready.

Here she is, one more time, performing at one of her school's pep rallies.

This next girl is also a drum major at the same school as her predecessor. She's also wearing the same outfit, and using the same whistle (except hers is on a black string) as her predecessor as she leads the band in the annual Homecoming Parade.

Here she is again, with her mace and whistle, as she readies the band onto the field at the annual Homecoming game.

Here she is, one last time. However, she has temporarily laid down her mace and baton (even though her whistle is still there); and has picked up a flute, as she plays along with the band. As they finish up, she will pick up her mace and/or baton, blow her whistle, and lead the band off.

Is this girl wearing the same outfit? Yes, she is. She's also a drum major at the same school, and is leading the band in the Homecoming parade, blowing the same whistle, and uses a mace (a drum major's baton).

This next girl is the drum major of an elementary school marching band. You rarely see those today, but this picture is from the late 1970's. Back to the photo. The girl's got a mace (drum major's baton, never twirled). She's wearing a metal whistle around her neck on a yellow string, and is blowing it as she leads the band in a parade. The photo itself came from HERE.

This majorette right here is ready to lead the way, as she uses TWO batons instead of one, and is wearing a black whistle around her neck. The photo came from HERE.