It works together with the Wachbataillon in the Berlin Garrison Command, having responsibility for protocol during state receptions of the Federal President, Chancellor and the Minister of Defense.

The Stabsmusikkorps der Bundeswehr was created on 16 February 1957 under the official training designation as the Lehrmusikkorps, based at Rheinbach near Bonn with 16 musicians initially.

On 16 June, Hauptmann Friedrich Deisenroth took over with command duties and increased the musical strength to 50 bandsmen.

Their first duties included performing in public alongside the drill and ceremony oriented Wachbataillon in the new West German capital in September.

In November 1957, the Stabsmusikkorps had performed in its maiden studio recording, which would be one of its last acts before it was dissolved by the government.