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Written by Frank Dorritie
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Wednesday, 16 May 2007 |
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 "The Girls of Summer"
One bright May morning in 1958, a cub scout stood on 221st Street in Queens, in front of Sacred Heart Church, awaiting with great anticipation the start of the annual Bazaar Parade. His uniform was meticulously pressed, and the gold piping matched the polished Rexcraft G Bugle he proudly carried. The scoutmaster had asked him to play "Assembly" a few moments before to gather all the participants: the rest of the Cubs, the older Boy and Girl Scouts, the pixie-like Brownies, clerics, nuns, chaperones, classic car drivers, the Beagle Club and everybody else who would soon march around the neighborhood announcing the start of the school's annual fund-raising spectacular.
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Written by Michelle
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Monday, 30 April 2007 |
 Finally, the last camp of the 2007 season is over. The weekend was rather eventful and productive. This time I drove up to camp with my parents because I had to move out of my dorm on Friday for the end of the semester. My parents volunteered at a Spirit fundraiser at the Talladega Speedway while I stayed in Jacksonville for camp. This was the first time my parents ever came to a drum corps camp together.
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Written by Jeff Young
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Friday, 20 April 2007 |
 We at Dynamic Marching are dedicated to providing innovative ideas for today's most successful marching programs and have many talented, passionate individuals who each contribute special skills and areas of expertise. This article has been provided by our very own Chris Mader - who, in addition to being a great marching & movement instructor, is a doctoral candidate in Biology at Yale University.
Getting in Shape for Drum Corps Season
So it's been a long winter season and getting out of bed when it's snowing out to go to the gym seems like a form of cruel and unusual punishment. I can certainly fall into that trap when my half awake brain is convincing me that the warmth of my covers is way more important than wearing myself out at the gym. However, with Drum Corps spring training season right around the corner or in some cases already here, it is more important than ever to start getting your body ready for the demands of the upcoming season.
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Written by Wayne Downey
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Tuesday, 10 April 2007 |
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 Welcome back to the land of "All Things Brass." Over the past few months I've been receiving e-mails concerning a variety of questions on the topic of Brass Arranging. I've picked two of the most interesting for you to enjoy. Here for your historic and educational pleasure are my responses.
Matthew Smith asked, "How did you begin your career arranging for drum corps?"
I started writing for drum corps while living in New York at the young age of sixteen. The high school that I went to offered beginning and advanced music theory. This coupled with my love for drum corps gave me the information and inspiration to start arranging for different types of musical ensembles including drum and bugle corps.
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Written by Frank Dorritie
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Wednesday, 04 April 2007 |
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"Remember the Orbits"
Once upon a time they were ubiquitous, those neighborhood corps: the Carter Cadets, Smithtown Freelancers, Blue Max, Seaford Golden Hawks, Page Park Cadets…. Any kid off the street could join, learn to march, to play, spin a flag, and get some valuable lessons about teamwork, commitment, loyalty, and life itself in the bargain. They practiced twice a week at the Legion, firehouse, VFW, church basement or that big shopping mall parking lot. They played songs you could recognize. They respected the flag. Those were the days. Then DCI came along and killed them off, right?
Well, no, not really. But let us not get ahead of ourselves. Who were these kids, anyway? Why do we remember them at all? And why does their fate engender such fierce debate?
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