Sky Pyro Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 Can anyone explain this caption not too sure but maybe this is where feet and body are judged. Anyway last nights results cadets first bluecoats second crown third. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tobias Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 The what you are doing and how well you are doing it as a group judged on the field. "Technique". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crown Phan Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 The what you are doing and how well you are doing it as a group judged on the field. "Technique". The judge is in the press box correct? The only two judges on the field I thought were Percussion and Brass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lumbargleeful Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 Can anyone explain this caption not too sure but maybe this is where feet and body are judged. Anyway last nights results cadets first bluecoats second crown third. What individual bodies are doing, and how well they do it. The interaction of those bodies with each other from a more micro level is also assessed. Not to be confused with something broad like VisEnsmble in band, or Vis Analysis one of the other DCI captions which does factor in the performer, but makes more of a designation on whether the what and how belong together in the way they are presented. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmurrey74 Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 A lot of people forget that the guard plays a big part in the caption. It's not just marching technique. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmurrey74 Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 The judge is in the press box correct? The only two judges on the field I thought were Percussion and Brass. On the field. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lumbargleeful Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 A lot of people forget that the guard plays a big part in the caption. It's not just marching technique. BINGO. In the words of Michael Gaines, "Every [vis] tape is a guard tape." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky Pyro Posted August 3, 2015 Author Share Posted August 3, 2015 Ok thank you, as always it depends on the judge of the night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwillis35 Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 (edited) Visual Proficiency is judged on the field I believe. It's mostly what we used to call Marching Execution. It is more related to feet, body, technique, uniformity, control, etc. Everyone on the field is judged...guard, brass, percussion. The visual analysis caption tends to judge the entire composition of the visual program (from above) and how the big picture forms, motion, intervals, staging, and more are presented. Typically the Blue Devils have been the Kings of the proficiency caption, but the Cadets are also one of those monster corps that do visual proficiency so well. Individual technique is very strong with them. Edited August 3, 2015 by jwillis35 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRASSO Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 (edited) Visual Proficiency is essentially an execution caption in the Visual show. ( as opposed to the Show Design captions like GE ). Its how the marchers execute the visual moves provided to them. Things like technique, proper ( or improper ) spacing, intervals, cover, uniformity, feet, body, instrument positioning ( not as vital anymore ) arriving at position in proper timing, and at exact spot required under the design, proper head of body positioning as required,,.. if the visual routine in a set calls for it, there needs to be complete uniformity in the execution of the set, instruments need to come up and down in complete harmony and uniformity if the drill calls for it ( BD excels in this most years, imo). If the Corps is required to be running, they need to be in uniform step during the running ( its still on the sheets, but lots of even the top Corps show out of steps in the running in my observations ), there should be no " drifting " in movements from one set to the other, ie if it calls for straight marching, the marcher should not wobble in movement from left to right in getting into the position. Once a marcher hits a definate spot, they are not to move unless the visual calls for it. When the visual calls for individual ad libbing by MM's, once that sequence ends, they must return efficiently and uniformly in complete harmony with the others and then into that next required sequence. Corps have different techniques in marching style, ie heel to toe, more pronounced with SCV, than right foot step offs with Cadets, and so forth. These are fine, provided there is uniformity in its execution. What separates the top performing Corps in this caption with lower executing corps in this caption, is the easily noticeable difference in the improper variance in the spacing intervals, the already mentioned incorrect " drifting " by some MM's, and the improper, non uniformity in the feet movements between the MM's the, improper cover in the lines, the improper distance between sections in these lines, the improper spacing irregularities between MM's, the non uniform use of arms, hands, instrument positioning etc. and so forth by the individual MM's. I could mention quite a few other more subtle things the Vis. Prof. judges are looking at, but these are the most common ones anyway. Edited August 3, 2015 by BRASSO 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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