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Hulka

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    Guardsmen Cadets 1986-1987, The Cavaliers 1993-1996, Music City Legend 2006-2010, Star United 2010-2012
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  1. Fixed with the help my Cracker Jack decoder ring: Facebook just asked me how I am doing. I'll tell ya How I am doing....... As of this past Sunday, the hornline has learned and performed the first two productions CHAMPIONS and RESILIENT and the Music ensemble has "Ensembled" CHAMPIONS. These goals were set and met by the design and instructional team. Why is that worth talking about? This is different than previous years. We are well on our way to a fantastic season. What is missing? YOU!!! Through the last few years we have made it easy for people to turn their heads to us. In 2012 we set out to rectify all of the things that made it easy for people to not join The Bushwackers. We are proud to say that any reason people had to not join the corps has been dealt with. What we want to do is prove it to you. Come see for yourself what we have to offer. Best rehearsal facility in DCA An intense rehearsal experience filled with pursuit of excellence Education by driven credentialed teachers who have performed with some of the countries' top organizations We say again? What is missing? YOU!!! Skeptical? Come check it out!!! January 5th and 6th at the Princeton Day School For more questions inquire within. BUSH13:WE ARE Best of luck, Bush!
  2. Yes, I certainly hope DCA gives constructive feedback to all the bidders and share that same data with the DCA Member Corps. Transparency can be a beautiful thing.
  3. I'm interested as well. By sharing what cities submitted bids it'd give the ticket-buying fans an opportunity to see what cities are interested which may be a catalyst for more people to get involved. For example, if I knew a city close to me submitted I'd be prompted to contact those people and ask what I could do to help with future bids. I'm sure there are many others who'd jump in and want to help in their locales as well. Not knowing who the cities are submitting bids could possibly be limiting the grassroots efforts in areas.
  4. I didn't realize I am held accountable for the actions of other people in my section as well as another. I thought individuals were accountable for their own actions. Silly me. It wasn't me getting sloshed on the bus and I wasn't attempting a booze fundraiser. No skeletons here. You may not have given anyone booze directly but there were underage people that got their hands on your shots. They were dealt with accordingly as were you. That was an eye-opening trip seeing so-called "mature" adults interact with high school students so we made some policy adjustments.
  5. Ed, we did have to pay a fee to the bus company if we wanted to allow alcohol on the bus, but it was not $500. It was significantly cheaper. Many of us, myself included, thought with a single bus and such a wide age range it was best not to permit alcohol. Is the trip really THAT miserable without booze? The board did not lie. In addition to the above problems you cited we also had the little problem of you selling shots by the glass to underage members. The slope is slippery man so I'd advise you not go down this path.
  6. Looking forward to watching the feed this evening, cheering on Star United from 600 miles away! Gotta love the interwebs. Support DCA! Go Star United!
  7. Yep, that's exactly who I was thinking of and wouldn't be surprised to see the Renegades change their bass/pit ensemble to a full battery/pit ensemble. I think that's cool because more field corps could participate by simply playing their show and I always enjoy listening to a full percussion section play together. I still maintain the mixed ensembles should be separate from the battery-only ensembles because the criteria and effects would make it almost impossible to adjudicate fairly. To help see what we're working from, here is a copy of the 2011 I&E rules with the specifics of each percussion division: PERCUSSION INDIVIDUALS 1. Any individual DCA approved percussion instrument will be judged. 2. The percussionist may play only one percussion instrument during the performance. 3. The time limit is 1.5 minutes minimum to 3 minutes total. 4. There will be a one (1)-point penalty for each minute over or under the time limit. 5. Time starts with the first note and ends with the last note. 6. Music scores DO NOT need to be presented to the judges. 7. NO taped music is allowed. PERCUSSION DUETS 1. A duet is defined as two (2) percussionists. 2. Any combination of DCA approved percussion instruments will be judged. 3. The time limit is 2 minutes minimum to 4 minutes total. 4. There will be a one (1)-point penalty for each minute over or under the time limit. 5. Time starts with the first note and ends with the last note. 6. Music scores DO NOT need to be presented to the judges. 7. NO taped music is allowed. PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE (Mallets) 1. An ensemble is defined as three (3) to twelve (12) percussionists. 2. No ensembles with less than three (3) or more than twelve (12) will be allowed to compete. 3. Any combination of DCA approved mallet instruments maybe used, but no other instruments will be allowed. 4. The time limit is 2 minutes minimum to 4 minutes total. 5. There will be a one (1)-point penalty for each minute over or under the time limit. 6. Time starts with the first note and ends with the last note. 7. Music scores DO NOT need to be presented to the judges. 8. NO taped music is allowed. PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE (Membrane) 1. An ensemble is defined as three (3) to twelve (12) percussionists. 2. No ensembles with less than (3) or more than twelve (12) will be allowed to compete. 3. Any combination of DCA approved percussion membrane instruments maybe used, but no other instruments will be allowed. 4. The time limit is 2 minutes minimum to 4 minutes total. 5. There will be a one (1)-point penalty for each minute over or under the time limit. 6. Time starts with the first note and ends with the last note. 7. Music scores DO NOT need to be presented to the judges. 8. NO taped music is allowed. MIXED ENSEMBLE/ MEMBRANE INSTRUMENTS PLUS MALLETS 1. An ensemble is defined as three (3) to twelve (12) percussionists. 2. No ensembles with less than (3) or more than (12) twelve will be allowed to compete. 3. Any Combination of Approved DCA percussion instruments maybe used, but no other instruments will be allowed. 4. The time limit is 2 minutes minimum and 4 minutes total. 5. There will be a one (1)-point penalty for each minute over or under the time limit. 6. Time starts with the first note and ends with the last. 7. Musical scores DO NOT need to be presented. 8. No Taped music is allowed. CYMBAL ENSEMBLE 1. An ensemble is defined as three (3) to twelve (12) percussionists. 2. No ensemble with less than three (3) or more than twelve (12) will be allowed to compete. 3. Any combination of DCA approved cymbals maybe used, but no other instruments will be allowed. 4. The time limit is 2 minutes minimum to 4 minutes total. 5. There will be a one (1)-point penalty for each minute over or under the time limit. 6. Time starts with the first note and ends with the last note. 7. Music scores DO NOT need to be presented to the judges. 8. NO taped music is allowed.
  8. The more I think about the new Percussion Battery Division, I think if it's going to be called this it should be battery only, no front ensemble instruments allowed. It'd probably be easier to just rename the existing Membrane Percussion division as this new battery division but allowing more than the current limit of 12 players. Then, simply bump the number of allowable players in Mixed Percussion Ensemble division so full battery/pit combos could compete there. Adding a front ensemble adds an entirely new element which would make it difficult for those groups that only have a battery to effectively compete.
  9. It'll be weird going on earlier which may be cool, leaving more time to party... er, I mean get more sleep. Cool deal about the battery division. Hopefully that'll encourage more corps to participate since they could probably just come in and play some show book with a little parking lot vibe.
  10. It'd be a tough sell for Lexington at Commonwealth Stadium. The Athletic Department freaks out about the marching band using their field and the state high school marching band finals is usually blamed for the Wildcats poor performance. Apparently Dinkles destroy a field whereas cleats don't. Kentucky hasn't had a good football team in, well... ever, so THAT couldn't be the reason. Kentucky actually has a ton of people at the football games but not to watch the team lose, rather to see and be seen during tailgating. It's quite the little party in the parking lot before and during the games. Jeff's point of no local corps in the area is kind of the nail in the coffin for Lexington, as much as I'd love for championships to only be a 45 minute drive.
  11. To piggy-back on what Jeff is saying about how a corps rehearses, I can give first-hand examples. The most floor-time sleep I ever got on tour was '95 and that year was kind of successful. I'd also be willing to bet Star United rehearses less than most other Mini Corps, we simply come prepared and rehearse efficiently. Crap... I just gave away the secret recipe.
  12. Good stadium for spectators but the backside doesn't offer good reverb for backfield playing. Not a deal-breaker though.
  13. I get what you're saying Ed about the sheets. However, the activity has changed at the hands of the show designers, not the judges sheets. Programs are more sophisticated these days which are a result of designers raising the bar every year. Rehearsal time can't really be compared to corps of yesteryear anyway because the process has become more efficient for most groups so more can get done in less time. Sure, there are some corps that still do reps for the sake of doing reps but more corps have figured out that rehearsing mistakes is a waste of everyone's time. The efficiency can be attributed to better rehearsal etiquette, which can only happen when you have members coming into the program with a more mature skillset. I think you'd be hard-pressed to find a top group having to teach the basic skills anymore, instead just getting everyone using the same technique of that particular corps.
  14. Let the record state the suggestion for Indy should NOT include hosting DCA Championships in Lucas Oil Stadium. It's too big and costly to even consider it on top of the controversial acoustics. I'm thinking more like the greater Indy area like Ball State University, Purdue, or even down south in good 'ol Bloomington... perhaps the best drum corps stadium second to maybe Camp Randall.
  15. Has nothing to do with the sheets, a full rehearsal schedule like that is what makes a field corps great. No secret recipe other than everyone showing up and coming prepared. You need the time together to gel and make consistency the norm.
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