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Just wondering how Saints did at '77 US Open A Class finals?

James Here's something to think about if you want to read trumpet parts or any Bb part written on the treble clef. Simply see the parts as if they're written on the tenor clef and alter the key signature or any accidentals accordingly. Also, if you are a bone player you might consider learning to read concert treble clef. This can come in real handy and be an excellent tool to have if you have have any intentions of continuing with your playing after drum corps. Mark

Hey Sue, I remember that. Wasn't it at Firth Brown? Those were pretty good drum corps days though. Mark

Where's Skeeter?????????

Speaking of weird horns. I remember the Lancers carried some strange alto voice horn in the late 70's. I think that it was called a "trombonium" or something like that. Can anyone help me out here? Mark

AHHHH Blue Stars! Why are the Blue Stars associated with such painful rehersal memories?? The one that I remember in 81 was a brass exercise. From what I recall it was called a five, or ten minute drill and went something like this; -Horn line in an arc -The "drill" takes 5 or ten minutes, I forget which one -Mark time high leg lift -Long tone for two bars, rest two bars, staccato tonguing for two bars,rest two bars. Move chromatically until the time is up. -ANY, I mean ANY mistake (that included feet below knee level) and the time would start over. I forget who came up with this one, it might have been Don Hill or Pierre, but it was deemed to be a "chop builder" and always took place at the end of rehersal. Ouch Mark

go to www.breathinggym.com Mark

It depends on personal preference. I like the Yamaha I mentioned above. I like playing small horns but with a dual bore the horn plays very open (less resistance). However, not all players will like this. Try some out for yourself and see which you like better. Mark

Yamaha now makes a small dual bore tenor trombone, the 697 model. The bore opens from .483 to .490. This horn has only been available for about 8 months and after playing on one for a few weeks I decided to change my primary instrument (I was playing a small Bach #8). This is an incredible horn. Mark

not a chance.. Yes we did 'cause we had "the creature" on our drum line!!!

"Strawberry Soup (Scouts 83) was amazing"! One of the best thing I've ever heard on the firld! Who wrote the origional? Was it Thad Jones? Mark

Cardinals deserved to beat Saints at US Open A Class finals in 77!!

to thechezman Who was it that ran through the Holland tunnel???? Go Jets GO!

CHEZ???? Michael, Peter, or Alan???? Mark (I hope one of you at least!).

Thanks for clearing that up for me me. My mistake. Mark

From what I remember. The more copper in the brass the darker/redder the colour of the instrument. More copper in the horn results in less reverbiration of the instrument itself (less overtones come through). Thus, a darker sound. Mark

That was '84 Whitewater by the way. Mark

When Garfield's horn line started going down at the end of the show, BD members who were in the end zone began cheering. Nice touch.

Or Mrs. Evans???

Has anybody from Garfield 82' bus #3 found Skeeter?????? Mark

Hawthorn NJ show early '83 season. We (Garfield) were in our opening set ready to step off when we were counted in without having our horns up. During the count in we began shouting down the bari line "don't go, don't go". This was all fine for us execpt for the fact that the drum line, side 1 horns and colour guard started and left us standing there watching the show. The next instruction given was "go, go!" and we began running in order to catch up. This was no easy task considering that our OTL was Rocky Point. We were probably at our third set before we actually started playing. I actually felt pity for our DM when, after coming off the field, the entire corps assembled in a tight circle with him in the middle. The silence was deafening.