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  1. I know for me personally during a show I'm not always a fan of standing up and going nuts. Why? Because I paid a lot of money to hear every note from the corps and especially at the end you get some of the most intense moments out of the corps. A great moment in mind was in 08 when Regiment won, I didn't hear the last minute or so of the show. Not during their performance nor the encore when I moved down to the 4th row. Don't get me wrong, it was intense and epic and you could feel the power of the sound they were putting out, but I literally couldn't hear anything over the cheering of the crowd. Is this criminal? No, its just how it is. I also am a huge fan of giving every corps a standing ovation when they are done with their show. As a teacher I always make my students do this in the stands because as I tell them you ALWAYS applaud the effort. Every one of those groups is working hard to put out a performance that their kids are proud of, but somebody has to come in last place, and that doesn't mean they sit on lawn chairs instead of rehearsing. Anyhow, just my $0.02
  2. I totally agree. But all else has to be equal first ;)
  3. If Quarters influence finals, can anyone say Bluecoats? If memory serves they were on the heels of the Phantom Regiment and first place in Brass.
  4. Yes, the Cavis honestly looked dirty last night. And I love the Cavies visual program, I think that the drill writer is a genius and their demands often times borderline insanity. However it honestly didn't look clean to me compared to the corps who duked it out in the middle. Not quite agreeing with this no corps could do it thing. I think any corps given the time to practice their stuff could do it. Hence why all shows are incredibly difficult in their own way. Just a thought.
  5. Hats off to BD. Those guys put in a ton of work and therefore looked and sounded pretty great. Congrats.
  6. I dunno, the one thing I miss when I watch older DVDs then the newer performances is.....marching timps!
  7. Hitting the nail on the head here. They still have screamers, but shows aren't "hey listen to him scream" as much as "listen to that corps"
  8. Ok, a couple of things I've seen come up many times on here. The first one is that bugles are "better made for playing outdoors." You can make trumpets the same bore as bugles and have the same effectiveness. I truly don't believe that there is any huge inherent advantage to a bugle or a trumpet, I will say as a brass player, musician, and educator that I believe the sound in corps has gotten better in the last 10 years, coinciding with the switching to Bb/F. Secondly, many people are nailing it on the head. I was once told "most corps are non-profit organizations, but would rather not be" Reselling old horns to former members or (you've been waiting for it...) Middle/High School bands is a good way to get some money. It just makes sense to have something that a larger group uses
  9. Well, I have heard rumors of the CSO buying their tuba its own seat, maybe look into that for the future? ;)
  10. Now granted most of you have probably put a lot more thought into this, and I'm doing this when its late and I'm tired. However, I've always felt that on most of the DVDs and recordings I've heard using the Bb horns have sounded louder than those using the G bugles. Now this might be because of different recording styles/whatever. Just an observation.
  11. I have to agree here on most aspects here. (Actually, upon second reading of this I swear my name must be Patrick.....but its not) My two bits of advice for this whole mellophone thing are 1). Try to make it sound as much like a French Horn as possible (because we can all agree it is the most beautiful sound ever) and 2) make sure it projects because I'm sick of wussy mello players!
  12. Yes!! I think that many people who work with corps test drive their stuff in BOA (or other competitive HS circuts) I mean it makes sense if you're going to try and be competitive in DCI to at least give stuff a test run to see what you're going to have to really work at.
  13. As much as I would love to say yes (both as a former corps member and current music teacher), it will never happen. Especially with the way mainstream music is going today. Attention spans are getting shorter, hence "great" songs like "this is why I'm hot" are popular. Also, I agree with the whole length thing, shows are just too long. If you were to split up the songs then we might stand a chance, but even then its considered "boring" because "it has no words" (an exact quote from about 10 of my freshmen in my exploring music class)
  14. I think the best packages always include food. I'd recommend cookies because they are easier to eat and share. Also, I think the most entertaining thing I ever recieved in a package was some wacky pictures of friends, along with the National Enquirer. I think that thing must have made at least 30 passes all around the bus. It was a riot. Another thing that you might not think of as much is a good book or CD. I got one mid-tour and it totally helped me mentally make it through.
  15. I was actually introduced to this song in my "K-12 content literacy class" by a vocal ed. major. But I mean, listen to it. (and watch the flash thing if you want :P) Its just so moving with so much power behind it!!! Prayer of the Children by Kurt Bestor http://www.woodyulmer.com/prayer.html
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