Calistar Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 Starting in 2004, groups at or near the top of open class have opened with a score very close to if not higher than 70. This is where I would expect BDB, SCVC and Teal Sound and other perennial contenders to be scoring when they come out of the gate. Yup...all eyes on Clovis, Ca this Friday night. BDB and SCVC will both be performing and will be scored for the first time this season. I've seen both and expect pretty high marks...especially from BDB who is bigger and stronger than ever before. Then they both perform the next night at Stanford University and I'll be there! Cali. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noneofyourbusiness Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 I was at the Pittsburgh show last night cheerin' on my Alma Mater Capital Regiment. When I marched, we were world class so I'm not entirely sure how the Open Class world goes. As a band director and former marcher I can give you my perspective of the corps:Hornline: Looking to field a 44 member hornline. They currently have 8 tubas, around 12 trumpets, 8 mellos, and around 10-12 baritones. The hornline definitely has issues with feet-in-sound, conditioning, and phasing, but what corps doesn't have these problems at their first show in June? I saw their rehearsal that day and small chunks went very well. The book is entertaining and has a fairly high level of demand. I predict this section to be very strong by the end of the season. Percussion: 7 snares, 4 tenors, 5 basses, about 10 in the pit. Already a very strong section. They had a couple tenors that are still getting into drill and only marched part of the show last night. The pit sounds very good as well. Their books are hard. I predict that this section will by very strong throughout the season. Guard: 6 on the field, 1 new member, 1 injured. Hopefully they will pick up more on their tour. The drumline picks up flags backfield for the ballad while the guard is doing swing flags in the front. The work is written well, but their technique is weak. Remember that Open class is about the education of its members more than anything else. They will struggle, but should find their way eventually. Visual/Musical Package: Drill is written well but is obviously very dirty. Lots of movement, straight forward, and they have some body work in there already. There are some very cool effects musically and visually that will be put in soon. The show is a little more jazzy than usual, but still reflects their style (contemporary wind band lit). Bottom line: This corps was built from the ground up. One vet, the rest are rookies; the staff is all new. This is an entirely new drum corps, and I am so excited to see them back on the field again. Please remember that this activity, particularly Open class, is about the education of its members. Go easy on them! Excellent post. Hopefully people will support the corps no matter where they wind up placement-wise. Just the fact that they are on the field, competing, educating, learning life lessons, etc., is an awesome accomplishment in the modern drum corps era. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGdrummer Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 Excellent post. Hopefully people will support the corps no matter where they wind up placement-wise. Just the fact that they are on the field, competing, educating, learning life lessons, etc., is an awesome accomplishment in the modern drum corps era. Any corps that can come back is amazing in my book! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGdrummer Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 Could win (listed here alphabetically)BDB Citations Oregon SCVC Teal On the cusp Cap Regiment Revolution Should be finalists Raiders Music City Dutch Boy Memphis Sound Legends Outside looking in 7th Regiment VK Colt Cadets Racine Scouts Les Stentors Appearing in prelims Blue Saints Spirit of NJ Corps to watch BDB - will size hurt them like it did Surf last year Teal - with new staff can they take advantage of size & talent of corps Citations - do they have a drum line Should be a very deep year for Open Class. From the pictures ive seen looks like citations had some growth in the drumline this year to pear it nicely with the horns and of course the killer guard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitBos Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 (edited) From the pictures ive seen looks like citations had some growth in the drumline this year to pear it nicely with the horns and of course the killer guard. Yes. Going from the 2008 season to the 2009, the snare line doubled in size. And the overall playing ability increased by a big amount. Just curious... where are these picuteres posted that you speak of??? Edited June 24, 2009 by CitBos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGdrummer Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 Yes. Going from the 2008 season to the 2009, the snare line doubled in size. And the overall playing ability increased by a big amount. Just curious... where are these picuteres posted that you speak of??? Im friends with alot of my corpsmates from the 2007 season on facebook and there are albums of pictures on there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitBos Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 Im friends with alot of my corpsmates from the 2007 season on facebook and there are albums of pictures on there. Of course. I did see Erika. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob J Posted June 26, 2009 Share Posted June 26, 2009 In the World class forums I compiled the predictions and averaged them, so I thought I would do the same here. Our collective predictions are: 1. BDB 2. Oregon Crusaders 3. Teal Sound 4. SCVC 5. Citations 6. Revolution 7. Raiders 8. Capital Regiment 9. Memphis Sound 10. Dutch Boy 11. Velvet Knights 12. Legends 13. Music City 14. 7th Regiment 15. Racine Scouts 16. Les Stentors 17. Colt Cadets 18. Blue Saints 19. Spirit of Newark Have not spent much time following OC in the past, looking forward to an exciting season! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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