Scott Rundell Posted August 1, 2009 Share Posted August 1, 2009 Better set books. Check in the App Store at http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore...469543&mt=8 Drill book is the essential app for the college or high school marching band student. For less than the cost of a pencil and a notebook, you can have a simple, easy to use app that replaces handwritten set and drill books. Features include: - Quickly find sets - Quickly adjust sets and instructions on the fly - Smart entering of sets to speed up drill book setup - Rename hashes, sidelines and sides - No need to carry pencils or paper notebooks No more frantically flipping page by page. No more keeping track of your pencil. No more faded or lost pages. DrillBook keeps you prepared and efficient in rehearsal, making you a better marcher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimBurnell Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 Better set books. Check in the App Store at http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore...469543&mt=8Drill book is the essential app for the college or high school marching band student. For less than the cost of a pencil and a notebook, you can have a simple, easy to use app that replaces handwritten set and drill books. Features include: - Quickly find sets - Quickly adjust sets and instructions on the fly - Smart entering of sets to speed up drill book setup - Rename hashes, sidelines and sides - No need to carry pencils or paper notebooks No more frantically flipping page by page. No more keeping track of your pencil. No more faded or lost pages. DrillBook keeps you prepared and efficient in rehearsal, making you a better marcher. Bought and downloaded. Also subscribed to your RSS feed. Looking for suggestions for improvement? :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellodcd Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 Great, now instead of losing my dot book, I lose my iPhone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohwiseone Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 Just bough this, This will be really help-ful for Open spots In my High School band, can't wait to use it tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prmello98 Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 I like the idea, but as a band director I do not allow phones in rehearsal so this would not work for my students. Now if there were a way to import the Pyware drill charts so they can study how the forms move on their own, that would be useful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classicslv Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 (edited) WOW how this activity is changing. Soon they won't even have to actually play the music themselves. LOL Sounds like this could be a great reference tool. I guess next it will be updated with a DR-BEAT and a voice command to call out the next set. LOL I remember tour .... Before cell phones Standing in line at the only payphone at the stadium to call home 1 newspaper to share for the entire bus Checking the other corp food trucks for leftovers because your corps ran out of food Not even knowing what day it was or even what state you were in Busses with no air-conditioning (when they even ran) Weighting your flag poles with pennies Sleeping bags not airbeds WORKING TO PAY FOR YOUR OWN DUES not asking the world to support you on DCP & facebook Coming home from tour like you were away at boot camp not summer camp If you ask me these kids are just plain spoiled and have it so easy anymore. Yes they work hard to execute the program, but when you take away all the other hardships of being on tour it so is not the same thing it used to be. Oh yeah forgot one more thing writing post-cards and letters, not texting, facebook status updating and emails Edited August 3, 2009 by classicslv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Rundell Posted August 3, 2009 Author Share Posted August 3, 2009 I really like the open spots idea. I haven't thought of that. :) I am an instructor too, so I know the problem of phones on the field. This is also available for the iPod touch, and they probably have those on them already, but I know that's a fine point. The original thought was to make it a review tool, and it is useful for that. If there are features you would suggest for non-field use, or anything else for that matter, fire away. Pyware is a good idea, but it's not doable right now. I too remember the days of simplicity on tour. I was amazed when one of my students was talking about wi-fi and outlets on his tour bus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevingamin Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 Better set books. Check in the App Store at http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore...469543&mt=8Drill book is the essential app for the college or high school marching band student. For less than the cost of a pencil and a notebook, you can have a simple, easy to use app that replaces handwritten set and drill books. Features include: - Quickly find sets - Quickly adjust sets and instructions on the fly - Smart entering of sets to speed up drill book setup - Rename hashes, sidelines and sides - No need to carry pencils or paper notebooks No more frantically flipping page by page. No more keeping track of your pencil. No more faded or lost pages. DrillBook keeps you prepared and efficient in rehearsal, making you a better marcher. I'm not marching and I'm not a director, but I'm buying this app anyways so I can support Scott and his great idea. And, should I step on the field again, I won't have to do laps because I forgot my set book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimBurnell Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 I bought a copy as well :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimBurnell Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 Scott are you open to suggestions for new features? :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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