Demographics of Marching Members Today

[corpsband]

Please feel free to add details in a post.

This poll is spin-off of the "The Real Deal" thread. The statement was made that 90% of current corps members are from out-of-state and that they are all music majors. Curious to see what DCP has to say about that....

Edited January 4, 2010 by corpsband

[Dir_en_X]

Current member, non-music major and I drive 2-4 hours to camps.

[crashhelmi36]

Current member, non-music major (sport management), and I fly about three-four hours to camp.

[Schickmeister]

Just aged out.

Just graduated....BS Finance

4+ hours to camp at both Bloo and HNC from Penn State University.

[summernowplease]

Current member, non-music major, technically my drive is about 45 minutes without traffic. It's exactly the same distance in a different direction to where another corps rehearses. Because of traffic on Fridays I usually leave with two or two and a half hours before I want to be there.

Oh and if "local" corps means in-state, then there is one in my state, but they don't hold camps there. In fact, if they actually practiced where their offices are, it'd be farther than the out-of-state corps that I call home right now by about an hour.

Edited January 4, 2010 by summernowplease

[CitBos]

I am a 2009 age-out, not in school, and I drove a little less than an hour.

[acolli17]

Current member, music major, 3 hour flight, 3 hour drive

[JGuy1288]

I'm a current member.

I'm a music education major.

I take two connecting flights to every camp, so it's hard to tell the amount of time, especially since it varies depending on which airports I use. From New York City to every camp is almost exactly 1000 miles.

[drumelloboe]

07 Age-out, music ed major. 3-hour flight and then a 4 hour drive (I believe camps are usually more of a 2-3 hour drive, but I joined up during all-days so it was a 4.5 hour drive from the Denver airport to Casper)

[SuperTrumpet64]

Current Member

Currently in School Non-Music Major (however, I am a music minor if that counts for anything)

From Houston: Memphis Sound was about a 30-45 minute flight (5 hour drive).

From Austin: Troopers is a 3 hour flight (to denver) plus what ever drive.

Edited January 4, 2010 by SuperTrumpet64