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3 hours ago, Triple Forte said:

 Sorry to be a pain but you are wrong. Back in at least the late 80s 90s the April edition of  DCI today  newspaper listed most corps programs and the musical selections they were presenting as well.  Also, some corps presented their entire programs at indoor stage shows as early as mid April ( remember serenade and brass in Harrisburg?  ) the cadets and Crossmen  used to present most of their show  if not the entire show memorial day weekend.   The  cadets and blue Devils used to release a CD of their shows  preseason. I am sure copyright issues prevent some of the announcements but I have no doubt corps are just playing games and waiting for no real substantial reason other then they don't want to let the  cat out of the bag.  We just have to wait… :/

For a large number of us, BITD means a significant time before the 80’s and 90’s. 

Ive never felt any corps owed it to me to announce their show a month(s) before the season kicks off. If they wish to fine. If not, I’ll wait. The hard part is that the season doesn’t start until June!

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10 hours ago, Photographer Jim said:

For a large number of us, BITD means a significant time before the 80’s and 90’s. 

Ive never felt any corps owed it to me to announce their show a month(s) before the season kicks off. If they wish to fine. If not, I’ll wait. The hard part is that the season doesn’t start until June!

Late June at that! 

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I still miss the old Evening With the Corps shows held at Carnegie Hall and the Felt Forum back in the day. No local corps to pull it off anymore. DCA could probably still do it somewhere in Jersey and include Surf and The Cadets.

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18 hours ago, Liahona said:

These music educators are great at what the do, but don't have the first clue how to drive sales or market themselves properly...sans perhaps a VERY SELECT few...

This this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this...

Mike

 

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By the way, 2018 marks the first time in 20 years that works will enter the public domain. Due to copyright extensions since 1962, 3.5 million books have been have been blocked from entering the public domain; I don't know exactly how much music has likewise been kept out of the hands of the public (in clear contradiction of the intent of the authors of the U.S. Constitution, who meant copyright to be fairly brief), but it's a lot!

sources:

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1260527

https://twitter.com/jaredcrubin/status/992403824466837504

 

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On 5/3/2018 at 11:02 PM, Triple Forte said:

 The fact that they actually released more information regarding the Star Wars films then drum corps do their programs is absurd right LOL 

Yeah but there are many many people matketing Star Wars and other entertainment high budget productions.  Probably a lot to do about profitability.  Not many marketing specialists with drum corps trying to drive sales and profit.

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It doesn't really matter to me any more whether I know a corps' show theme or music.  When I did know beforehand, it didn't help me enjoy the show any more than if I didn't know.  Sometimes, I got excited when I heard clips of what a corps was playing and then saw it in the show and didn't enjoy it as much or visa versa.  A good example of both scenarios is the 2016 Cadets show with the Mackey piece. I was all stoked about it when I heard them play it in one of the camps.  Then, when I saw it in the actual show on the field, I wasn't impressed. The opposite would be last year's Carolina Crown.  Some of the music was unfamiliar but when I saw it on the field, I was blown away.  So now, a show title or list of music doesn't matter to me.  It won't sway the way I will feel about a show until I see it live.

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On ‎5‎/‎3‎/‎2018 at 10:30 PM, Terri Schehr said:

I think the most spectacular example of keeping a show theme under wraps and absolutely wowing fans on opening night in Indy was the 2016 Bluecoats.  I had no idea what they were going to do and it was about the most fun I’ve ever had watching a show.  I said to Jim nobody is beating that.  I think BD did a couple of times but they won on the last night. 

I knew what Coats were doing for several weeks before opening night, but opening night was STILL the most fun I'd ever had watching a show!   That same feeling was there with EVERY performance that followed that year.  After the first show almost everyone attending the shows knew what was coming...but they really didn't know what was coming until they experienced it :worthy:

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One of the reasons why a lot of the corps shows were announced in April was do to the fact that the drum corps season would start in early June. There were a lot of corps that already had their shows complete and ready to go the first or second weekend. Heck, I can still remember going to the Judges Field Day exhibition performance in Delavan, WI at the end of May back in '87. It was a Class A and A-60 show with the Madison Scouts being the only open ("world") class corps and all of the corps had their shows complete.  

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On 5/3/2018 at 10:30 PM, Terri Schehr said:

I think the most spectacular example of keeping a show theme under wraps and absolutely wowing fans on opening night in Indy was the 2016 Bluecoats.  I had no idea what they were going to do and it was about the most fun I’ve ever had watching a show.  I said to Jim nobody is beating that.  I think BD did a couple of times but they won on the last night. 

It's like when you eat something delicious without knowing what it was beforehand.  If anyone had told you, you might never have tried it.  What pre-season description would have enhanced BC2016's impact?

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