20 May 2007Sunday, 2:30pmI have just setup camp in the dorm. This year Spirit is staying in Curtiss Hall, right across from Paul Snow Stadium. The girls are on the third floor, meaning I had to carry up a mellophone, horn, big rolling duffel, and my smaller duffel. There is no elevator here. None of […]
One bright May morning in 1958, a cub scout stood on 221st Street in Queens, in front of Sacred Heart Church, awaiting with great anticipation the start of the annual Bazaar Parade. His uniform was meticulously pressed, and the gold piping matched the polished Rexcraft G Bugle he proudly carried. The scoutmaster had asked him […]
Finally, the last camp of the 2007 season is over. The weekend was rather eventful and productive. This time I drove up to camp with my parents because I had to move out of my dorm on Friday for the end of the semester. My parents volunteered at a Spirit fundraiser at the Talladega Speedway […]
We at Dynamic Marching are dedicated to providing innovative ideas for today’s most successful marching programs and have many talented, passionate individuals who each contribute special skills and areas of expertise. This article has been provided by our very own Chris Mader – who, in addition to being a great marching & movement instructor, is […]
Welcome back to the land of "All Things Brass." Over the past few months I’ve been receiving e-mails concerning a variety of questions on the topic of Brass Arranging. I’ve picked two of the most interesting for you to enjoy. Here for your historic and educational pleasure are my responses. Matthew Smith asked, "How did […]
Once upon a time they were ubiquitous, those neighborhood corps: the Carter Cadets, Smithtown Freelancers, Blue Max, Seaford Golden Hawks, Page Park Cadets…. Any kid off the street could join, learn to march, to play, spin a flag, and get some valuable lessons about teamwork, commitment, loyalty, and life itself in the bargain. They practiced […]
This past weekend I had a much better camp than earlier in March. My carpool and I arrived in Jacksonville just after 11 at night because we couldn’t leave Tallahassee before 5:30. Apparently we missed a horn warm up that didn’t get past a certain articulation exercise because either the horn line wasn’t focused enough […]
“I love drum corps. It is so much more real than life.“ ~ Apologies to Oscar Wilde Lee Rudnicki pontificated like Pooh-Bah in "The Mikado," a Gilbert & Sullivan operetta. Way to shake up the napping natives, Rudnicki, in your recent DCP thread regarding DCAssociates. Thanks for specifically stating you were not addressing President Gil […]
As we head down the stretch of Indoor Percussion for 2007, I can’t help but think "What’s This All About?" Really now……back in the day of guard contests, there would usually be a color guard stomping around the gym floor herking and jerking their way to "Opener’s", " Color Pre’s" and "Closers." I loved those […]
This past weekend was pretty awful for me. How’s that for an opening sentence? Allow me to explain… Two days before camp, I woke up with a runny nose and sore throat. I felt dizzy, exhausted, and generally did not want to move. I went to bed that night not sure if I was going […]
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