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How can you tell how much talent a corps really has ??? tell us ? YOU CAN'T.

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Maybe kickhaltsforlife and euponitone boy should try it. I have an inbox full of posts outing you guys as disgruntled. It's OK Its a great activity . don't be bitter. all the best. My blank post are because people come on here to read about the 2010 crossmen's visual staff. that is the topic of this thread. not listen to disgruntled people argue. I like the changes they have made on the visual side and design area's of the corps. best of luck in 2010 sorry if you don't agree. but please stay positive . these are young students and instructors we are talking about here. ITS AN EDUCATION GAME NOT A LIFE GAME. RELAX.

arguing with kids who are not even in the game is not worth it sometimes.

like usual don't understand your post. what does this have to do with the crossmen visual staff ? or are you just flaming for no good reason ?

Silent post and prayers for our brothers and sisters over at PC.

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excellent.

Not Madison then.... :devil:

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[quote name='TSRTS13' post='2690094' date='Nov 11 2009, 10:39 AM']Thank you for cut and pasting everything that was on the crossmen website. The only problem I have is that there is not a single Crossmen alum represented on the visual staff. These guys all look like talented people, but I would've liked to see at least one familiar name.[/quote] NEW team. NEW skills . give it TIME . Last season staff was mostly ALUMS.

WITH LEON MAY FROM CROWN WRITING THE CROSSMEN"S DRILL . THIS IS A GREAT TEAM. -------------------------------- Meet the 2010 Crossmen Visual Staff! The 2010 Crossmen Visual staff was announced today by Corps Director Mark Chambers. The staff will be headed by Aaron Bailey from Dayton, Ohio who will serve as the new Visual Caption Head. “We are looking forward to having Aaron and the team he has assembled with the Crossmen for 2010. The staff brings a wealth of experience to the corps and we are excited for this year”. said Chambers. Other staff members include Erick Burch, Dustin Del Moro, Lee Falvey, Tony Ruiz, Andy Soloman, Eric Suedmeyer, and Tyler Woods. Aaron Bailey Aaron has been involved with the marching activity since 1999 when he attended the BOA Grand National Finalist Bellbrook High School from Bellbrook, Ohio. Aaron has extensive Drum Corps experience and has taught at the World Class level most recently with Carolina Crown in 2009 under Andrew Ebert. Previous to that, he taught the Blue Stars in 2008. Aaron marched for two years with the Glassmen Drum and Bugle Corps from Toledo, Ohio and then with Santa Clara Vanguard from Santa Clara, California in 2006 and 2007. Aaron has taught numerous BOA finalist groups including Plymouth Canton HS, Bellbrook HS, and Northmont HS from Clayton, Ohio where Aaron holds his current visual caption head position. “I am excited to join the Crossmen Team for the 2010 season and to work with such a great staff. I am looking forward to the future success of this historic Drum and Bugle Corps”. Erick Burch Erik is currently living in Michigan but is originally from Orlando, Florida. Erik is a 5 year drum corps veteran including one year at The Colts (2005) and four years in Carolina Crown (2006-2009). He recently aged out in 2009 with the Silver Medalist Carolina Crown where he was horn sergeant and mellophone section leader. Erik has taught at several high schools in Florida (Winter Park HS, Oviedo HS, Freedom HS, Haggerty HS) and is currently working with two schools in Michigan (West Bloomfield HS, Walled Lake Central HS). He looks forward to a great season with The Crossmen in 2010. Dustin Del Moro Dustin is originally from Knoxville, Tennessee and is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Interdisciplinary studies with an emphasis in Music and English from East Tennessee State University. While at ETSU, Dustin has played in many ensembles including the ETSU Wind Ensemble, ETSU Jazz Band, and the ETSU trumpet ensemble. Dustin played lead trumpet for Carolina Crown (05-09), ageing out in 2009. Dustin began his teaching career with the Halls High School Marching Band. While there, the Halls High School Band made state finals for the first time in the bands history and the band continues this tradition of excellence today. Dustin currently resides in West Bloomfield, Mi and is a visual/winds instructor for the West Bloomfield Marching Band and the Walled Lake Central Marching Band. “I am very excited to be apart of the 2010 Crossmen and look forward to a very exciting summer”. Lee Falvey Lee currently resides in Detroit Michigan. He attends Wayne State University. Lee is currently the visual caption head of The Plymouth Canton Educational Park Marching band, in Plymouth Michigan. In 2008, Lee was the visual caption head for The West Bloomfield High School Marching band in West Bloomfield Michigan.In addition, Lee works as a consultant and clinician with various groups throughout the country. He has also worked with various winter Drumline and Winterguards in South-Eastern Michigan as a visual consultant. Lee was a member of the 2009 Carolina Crown visual staff. As a performer, Lee marched Drum Corps with The Americanos in 2002, The Phantom Regiment 2003-2004, and The Blue Devils from 2005-2008 in the hornline as a Baritone and Euphonium player. In WGI, Lee performed and taught Redline percussion 2008 as a cymbal player and 2009 as a member of the movement ensemble. Lee is looking forwards to aging out in the 2010 season as a member of the Rhythm X cymbal line. Lee is very excited to be joining the Crossmen for the 2010 season. Tony Ruiz Tony Ruiz currently holds the position of Associate Band Director at Winston Churchill High School. In his time at Churchill, his concert band has received 1 st Division ratings at UIL Concert and Sight-Reading each year. As part of his job, he coordinates and teaches the visual aspects of the marching band program. Tony attended Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas where he earned his degree in Music Education in 2008. In 2004 he held the position of Drum Major for the Texas State Bobcat Marching Band. While in school he served as a visual instructor for several local high schools including Winston Churchill High School in San Antonio, Texas (2004-2007). Tony was a member of the Santa Clara Vanguard Drum and Bugle Corps where he marched mellophone in 2003-2004 and 2006. Tony is an active clinician in the South Texas Region. His professional affiliations include Texas Music Educators Association and Texas Bandmasters Association Andy Soloman Andy is currently Assistant Director of Bands at Carroll High School in Dayton, Ohio. He began teaching there in 2009 after receiving his Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education from Wright State University. Andy was on the visual and brass staff for the Bellbrook High School marching band from 2005-2009 and served as the visual caption head in 2008. He was on staff for the Bellbrook Indoor Percussion Ensemble for the 2007 and 2008 seasons. He has been working with the Centerville Jazz Band, ‘A’ and ‘World’ drumlines since 2008 as a visual and cymbal technician. Andy has also been a staff member for Rhythm X as a cymbal technician since the 2009 season after marching there in 2007 and 2008. He also teaches low brass privately in the Dayton area. In the drum corps activity, Andy marched with the Glassmen in 2004, the Madison Scouts in 2006, and aged out with the Bluecoats in 2007. Andy is excited for his first year on staff with the Crossmen. Eric Suedmeyer Eric grew up in Arizona and attended college at the University of Arizona in Tucson where he studied tuba performance under Dr. Kelly Thomas. He just recently received his BM in Music Education and is currently teaching music in Arizona. Additionally, Eric marched for 3 years in the University of Arizona marching band and 5 years in the Academy Drum and Bugle corps on contra from 2004-2008. While with the Academy in 2007, his contra section, the Bottom Line, received the Gold Medal for DCI I&E in Brass Ensemble. In 2009, Eric was on the visual staff of the Madison Scouts under the supervision of Neil Adkinson. He has worked with several marching bands from Tucson, Arizona, including Cienega High School, Rincon University high school, and Catalina Foothills high school where he student taught under Renee Shane Boyd, Ramon Sepulveda, and Doctor Tina Walton. During this time, he gained valuable experience running visual and music sectionals, choreographing visuals, teaching private lessons and running full visual exercise blocks. Tyler Woods Tyler will be graduating this spring with a Bachelor’s of Music in Instrumental Education from the University of Minnesota Duluth. During his time at UMD, he has participated in almost every ensemble offered and has served as principal trumpet in the Symphonic Wind Ensemble and lead trumpet in Jazz I. Tyler marched with the Madison Scouts Drum and Bugle Corps (Madison, Wisconsin) on trumpet from 2007 until he aged out in 2009, serving as a section leader and a featured performer. Tyler has worked as a visual instructor for the Grand Rapids High School Marching Band (Grand Rapids, Minnesota) and the University of Minnesota Duluth Marching Band (Duluth, Minnesota.) Tyler is looking forwards to an exciting season.

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14 days ........till 2010 Crossmen... :thumbup:

Best of luck in TEXAS.

2010 STARTS NOW ! The 2010 season begins in just under a month with the first of three Crossmen eXperience camps in Dallas, San Antonio and Houston. All three camps serve as round 1 of auditions for the 2010 Crossmen Drum Corps as well as a two day drum corps experience for those who just want to see what World Class Drum Corps is all about! The first camp is at Forney High School, in east suburban Dallas, TX. This is the second year that Forney High School has served as host to the Crossmen Dallas camp with over 200 talented students attending in 2009. The following weekend, Johnson High School in San Antonio will serve as the site of the second eXperience camp, which also saw 200 plus potential future Crossmen last year. New to 2010 is the Houston eXperience camp. The corps is in the final stage of securing the hosting site and by all indications, the Houston camp is shaping up to be one of the best yet. "We are a month away and we have record numbers pre-registered for the 2010 eXperience camps" said Mark Chambers, corps director. "It is our goal to see over 200 participants at each site" As a reminder, all potential members for 2010 must attend one of the three eXperience camps. Veteran members of the corps are required to attend as well as it serves as the intial audition for corps membership. Spots are still available for all three camps. For more information or to register, CLICK HERE for a link to the membership page of the Crossmen webpage. www.crossmen.org

AGREED.

close , or ignore . no good can come from this.

In todays DCI talent has very little to do with placement. Yes you do need some talent and an experienced marcher. BUT show design takes priority over talent. DID PHANTOM HAVE TALENT last season ? yes . MORE THAN BLUE STARS ? BOSTON ? Remember this was the DCI champ . had a very large turnout at auditions. DID Troopers and have more talent than MADISON , CROSSMEN , ACADEMY , Spirit ? probably NOT. but they had a much better design. With all the talent CADETS had last season the drill was STILL too hard. Some shows are over written , some badly staged. , some make sense only to the designers. some are choppy , some are boring but score well , some are exciting but are dirty. Its not what you do its HOW YOU DO IT. top 6 corps usually get a older group by a year you can get 1500 students try out . you can still only perform with 150. would a 10 person swing from Cavies to Phantom make a difference ? would a 15 person swing from Blue Stars to Madison make a difference ? Probably not.

not true.

I will take a long chord that builds over a forced FF one anyday.

was that "THE THING" ?

how many days till first camp?

looking at changes in 2010.

BUT you have to go to BLOOMINGTON to see this one.