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Just wondering if anyone knew where the corps would be housed for the show in Carmel on 7-13. The show website doesn't have a listing and I couldn't find it on the corps' sites.

Does anybody know where Phantom is going to be? Their website just says they are in Indy Wed.

The MENC music standards are more guidelines than anything, not binding laws that govern the universe. They're essentially objectives for teachers and things that all students should be able to do in the classroom setting. They're a big deal when your in school but often less so when you actually get out in real world. After listening to the field pass it seems like the two organizations are trying to develop a set of guidelines for educators when it comes to the marching activity. It's a essentially a list of things every student should be able to achieve after being in a marching program. I don't think they are looking to regulate every level of the activity.

Agreed, if they are going to win a title, which I think will happen in the next 5 years, they are going to have to take more risks, especially on the visual side of the ball. There last two shows have been great but they will have to get a little more edge to beat the Devils or Cavies on finals night. Regiment took a chance this year and look what happened. They seem to be following the Star formula, which is not surprise considering they have a lot of Star connections. If that is the case I would imagine they will start the a serious push towards the title soon.

Surf would probably take the PC-Academy rout and be a regional touring corps at first but I think they have a bright future in World. I'm not against the regional touring corps if it helps build the world class. Hopefully Southwind and Cascades can return and be as good as they were before. Southwind looked to be getting better so it was a shame when they went inactive. Only problem for Cascades is that in their time away the other two open corps in the area had solid years. I'm still a little baffled by CR's return. They've been gone so long and they didn't leave on the best of terms with some of their members and staff. I doubt they will have any vets come back which essentially means they will be starting over. Troopers did it but they had a rich tradition and strong leadership.

The Cadets take a lot of crap on this board, but between 04-08 they've had one really good show (05) and some really bad choices. I think the worst part of the 06 show wasn't the singing but the cheap rabbit costume. The Crown singing in in 04. I'm not totally against singing but please get some people who can actually sing. Cavies using Billy Joel but not utilizing any of his notable melodies. The opening of the Glassman's Beethoven show where they just stood and played Beethoven's 5th. Just bad design. But I think the biggest mistake of the decade...YOWZA!

So the idea here is to fire another brass staff because they didn't do as well as last year by a few tenths, creating more instability and causing the returning members to learn another new system? The logic here is flawless. Consistency is the key or so I've been told.

Just move it up to Purdue. There stadium is similiar to IU and it's only an hour from Indy. Parking might be a problem up there.

Cadets 07 was at least inspired by a Kennesaw Mountain HS show a couple of years ago.

Oh geez... Jim Prime has to be at the top of the list. The stuff he wrote for Cadets was always incredible and the Star books were too. I always feel like Bocook and Klesch are underrated. Even if your not a big fan of the Cadets programing choices, Bocook has written a lot of great brass books for them. Klesch did a great job with Crown's book. Jim Wren is definately up there as well. Phantom wouldn't be what they are today without the stuff he did. J.D. Shaw has done a great job of keeping that tradition going I'd probably have Downey just a little farther down on the list for the simple fact that for all the great books he's written there some real clunckers (I'm looking at you 2000). I'm not sure anyone is a better instructor. Scott Boerma would round out my list. That trademark Scouts sound we all know and love from the 90s was a byproduct of the way he writes. I hope he ends up working with another group that could really use a good arranger.

Phantom Regiment taking home a gold medal.

Funny thing is, most of his comments were dead on accurate.

05 Phantom

They might not be as loud as pre Bb lines, but they're much better in tune, which in turn leads to cleaner and louder sound. I think the switch to Bb is one of the reasons you've seen such a growth in the lower placing corps.

Somewhere in the middle probably. 04 was my favorite BD show of this decade and sadly it didn't win. Actually a lot of really great BD shows didn't win.