shadowskream

I'm from north alabama. Band of about 150 or so. Our fees were a 35$ "Fair share" that went into a gen. fund for new instruments, uniforms, etc. about 150 dollars to help cover band camp, etc. and a 15$ fee to get the uniforms cleaned. All of this could be fundraised.

where in Atl? I went with my girlfriend (a drum corps first timer) and she was hoping we would see him after I told her about Bones, but we never saw him. Went on a bit of a "ghost hunt" too. :P

When did Terrence I. McGee start running Babelfish???

To add to this, i think the the person wearing the black cape just depends? Because in 06 Tommy Alan wore it did he not? But this year the guard sergeant did? Or maybe I'm lying... not sure.

Well, i've never seen ayone do it blindfolded, but the university of alabama had a blind trumpet player that marched four 4 years... i guess that means it's totally possible. You would have to have a "march to dot" type of drill technique though obviously.

*stands up* Hi. My name is Chase, and I'm an alcoholic... *Hi, chase* but seriously, I'm auditioning for cavies again this year on trumpet. I will be at the Atlana camp, and look forward to meeting you other Cavie hopefuls. Best of luck to you.

DJ, Last year for spirit they had you prepare a piece (I used an Arban Characteristic Study). they also had a few exercises to perform and i THINK i played a chromatic scale? At Cavies auditions we had/have a whole packet of information and exercises, as well as a few pieces. I would suggest checking the websites of the corps. At any camp, be prepared to do anything you would at a normal rehearsal. Spirit had us running and prepping for pretour at the audition, while cavies did NOT, so the actual process will vary by corps. Hope this helps, and feel fre to msg me if you have other questions.

Xmen - Bag o' Bones Spirit - Southern Gentleman/Southern Comfort Southwind - Bluegrass Born and Bred

That would be Scenes From an Italian Restaurant.

cavies (coats or crown would be awesome though)

second trumpet solo. The drill was changed since earlier in season to make Mike more visible. Really a neat effect. No need to be a cavie basher, or insult the fans.

i have acquired my tickets. will a mod please close this?

wsn't that the way it worked last year? you could preview, i thought... of course there was also a time when you could just purchase a 3 month subscription *rolls eyes*

Looking for two tickets to the atlanta show. preferably in the mezzonin. thanks!

just want to note that i quoted the wrong post. I meant to quote the post about him being biased, but not attacking. oops.

"Excuse my while I roll on the ground again and again and....while i face my dot and run to it h/o gotta roll on the floor again" I find this completely unnecessary and, IMO, sounds a lot like an attack. The same as if someone insults Cadets for the use of vocals and/or jumping around on tables. You can make an intelligent post without insulting a group.

Whoo I love bias! You lose credibility when you attack another corps. I feel cadet/cavie bitterness in all of your posts. If you don't like the show, that's fine, but leave your maroon influenced opinion out of it. :D

wow, very close to me actually, only i drink Dr. Pepper. But I won't hold that against you. :D

to quote the great Homer Simpson: "Everyone sucks but me!"

I will be at the JSU show, but not russelville.

hey, OP of the other thread here. Marching band or not is not going to affect my choice. If you want to teach and have a STRONG pull to the marching side, you may want a marching band, but I don't think it is a necessity.

So if I posted this in the wrong place, I apologize. I'm a senior in high school, and planning to be a music ed. major. I live in alabama and have already applied to Montevallo and JSU (the two big music schools in state) But I want to look abroad too. What are some of the higher end music ed schools in the country? Regardless of tuition, or anything else. what are THE schools to be in for music ed? Thanks guys.

happy new year to everyone, and best of luck to all DCI 2007 marching members.

You're welcome. :D DCA has been the greatest marching experience in my life, and it taught me a lot about music as well...pick a good corps and you'll have a blast.

I'm not going, but Hell yeah I'm excited! :D I'm also in "reserved" seats at my house, in front of the computer. So it's not TOTALLY meaningless. :P