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  1. Hard to tell where overall placements will fall since this is the first head to head meeting but I'm looking for MBI's percussion to come out on top tonight. Earned it in 2010, have been very close for the last two years and are now playing a more difficult book, with more notes than the last two years (combined?), and are cleaner than last season at this time. The MBI hornline has an extremely difficult music book and needs more time to clean... soooooooo here's my best guess (no scores, just placements):

    1. Bucs

    2. MBI

    3. CadetsDos

    etc...

  2. RMP #7 is now live, featuring Walt Boyd & Devin Tomczik of I/O Studios!

    http://www.rudimentality.com/knowledge/2012/11/15/rudimentality-podcast-7-walter-boyd-devin-tomczik-of-io-stud.html

    annnnnnd....

    Diddlers and Triddlers: we need to mobilize!!! Apparently we only need 5 reviews on iTunes (preferably of AT LEAST 5 stars) in order for the RMP to have a viewable rating on iTunes. We would do it ourselves but don't want to be banned from the service... PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE take a minute of your time and give us a rating/review on iTunes! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/rudimentality-podcast/id569755843

    Also,

    the podcast is now available on Stitcher!

    http://stitcher.com/s?eid=17977818&refid=stpr

  3. Hello fellow flam-draggers, I am pleased to announce that the Rudimentality Podcast is officially alive and thriving! There are currently 4 episodes available, and we have guests lined up for the next 5 weeks (more are being added to the queue every day)! Head over to the site and check it out for yourself, and be sure to give us a Like and a Share on Facebook!

    Show Page: http://www.rudimentality.com

    Facebook Fan Page: http://www.facebook.com/rudimentality

    Subscribe on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/rudimentality-podcast/id569755843

    RSS Feed: http://rudimentality.libsyn.com/rss

    The main podcast will primarily be an interview format with a few roundtable conversations being thrown in once the indoor/DCI/DCA seasons are underway that are typically an hour run time. I'm also uploading a "sub-cast" that is called "Daily Meditations" where I'll relate breakthroughs I've had as a performer/student/human/etc... and provide insight into attempting to make a living teaching and performing (never more than 30 minutes for the drummer/pageantry fan on the go).

    We're really looking to expand our reach by providing quality content for instructors, students/members/performers, writers/arrangers, etc... and get feedback from the community with topic ideas, guest recommendations, questions, etc... so PLEASE check it out, let us know what you think and share with your peers and students!

    Thanks for checking us out and keep on drumming!

    ~eP

  4. Its not just the Bucs that are quiet. Empire and MBI have not said/shown much of anything either. Gotta love the winter/spring time! :ph34r:

    MBI may or may not have their first public performance today at the combined Minnesota Brass Indoor Drumline/Guard show... :ph34r:

  5. DCI Minnesota WILL be back July 16, 2011.

    And EVERYBODY in charge knows about the jumbotron noise.

    YESSSSS! When you have the 3rd largest screen in the NCAA you have to keep it cool somehow ;-) I noticed the buzzing more in-between corps than anything.

    Regarding parking: I can see how it may have been confusing for someone from out of town however I found a spot in a ramp right next to the corps warmup area (3 blocks from the stadium) without hassle. (albeit for $10)

    Can't wait for next year!!!

  6. I doubt it'll grow because of one parade.

    Crown should just do what they do. If that's how they perform at parades, that's their personality and I'm fine with it. If it were Cadets doing that, I would not be fine with it, because that's not their personality. That's all this is. Different strokes for different folks. Not the end of the world. :thumbdown:

    WHOA! I didn't think common sense was allowed on DCP?! :whistle:

  7. Okay, here are some substantive questions. (Well, I hope they're substantive, anyway. Also, I'm a brass guy, so take these with the requisite grain of salt.)

    - IIRC, the bass line was doing crazy hard stuff throughout the show - the drill would split the line up, putting bass 1 on side 1 and leaving the rest of the line some yards away on side 2, and the whole time they would be doing ridic runs. Was that planned going in, or did this just evolve mid-season? Just seems to me that, as much attention as the snare line gets for being so spotlessly clean, that the basses were and are kind of the unsung heroes of the '93 battery.

    - For "Medea", four members of the pit joined the battery on-field playing (I think) toms. Again, was this a mid-season thing? It was a very subtle thing - maybe there was something intentional they were trying to accomplish with this move?

    - Bill Cook has said the letter of intent to do Brass Theater (or some sort of partnership - maybe the name hadn't yet been coined) with the Canadian Brass was signed in June. How much did the corps members know during the season about Star's plans to leave DCI?

    - What was the vibe among the corps members about Medea? Did they realize how legendary/game-changing that show would become? And did they sense how controversial the show was among the activity during the season?

    - Did Clark play on the Premier drums before the switch to Pearl in '93? If so, how did he like the change?

    - One last question: with such aggressive playing, how many drum heads did they go through during the season? :)

    Great questions Rusty! Thanks!

  8. (reposted from the World Class forum since it was buried by current season news... mods, feel free to delete the other thread)

    Hello fellow drum corps fans! I have an opportunity to interview Clark Gardner (Percussion Section Leader from Star of Indiana 1993) and considering the mystique that followed Star that season I'm sure many of you have questions you would like to have answered regarding the season itself and of course Star's departure from DCI!

    You can submit your questions 3-ways:

    1. Post it in this thread (I'll include your username along with the question, if you would prefer to to use your actual name simply add it in the post).

    2. Send a message to @rudimentality on Twitter with your question (same deal here, your twitter username will be included with the question unless otherwise specified)

    3. Email your question and contact name you would like used in the interview to: rudimentality@gmail.com

    Final deadline for questions will be 12:01 a.m. CST on Monday July 5th... ASK AWAY!

    Eric Palmer

    Co-Editor of Rudimentality.com

  9. Hello fellow drum corps fans! I have an opportunity to interview Clark Gardner (Percussion Section Leader from Star of Indiana 1993) and considering the mystique that followed Star that season I'm sure many of you have questions you would like to have answered regarding the season itself and of course Star's departure from DCI!

    You can submit your questions 3-ways:

    1. Post it in this thread (I'll include your username along with the question, if you would prefer to to use your actual name simply add it in the post).

    2. Send a message to @rudimentality on Twitter with your question (same deal here, your twitter username will be included with the question unless otherwise specified)

    3. Email your question and contact name you would like used in the interview to: rudimentality@gmail.com

    Final deadline for questions will be 12:01 a.m. CST on Monday July 5th... ASK AWAY!

    Eric Palmer

    Co-Editor of Rudimentality.com

  10. Part 1 featuring some of my favorite drumlines from 1990-1991 is up now at Rüdimentality... Look for Part 2 (1992-1993) next week! (I'll update this same post as new installments are published...)

    What were some of your favorite drumlines of the 90's?

    DCI Drumlines of the Decade - The 90's: 1992-1993 is now available! 30+ videos in this installment alone for your rüdimental pleasure!

    ----------UPDATE 7/7/10--------------

    DCI Drumlines of the Decade - The 90's, Part 3: 1994-1995 is now available! THE YEAR(S) OF THE MONKEY (DRUMMING)

    **Part 4: 1996-1997 is on deck!**

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