rmurrey74
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As as staff member, here are a few tips.
With hundreds of people at a camp, you want the staff to know your name. You want to stand out in a good way so that you are remembered, just don't overdo it to where it could be obnoxious.
Wear your name tag all weekend. Before rehearsal or at a meal break, walk up to someone on staff and introduce yourself. Tell them a little bit about why you are there. Keep it short, but this does go a long way. Be visible in the marching blocks. Stand in the front if possible and keep your mouth shut. Good or bad, you want to be noticed and remembered when they're talking about you later that day. Meet some vets, don't sit alone at lunch. Listen to their stories and follow their example.
Dress well! Like anything, first impressions are very important. If you wake up for the first day and can't comb your hair and you dress like a slob, then it does affect the staff's impression of you. Also, it's not mandatory that you wear your marching band show shirt from the previous year.
If you're older than 16, don't have your parents email the staff between camps. Email the staff yourself. If you're old enough to go on tour then you are old enough to ask your own questions. There are crazy parents every year that really help make some decisions.
Most importantly, be extremely prepared. Know everything they have given you in advance inside and out. Use a metronome. If you don't know where you stand by the end of camp, ask. Make sure everything is clear before walking out the door.
Sorry if this is blunt. Just a few tips that hopefully help.
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I almost posted this same thing. I was shocked to see such a small crowd at DCA Championships. I've never been to the Championships and I've only attended 2 DCA shows over the years.
I honestly have not paid much attention to DCA, but I guess I expected huge crowds and a great following the way people talk. I thought it was more entertaining and "real" drum corps?
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No, Rarick did the actual writing. Mike was the caption head.
Roger Carter was the caption head of the Bluecoats last season.
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a corps would be lucky to pick him up.
frank sullivan as well, I really liked his writing every year with blue stars with the exception of new world. .. I wouldn't mind seeing him go to PR actually.
He would be great at Phantom although they're sticking with Don Hill. Kuhn is heading up the percussion.
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I have heard nothing about the Bluecoats change of visual staff. From what I heard I thought everyone was really happy this year (with Michael Grey not as involved) Any information on what the changes may be or why?
Tim Jackson was let go.
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Tinkel did a fantastic job. In fact,much better then most expected (2011 high drums) but its exciting to hear McIntosh is back as caption head as well as designer.
Now to see what happens with the brass and drill.
Brass staff is changing. Drill Design is staying the same.
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Ok, check Bluecoats visual numbers for as many years as you like, over multiple staffs and designers and it seems to have the same result. If I am wrong with my suggestion, why does it consistently happen that they are lower in visual?
Colorguard is one big reason their visual numbers have struggled. Moving away from the toe down technique can't hurt. Maybe a few times during the show is okay, but it looked terrible and seemed incredibly awkward.
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Chris Cyr and visual staff out at Bluecoats. New staff coming in next year.
I wonder if Tim Jackson will want to go back to teaching drums or try to find another visual caption head opening.
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Having great designers and teachers is essential.
But I want to emphasize here:
STABILITY
STABILITY
STABILITY
STABILITY
STABILITY
STABILITY
STABILITY
STABILITY
STABILITY
STABILITY
STABILITY
STABILITY
Stability with a great staff always works well. I'm sure there are exceptions, but stability with an average staff usually results in a consistently average drum corps.
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You can still run bingo. Its just not that profitable anymore. I understand that the Bluecoats still have a successful bingo operation. Ohio now has 4 casinos (Toledo, Columbus, Cleveland, and Cincinnati) that would definitely have impact on bingo operations in those areas but Glassmen's bingo had gone belly up before the casinos were even was allowed by state law. They should have addressed the bingo issue 4-5 years ago when it was no longer a viable source of income instead of waiting until massive debt was accumulated.
How other corps do it these days is unknown to me but ultimately I think corps need to establish businesses that exist to support the organization like Crown has done with CrownTickets and their CrownStore.
Correct, Glassmen's bingo was struggling well before the casinos and before the no-smoking laws in Ohio. They didn't adapt their game or modernize enough to keep their existing clientele. You can definitely be successful in Ohio with Bingo, but you have to keep adapting to keep things fresh and competitive.
As much as I would love to see them return, I fear the debt is too high to pay back quickly and then to raise enough to field a corps again. DCI has helped them more than enough! What they really need is to hope for benefactor to step in with a sizable donation. Good luck Glassmen!
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Can someone explain to me how Bingo makes money. Like, explain how it works. I don't get it.
People pay money to play bingo and instant tickets. You pay out less money in prizes. Profit.
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Yep and they need someone who understands staging and effect and how to not hog tie the drill writer
So you think Vanderkolff doesn't understand staging and effect?
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50 years of Bluecoats:
50 years of the HOF Enshrinement not the Bluecoats
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It was four Boston staffers, clapping loudly every ten seconds for every thing the corps did well. Ruined the ballad for me--totally took me out of the music and made me feel self-conscious about my own desire to applaud some things. And I wasn't the only one in that section who felt distracted: I saw numerous heads turning to see who was making all the fuss. Can't have been encouraging to the members who if they noticed the noise at all surely realized that only their staff was cheering. I'm not saying it's not a fine show; it was clearly the best show of the evening, and I had really been looking forward to seeing it, since I hadn't done so since the first week of the season (not even on video), long before they added the red. It would have been better without the nonsense in the bleachers. (Had I been a little closer, I would have quietly and politely said something to them, but I wasn't going to get up and add further distraction for everyone else.) I hope they're better behaved tonight.
I had the exact same experience in Little Rock. I was watching Boston for the first time and a guard staff member was a few rows away. I understand getting into the performance, but every 10-15 seconds, he would clap loudly, often, and for a long period of time with his hands above his head and this was not at the normal applause points you would expect. It was so out of place that soon everyone around that area was looking over at him every single time.
I was impressed with Boston, loved the guard, but this really distracted me from enjoying the show.
As a former staff member, I cringe when I see staff that are this distracting (not just Boston obviously). I'm sure I probably did it when I was a young instructor too, but hopefully not to this extent.
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Awesome, I can't wait to see this! I hope they really maximize the use as far as sequencing.
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I'm not a current member or alumni, but I have a lot of friends who are both. The simple answer is this:
Gatorade
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Warm gatorade in a care package? No thanks!
Money or snacks.
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I want to see it in person on the full corps, but I do like it. To me, this looks more like the Bluecoats. I like the old school feel and the tie in to the past with the powder blue and the sash going from the left shoulder to the right. Maybe they'll put a little red on there in the future? I do hope the jacket fits well. It does look loose in the real picture.
The sketch is well done, but Stanbury, please change that face in the future! That detracts from the whole "premier" in my opinion. It just needs to look more normal!
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About the past 13 years touring with a drum corps, I've never seen it be an issue once. Gay or straight, there has never been an issue. People joke around, people check each other out occasionally, people don't steer clear of other people, it's just not an issue. Maybe I'm missing it being an issue but drum corps is pretty open, very tolerant, and a wide range of people get along for the most part.
I'm amazed to still read that people would steer clear or feel threatened by someone in a drum corps shower. Wow
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I realize it's 2012, but do they think that everyone that might be interested in information is on Facebook?
Yes.
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Les Mis. Interesting
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There was an open board meeting last night. Any news?
The Glassmen Board of Directors will hold a special "Open Board Meeting" on November 13. We invite interested alumni, friends, and supporters to attend. The board will be discussing the 2013 budget, state of finances, and the future of the corps.
November 13, 2012
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Great Lakes Conference Center
Bay Park Community Hospital
2801 Bay Park Drive
Oregon, OH 43616
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Michael Gray threw him under the bus in 2011 in favor of Danny Wiles, who had never written drill before in his life. In the world of people with no tangible talent or contribution (other than talking) operating under the guise of "program coordination", someone on the team has to hang when a show fails to find an audience and it's certainly not going to be them. The drill is always an easy target.
You're so off base, it's pretty funny.
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What makes you think they are not? Ensemble and Effect take into account all of the music presented, which would include electronic instruments.
Exactly. If there are balance issues today or electronic sounds that do not work, it is a negative in ensemble and effect.
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What are the chances of getting rid of electronics? Is it really necessary?
What are the chances of getting rid of "Themes" and get back to playing recognizable music?
If DCI wants to make the consumer happy...this is the way.
Comments? (I am sure there will be plenty).
Please speak for yourself. It wouldn't make me happy. I love electronics and themes when done well. I recognize a majority of the music played today and I appreciate that drum corps continues to open me to up to new music.
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The staff merrigoround
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Kevin will be writing the front ensemble book for the Blue Knights.