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Matt: Reading your e-mail was quite surprising. I was 8 when I started in a drum and bugle corp. I played first soprano. When I was 15 I went to the 27th Lancers. Now remember this is back in 1980. There really wasn't a try -out per say. I was asked where I played and then was handed in the song. Maybe I was naive and I just knew I could make it. Believe me back then there was only 1 other girl in the Soprano line - so I know I had all eyes on me. But I did make it and I was a 1st soprano until I graduated in 1985. If you want to go to a drum corp - aim high and just show up and try out. Don't try out for any Division 2 - always play with people better than you or you will play down to that level. Good luck and I am truly amazed by what you were asking! 27th Lancers Alumni 1980-1985

I can truly say that I agree with the quote and author. I marched from 1975-1986. When I joined the 27th Lancers in 1980, it was all about precision, ticks and everything had to be just perfect. We practiced for hours and hours on painted dots. As the years went on it became more of a show (less perfection and more of a color guard spectacular. It really seems that after 1981 when Zingali went to the Cadets, Drum Corps as we knew it really changed. Instead of the perfection all we got were fast moving segments and not that all out power. As I am now in my 40s, I go to maybe 1 show every 4 years. It is not the same; it almost doesn't seem that a real drum corp. Maybe we should give them a different name? What do you think?