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What is a good all around guide for marching percussion?

Pretty Good! kinda glad its not the same ol shows..... Surprised that 05 cadets didnt make it :( Lovin that Godfather did though :)

Bill Himes is a Salvation Army guy, so publicly available recordings do exist. It is available on the BBBC -Brass band of battle creek web site. I think it is available on I tunes from the Salvation Army New York Staff Band Bill Himes Band- The Chicago staff band did a recording of it on their CD-All that I am and Grimthorpe Colliery does it on thier CD. Hymns

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89, 95...

what sort of mics are typically appropriate for amplifying the variious parts of the pit

I was at the show last night..... A great night A few very humble opinions The scores were exactly as they should be. Academy has slipped dramatically from last year. If you have 7 people playing brass.... I'm not sure it's worth competing The lower 3 open class corps look very poor... Awful tuning and intonation issues.. I cant help it, I tried not to cringe. VK's show= possibly the most entertaining of the night... THRILLER!!! Blue devils, was unstoppable, they will end either 1 or 2. Thier short clip of the Bach two part invention= AWESOME, Thier battery break, frikin blew my mind! Phantoms show, once again better than SCV's but not executed to the best extent. Thier brass was the best of the evening. Thier guard..... entertaining, but not there yet. I think SCV and Phantom will be fighting for 3/4, or 4/5. SCV, much stronger looking than last year, but thier show is just not that great. Guard did very well though. Pacific crest will finish in the top 15. They looked dramatically better then ever. Incognito, put forth a wonderful effort, some serious heart, but just too young.

I knew madison would pull it together... will be awesome by next week. I'm expecting a top 12 finish from them

yeah, like I said, if SCV can pull thier visual together (.8 down...).... they will be incredible

Wow!!! Great Scores.... Devils almost 2 full points over scv...

Poor Boston, So Close, but yet, so far..... Blooooo needs to sort out their visual...

Prediction based on last nights show.. (fan network) bd: 73.8 SCV: 71.6 Has potential to be incredible though, if things were tighter, Manderins- 57.4 SCV BDB

I think Madison takes 5th tonight, and crowns score will be higher, but not high enough to take phantom, which may be more relaxed tonight

exhibition, you'll have to wait till tomorrow

Was anyone at the show tonight?

Thats SAD : ( Same thoughts though, but on tomorrow show

are they not scoring tonight?

haha, yes, in this poor drum corps depleted city of San Diego

Here's an interesting idea, how about using judges at finals that havent seen quarters, or semi's....

hahaha I said the same thing on the toledo thread hahahaa, n

I feel ya all, I'm not judging at all, just observing from what I've heard about the level of tightness, the cadets were the best group of the evening, of either show...

Hey, Anyone hear anything from the concord show. My personal prediction, with respect to both corps! SCV will have a new spirit, and something to prove after last year. But, will the staff changes work to their benefit this early in the season. BD- Expect greatness, have heard some great stuff about the percussion, lets see how they bring it.. It is early in the season. My Guess BD: 73.8 SCV 71.8 Both high

1 The Cavaliers 73.400 2 Phantom Regiment 72.400 3 Carolina Crown 70.200 4 Colts 64.500 5 Blue Stars 62.500 6 Madison Scouts 61.500 Open Class 1 Colt Cadets 52.800 2 Racine Scouts 46.500

just a thought, the cadets scored lower than both phantom, and the cavies tonight

What is the best online resource to buy marching percussion equipment and/or educational resources?