runner_up

Id love to get my hands on one of those.

Beat me to it. 69 ruled. I especially liked the uniform call that we did once where they were calling out bag numbers. When I stepped forward after 69, the comment out of everyones mouths was "yeah.. that fits..."

Age raised to 25. Woodwinds allowed in the pit.

guitars are allowed under the current rules.

1. PR 2. BD 3. CAVS 4. Cadets 5. Crown

Not nearly good enough for all those that have lost their lives and the millions that have lost their innocence... http://video.msn.com/video.aspx/?mkt=en-us...p;wa=wsignin1.0 http://www.triroc.com/wtc/ God bless America

Pay back Bill Cook? The billionaire who is listed in Forbes as one of the richest men in America. It's a touching gesture, but I wouldn't really miss that money if I was the 1% of Americans whose family is set for life. I would think that Cook wouldve felt the experience was the payback, but what do I know... I'm just an idealist.

West Chester University of PA Andrew Yozviak, Director (Crossmen Arranger) Mike Britcher, Brass (Asst Caption Head, Reading Bucs) Numerous World & Open Class Alums in the Band and Staff Show: Desert Nights -In the Heat of the Day (Metheny) -Symphony for Brass & Percussion (Alfred Reed) -Oasis (Original Composition) -Caravan 2/3s of the band is music majors Alums include: Thom Hannum, George Hopkins, Tom Augnst, Mike Klesch, "Shorty" Bartholomew, Dan DeLong, Todd Marcocci, Anthony Yaklick, & George Parks There is 1 week of camp and 3 practices during the semester week, after school for 2 1/2 hours.

the question is rather like a loud hornline: how much more can we give?

Not unless you raised the 3rd scale degree of the mode (or for you fixed-do geniuses the 4th). This is fun. We should have a music theory forum on here to discuss drum corps arranging and shiz. edit: oops! i thought you said harmonic major (1 2 3 4 5 b6 7 1) the harmonic minor is 1 2 b3 4 5 b6 #7 1

Fixed... heh.... I have enough trouble with moveable-do solfege in aurals to try to worry about fixed.

Well, dorian is: 1 2 b3 4 5 6 b7 1 (do re me fa sol la te do) Which means that you get a minor triad on the tonic i, and if you add a 7th, it'll be a m7 chord (because of te).

Technically, it really shouldn't matter. If the Crossmen had wanted too, they could have sustained that chord in an ostinato or a full-scored legato section and made it tonicized, thus having it technically resolved.

If anyone is going to this: Make sure you see West Chester. There are a ton of corps kids in that band and its marching and musical styles mimick drum corps. Crossmen arranger (Andrew Yozviak) is the director and arranger. Then you can say hello to me. I'm the mellophone player with the shako visor covering his eyes...

B. K.

Get. Over. It. I cant do anything about it now, so stop bugging me about it people.

Actually, BOA shows on a cleanliness scale can rival corps like Pacific Crest. As far as visual and musical difficulty, they are not on that scale. They would probably be a lower level open class corps, if the same difficulty level was placed on their shows (yes, i know what im talking about, because i know people that marched in BOA and open class; they said drum corps was harder). Just the fact that endurance and physical training are so prevalent in DCI corps and not in BOA bands is an indicator.

Micheal Jackson = Madison Scouts Couldn't resist

Yes, I would hate to hear any bad news about Moe. I know he told me that he hardly had any damage from Katrina, but I hope he and his home remain safe during Gustav.

Cadets - Our American Heritage American Pie Intro (first minute of song, ballad with pit/brass) Sweet Georgia Brown An American Elegy Beirut Taxi Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy New York, New York The Crossmen - Desert Rose Cloudburst (9/11 Tribute) Desert Rose In the Heat of the Day Overture from Lawrence of Arabia The Gathering Sky Beirut Taxi from Syriana The Pursuit/Battlefield from "Ka" Cloudburst Reprise (Finale) Santa Clara Vanguard - The King & I Selections from The King & I

or is it that star is the new crown and the old cadets?

The only way that I see narration going forward and reaching its true potential is through the allowance of narrators to be over the age of 21. In winter guard shows, vocals are efficient and effective because the vocalist is on a pre-recorded track (legal) and has a voice that can maturly handle the narration and sell his/her story to the audience. If DCI were to allow for this to happen, it would greatly alter the reputation of this creative technique. Thoughts?

the king & i - rogers and hammerstein desert rose (the war in the middle east) cloudburst (9/11 tribute) by eric whitacre desert rose by sting the heat of the day by pat metheny overture from lawrence of arabia beirut taxi by alexandre desplat pursuit from "ka" battlefield from "ka"/cloudburst reprise (finale)

The purpose of this thread is to look at the possibility of a partnership between Drum Corps International and the International Olympic Committee. Please share your thoughts on whether or not such a thing would be a great possibility or why it wouldn't be. I think it would be great press for DCI if such a partnership (and potential sponsership) of DCI would occur by the IOC. Corps from around the world would feel the changes. A DCI-Location office, with funding, etc. all around the world (canada, europe, asia, etc.) would be set up and would be allowed either a trip fund for world championships or a limited tour. A perennial DCI finalist corps, which showed a great consistency of excellence would be elected by the DCI BOD to be an ambassador to the games and perform at the opening ceremony (see Cadets 1996).

The Sewerville, TN show...