John Bogenschutz

Here is the brief podcast with Hopkins where he discusses his views on competition. Very nice easy listen that is only about 10 minutes or less. Hopkins on Competition Enjoy!

I forgot to mention that we have another brief podcast post on Monday with Hopkins. We pulled about ten minutes of the interview with him on his thoughts about competition- that will post Monday! That, in my opinion, was the best part of the interview. So, check it out on Monday!

Hi everyone, I thought you all would be interested in this. Recently we sat down and did a podcast interview with George Hopkins who was gracious enough to answer ANY question we wanted to ask him. The podcast was released today so please head on over and give it a listen. I'll also list some other DCI Interviews we've done as well, in case you want to check out more: George Hopkins Podcast Wayne Downey Jim Coates Brief Interview with Herbert Washington (of Carolina Crown) Thanks for listening!

YES! ABSOLUTELY!!! I may not know Key as well as HBD but I've done some work for Key over the last year and trust me (and HBD)- do not doubt the family issues. This is not a joking matter, nor a fake excuse.

For the past few weeks we've had a VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE DRUM CORPS bracket going on over at Tone Deaf. The bracket is in the style of the NCAA March Madness tournament. Right now, we are in the Elite Eight and the voting for this round ends Friday. So far, we've gotten lots of votes and things are TIGHT! (As of this post 2 of the 4 polls are dead even and the other two are within 5% of each other.) Go vote for your favorite corps that are left and join the fun! Drum Corps Fan Elite Eight Remember, the corps left in this bracket were voted on by fans. Have fun!

Here is this week's drum corps comic: Drum Corps Rumors Also, we are in Round 2 of the VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE DRUM CORPS bracket. Go vote here! Here is the full updated bracket by the way: VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE DRUM CORPS updated bracket. Enjoy!

Here is today's Tone Deaf Drum Corps comic (new drum corps comics every Monday while DCI season is going): Rondinaro 2011 Enjoy!

Hi everyone, just wanted to let you know that Tone Deaf comics are putting out more drum corps comics this year. Every Monday from here on out until the Monday after DCI finals will be a new drum corps related comic (other music comics update on Wednesdays and Fridays as well). So far we have two drum corps comics that have been released: Breathe Dah Things You Ought to Know About the Madison Scouts Enjoy and please check back in to Tone Deaf Comics every Monday for the next 8 weeks for more drum corps related comics!

You can now start to vote on the VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE DRUM CORPS brackets starting today. Just go here to start voting for Round 1 Part 1 (the entire bracket will last the entire length of the DCI season). *Yes- I do realize I accidentally left off Jersey Surf. When I remembered that I forgot them I was at a point where I could not change it (I was 4 states away at the time). I am making it up to them with a comic about Jersey Surf. Sorry!!!

Hi everyone, just thought that you would like to download and participate in this year's VOTE FOR YOR FAVORITE DRUM CORPS bracket over at Tone Deaf Comics. 64 corps are represented and voting starts next week for the first round. But for now you can read and download the complete bracket. Vote For Your Favorite Drum Corps Backet Also, please enjoy this comic about the Madison Scouts that was released today. There will be a new drum corps comic every Monday for the next 10 weeks. Things You Ought to Know About the Madison Scouts Thanks for reading!!!

By the way, for anybody who missed the interview you will be able to listen to it next Thursday (the 16th) at Marching Roundtable. If you want something to keep you busy today's podcast has Jim Coates talking about how Carolina Crown designs their shows! Thanks for listening!

Jeff, just ignore him. Not worth it.

Tonight at 8 pm EDT the Marching Roundtable is conducting a live interview with DCI Executive Director Dan Acheson. Come listen in and ask him some questions that you want answered! Dan Acheson Interview at 8 pm To ask Dan questions (and you can also listen to it straight from there as well) go to Marching Roundtable's Facebook Fan Page. Come join us and enjoy!!!

Hi everyone, On June 8th at 8 pm EDT the Marching Roundtable is going to conduct a live interview with Dan Acheson. You can listen in at the following website: Marching Roundtable UStream We are going to interview him for about a half hour, or so, and then open it up to questions from you the listener. There is a chat box on the right side where you will be able to type in your questions and we will ask him selected questions as they come in. So if you have something that you want answered join us at 8 on the 8th at the above website. The more people the better. We want to have lots of questions for him!!! Also, if you know that you will not be able to join us that night then please leave your questions for Mr. Acheson in this post and we will pick from these as well. The podcast will repost on the Marching Roundtable's website at a later date for you to listen to (you can also subscribe to our podcast on iTunes and download them to your iPod). Thanks! (On a side note, please be sure to check out our interviews already with Michael Cesario about everything DCI, John Mackey on his music for the field, Matt Harloff and Joni Perez about marching band warm-ups. Then be sure to listen in the upcoming weeks for our Jim Coates interview about show design, David Holsinger about composer's thoughts on marching band music, and the Breathing Gym gurus Sam Pilafian and Patrick Sheridan on how to breathe with your band.)

We had the great honor of being able to interview DCI Hall of Famer Michael Cesario. Here is Part 1 where he talks about color guard uniforms and band uniforms. Some great and, as always, funny stuff with this interview with Michael: Michael Cesario Interview Part 1 Part 2 gets released next Thursday where he talks about the early Garfield Cadets championships, drum corps, and his new role as Artistic Director. You can also download our show on iTunes. Thanks for listening!

Hi everyone, I thought you might be interested in this interview we did the other week with DCI Hall of Famer Jay Kennedy. You can listen to it on our website, The Marching Roundtable. The Jay Kennedy Interview If you enjoyed it please check back as we are going to be having tons of great guests on the show. The next three guests will be David Starnes (of Kennesaw Mountain HS), Michael James (Phantom Regiment CG), and Michael Cesario (do I even need to tell you who this is?). The podcasts are released every 2 weeks on Thursdays and our regular hosts are Tim Hinton (music arranger/composer), Joe Allison (DCI Judge), Mary White (Color Guard extraordinaire), and myself- John Bogenschutz (music arranger/composer, creator of Tone Deaf Comics). Thanks for your consideration.

I really appreciate someone posting my comic on here. That is awesome. With that being said, the reason why I only do DCI World Class corps in my comics is because that is what I know, and I only try to write what I know. I have never been to a DCA show nor a DCI open class (or Div II or III in the past) show. I like creating these comics for fun and sometimes I do try to make a point with them, but rarely ever. To be honest I can't exactly remember if I wrote this comic before or after the DCI Atlanta show last year (the only show I got to see last year). So, read them for fun. Try not to take them too seriously. They are meant to enlighten your day. Thanks for reading!

Who are some of the best corps to never make finals? I'm not looking for a specific year (like Crossmen 79 or something like that) but corps in general that have never made finals. List your corps. I'd like to know! Thanks!

If it is I had no idea about it, but I'm sure it very well could have been.

Here is another one that I posted today: A Gaggle of Drum Corps Kids Enjoy! Have a great holiday season.

I haven't drawn any drum corps themed comics since the summer so I thought I would use this week to draw a couple of new ones, based around audition camps. Here is the first one (next one will be released on Thursday): Drum Corps Auditionee Personalities Enjoy and please check back in on Thursday! Have a great holidays!

Jerry: "What happened?" Elaine: "How should I put this?" Jerry: "Well, just put it." Elaine: "He pulled...it out."

Then I would have to say my comics.

Most of you have seen these, but I am posting the full list for the members who marched this past year. Here is the full list of comics that were made for drum corps fans and members. Enjoy: Facts about Santa Clara Vanguard Anatomy of a Marching Snareline The Cavaliers History Get to Know Your Drum Corps Visual Tech A Phantom Regiment Rigamarole Analysis of a Drum Corps Member Drum Corps Shows 2011 George Hopkins' Drum Corps Confessions I would really appreciate it if you shared them with someone who might not have seen them yet, especially marching members from this past year. Thanks!!!

Nix that. Hopkins just posted that the roof will be closed. Read here: