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Trying to equate drum corps using themes for a show with not broadcasting on PBS is kinda silly, right?

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They still don't get to see the full recap, only their personal numbers up until the point they have to verify.

To be fair though, SCV's first half of tour will almost assuredly be all California/DCIP shows where they will have no issue being a crowd favorite, and will likely only travel east leading into San Antonio. I'd think the effects will be very minimal.

THE LACES WERE IN! THEY WERE IN!!!!

Anyone know a proctologist? --Casper, WY

It's sewn into the turf.

DO NOT SLEEP ON SPIRIT They are REALLY #### good live. Saw them the last two nights.

Don't forget we had a literal tornado cause a stage collapse and multiple fatalities in Indianapolis in 2011 while DCI Finals was literally happening inside Lucas Oil Stadium with no delay.

1998 retreat in somewhere, Midwest: Glassmen Horn Sergeant A.F.: "GLASSMEN HORNLINE - HORNS DOWN IN 4... 1, 2, ready, move... 1-2-3-4!" Cavaliers (next to us) Horn Sergeant: "CAVALIERS HORNLINE - HORNS DOWN IN 64... 1, 2, ready, move... 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-190-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20-21-22-23-24-25-26-27-28-29-30-31-32-33-34-35-36-37-38-39-40-41-42-43-44-45-46-47-48-49-50-51-52-53-54-55-56-57-58-59-60-61-62-63-64"

And those same kids, in the parking lot, in warm-up, when they watch other kids on the field, YouTube videos, etc... will say, "Why are those kids wearing wireless packs?" to their director... and it will get reported.

The worst words to hear during rehearsal...

Easy to enforce, the same way DCI self-polices... you hang a penalty out there and let the other groups (who are also competing against you) report violations they see. After the first group gets dinged, it will stop happening. For reference, see: Military Park, 2015 Prelims, Blue Devils 😆

But notice that it is not "banned" (yet). This doc reads that it is a "suggested self-policing guideline." It needs to be banned.

Wow. So many responses from non-band directors when the OP asked for responses from band directors. Decently long-time Indiana band director here. ISSMA State Finalist. I encourage the heck out of kids who want to audition for a drum corps. Have had nothing but positive results of kids coming back and being eager to help and bring everyone up to a higher level around them. When a kid asks if they should audition, i encourage them and tell them to take a car load of friends with them.

Licensing permission to arrange isn't even that expensive. Typically between $300-$600 per piece for a season.

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Who is actually "adding COVID" as any kind of realistic deterrent or threat at this point? As more info continues to come out the risk for college-age kids (really anyone under 65) decreases more and more.

Right. My secondary point was also that with lots of corps kids participating in so many more winter competitive ensembles, the need to see the kids ever 3 weeks or so at a drum corps camp like we went to in the 90s is diminished. You KNOW those kids are out doing good things with their winter ensembles, so you don't need them to drive/fly to drum corps camp (and go through the expense of finding a rehearsal site and flying all of the staff in) when you can just send out rewrites of the opener and ask for videos to come in.

Not only that, but the proliferation of winter WGI-based programs has skyrocketed nationwide. Many kids are doing high school, college, or corps-sponsored Winter Guard, Winter Percussion, and Winter Winds ensembles. The availability of members in winter time as well as the "need" for the drum corps to keep kids involved has likely diminished because of now-constant exposure to year-round marching arts.

Is that like a prequel to John Cage's 4'33" ?

Very big

LOS only had 7 scanning devices available. It was 100% not DCI.