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For non Facebook users, this is the link (I know there are a couple out there): http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=10150189562415103 Man I'm glad I didn't post my recordings, this professional recording does a much better job compared to my $180 Canon Powershot hahaha

I tried to, but for some reason it's taking 5hrs to upload a 3 minute video. Must be my internet connection...I'll try again later. Morally, I would feel a little better if I didn't post it until after tour gets underway in a couple of weeks anyways.

Wow you're obnoxious lol

Man I have some awesome video of one of Blue Stars ensemble blocks from a couple days ago. I'll just say that everyone is going to #### themselves when they see Blue Stars this year. Yes, I am just adding to the hype. Their show and music and design is absolutely amazing and will definitely be a fan favorite this year, no doubt about it.

or just wear a robe....pretty sure it covers your body the same whether it's facing forwards or backwards

I'm sorry, but if this is legit and they truly have all of this money to fund the corps, how could they not afford an actual website for the corps. Isn't dot webs a free host?

Apple doesn't hate Adobe, go to the Apple website and read the latest article on their thoughts on flash.

lol, too bad the only music (apart from the sectional work) that the full ensemble plays is Bernstein...which is cut from the show...probably why it was featured instead of the Mahler

I was under the impression they'd be sporting invisibility cloaks this year...

Rachmaninoff is also out. It's now Elgar's Nimrod from Enigma Variations....that's unconfirmed though...just word-on-the-street

Crown is playing 2nd Symphonies in light of the title of their show Mahler 2 (pre-show, and recap at the end) Bernstein 2 Rachmaninoff 2 (ballad)

lol...they'll probably have enough on their plate once they put it to the drill that they won't have to worry about peaking early in the season.

Thank you!

I've heard them perform their 2010 show music selections. Crown is bringing a supreme level of maturity to the playing field this year, and I cannot wait until it unfolds.

To lose enough weight to be awarded a spot to march.

If I saw any of these, I would vomit. But you were being sarcastic right?

I personally would like to hear Crown or Cadets do Smetana's Bartered Bride Overture. That'd be ######...

Thank god for that.

http://www.musictheory.net/ This site is awesome! If you click under "lessons" it gives you little theory tutorials - however it only covers a certain amount...definitely give it a try though and see if its the appropriate level your student is looking for. Then he can go under "trainers" and also put a lot of the stuff to practice...they're kind of tests/quizzes. I used this in high school because they didn't offer AP theory or any theory class for that matter, so I mostly taught myself all that stuff on the site so that I could be caught up and ahead for the first 2 semesters of college theory.

I've always used "Frack" as a synonym for "Botch"...that's how I've most commonly heard of it being used.

hahaha

Yeah, Carolina Crown's baris and euphs sound like complete ### since, ya know, they play on Yamaha.

Thanks for making this thread, I actually had some of the same questions running through my mind. I'm in my last 2 years of being able to march...so this is definitely my year to audition. I had a questions for vets - most corps' websites say that "all positions are open" or "vet's must re-audition to earn a spot again with the corps"...I was wondering if this is true? It seems to me that vets generally have an open invitation back assuming they can pay their tuition and attend camps and what not. Has there ever been a case of a vet not making it? Also, before I audition for a corps should I find out how many open spots there are due to age-outs and those not coming back? Will staff release that info? Thanks!

That's funny, I've seen so many trombone recitals (being in college of course with a studio of 35), and all of the trombonists I've seen have to "tilt" their horn down to get their shoulder forward enough to reach 7th, especially b7 for reaching C2 (the Low C right above Pedal Bb). The only people that I've seen that don't have to do it are usually 6 feet or taller so they have really long arms in proportion to their body. The only other people that don't have to tilt slightly are ones with disproportionate long arms. But the ones who are shorter people thus shorter arms, tilting the horn down to reach 7th and b7th positions doesn't seem to stop them from playing very fast pieces... I guess they've just practiced it a lot and that no longer hinders them haha. It's funny how practicing can help you eh? This is a little off topic but still has to do with "tilting" - I've noticed that when people play pedal tones, they tend to tilt the horn up to play with their slide to close parallel with flat ground. After watching several trombone recitals with people doing this, especially bass trombone players, I tried it myself and I realized how much easier it is to focus your embouchure that way. I'm not sure why it's easier to play pedals that way..but it just works...I can play so controlled with pedals now ever since I starting messing around with the tilt about a year ago. It also sounds like this "tilting" would slow you down when you jump from mid or high-register to low pedal tones...but its actually smoothed it out for me too...I have no issue doing fast lipslurs from mid to low register now I guess because it's not an embouchure change, just an angle change. **Edit: I don't mean that I play with my slide parallel to the ground in all registers, just pedal. In mid and upper registers my horn is generally tilted down to match my natural-slight-overbite, kind of like what Korsakov was mentioning. BTW Korsakov, who told you about that "the upper lip is the primary vibrating lip"? I vaguely remember hearing something about that, but I don't remember where I read it. Where did you read that, or did someone tell you that?

Good point. That would suck if you couldn't move at all when you record haha!