DrumManTx

Musically Troopers are doing everything they need to in order to move up even though I don’t really love it. Visually they need to look over their shoulders at what Colts are doing, that’s going to continue to hold them back the rest of the season.

Great run!

Percussion has improved immensely.

Guard having a great run.

snakes and ladders 2024

I think they can still fight with Cavaliers…….5/8 judges agreed yesterday. Just gotta make up ground on that absolutely monster percussion section.

Love the green flag triangle at the end of Green (thanks Michael Torke). Best that’s looked.

Avert your eyes 👀

I do that sometimes too.

Low brass is delicious. Glad to see their brass starting to get rewarded in the last few shows.

WAY better opening from the guard today.

Blue Stars time.

I think Mandarins and PR eat Cadets lunch in terms of conceptualization/visual design. I like it a lot as a show I’ll listen to in the car but not a lot there to really dig into compared to the corps that are likely in their competitive neighborhood. They way more than have the talent.

Ditto.

Prop transition there and the metal poles kill this ballad visually. Musically it’s glorious.

Cadets brass and percussion I would place a really solid 5th. Show design not sure about even though I like A LOT about it. Pacing and visual design is off.

Seems like a lot of people don’t realize the fight for 12th right now is between BK and Pacific Crest. Colts are a very clear and safe 11th at a minimum.

My center snare at the school I teach is a girl. She looks up to them and notices.

I think that’s the only thing.

That brass fugue is so so so difficult.

The intent of this show is miles clearer than BK IMO. It might be a lot simpler, but the clarity in design is so much clearer.

This ballad is one of my favorite things on the field this summer. Amazing usage of trombones.

Colorguard is great.

Woulda been so easy to mail in the musical selections on this show. But glad they veered from the expected.

I really want Pacific Crest in finals. Let’s goooooooooo.