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I heard George wasn't even at the meeting when they proposed the amplification rule.

I could see MBI using the Dynasty amps/speakers/mics since they are sponsored by them, and are probably already using it for their indoor group.

Pacific Crest came out with a strong hornline for 2012.

Listening to SCV as I type this.

The staff and volunteers at the Stanford Show are always top notch. As both a performer and spectator, I always enjoy the stanford show.

Can't wait to see the staff announcements! Good luck to my Renegades family in 2013! P. S. see you at CNY

Voted.

I use blue juice on my upright valves (marching horns/some concert horns) and Yamaha synthetic oil on front facing horns. It's worked pretty well for me, but the best oil out there is personal preference.

The White Bottle with Green writing is Hetman. And the bottle you're describing sounds like rotary valve oil. But I could be wrong as I've only bought their rotary valve lubricants and tuning slide grease.

My top picks would be Phantom, SCV, and Carolina Crown.

Licensing wasn't attained

Or hornline members catching a rifle to the face......

Anyone know where any of the old SCV busses/trucks are? I know a few of BD's old trucks are parked at Mars (rehearsal facility) against the fence.

Exactly.

"We are planning to do a lot of shows this summer. That is all."

Seems like this would make a great discussion (starting a new topic?).

Well, if you're coming on December 9th, the horns will be back at the corps hall. If you want to you can play on your concert horn, but the rest of the hornline will be using marching horns.

That's up to the brass staff, but play the music like you're singing it. It should be lyrical. That's up to you if you want to come all the way up from So-Cal, typically the workshop is 2 1/2 hours of marching, 1 hour lunch break (you can bring your own food, buy some in the bingo hall or leave for a place like subway), and 3 hours of music. SCV and SCVC march Yamaha horns, so the tubas are the lightest horns on the market. I haven't played on one in a while, but I think it's around 18-20 pounds.

Clear articulations, balance well with other players, work on long tones and flow studies. The staff for the hornline is incredible and will tell you the rest at the first camp. If you are in the Santa Clara area, there are 2 workshops before the audition camp on December 2nd and December 9th at the SCV Corps hall. If you decide to come to the December 2nd camp, please be aware there will not be any of the SCVC corps horns (or very few) there, they'll be at the A-Corps auditions. So if you have access to your own tuba it would be best to bring it. At the workshop, you'll learn their marching technique and playing style (roughly at least).

Bingo is a fairly large fundraiser in Northern California. At least it was when I was working for SCV Bingo a few months ago...

Not going to lie to you, the tuba section is the easiest section to make at Vanguard Cadets (as it is the hardest to fill). They have high standards though, Come to the audition camp prepared and have a great attitude.

I would be in full support of them coming out west for spring training!

Waffles.

Go audition, you never know until you try out.

There have been other corps who've traveled to other countries to compete, off the top of my head I can think of the Blue Devils who traveled to Europe in 2005, and I seem to remember hearing about a corps who had half the corps in California, and the other half in Japan.