WPendergrass

I'm not calling posters derisive, I'm calling DCP derisive. There is a large difference. Just like with any forum or web discussion group, the most extreme commentary sparks the most discussion. It makes the function of said sites, inherently, derisive.

Eh. As someone who has been called out, by name, on here to get fired (different group, obvious), It is pretty tame. You would think it would have more meaning, but it doesn't. It is DCP. Can you imagine how dull (albeit useful) this place would be if there were no negativity on here? I can also guarantee that the Regiment staff members I know (some better than others) don't really care what anyone on DCP thinks about anything. This place is intentionally derisive. It is what it is. Getting upset over DCP threads shows a lack in the ability to grasp context.

More a rambling commentary, but I want to stop lurking and chime in for just a second. Field judges are beneficial, because they sample the individuals. They articulate what remaining individual/section adjudication we have (as we evolve farther and farther from execution based excellence). Part of being an instructor on field or a judge on field is being able to instruct/sample or judge/sample from pockets on the field within the show. This really is kind of a learned thing but you get really intuitive with it after a while. So much so, that even someone who is a fat rolly-polly like myself can avoid issues 99.9% of the time. For every rehearsal day and every show that instructors and judges are on the field, this really isn't a very common issue when you look at how infrequently those parties have "issues" on field (being collisions or otherwise).

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Although your tiff is obviously with lum, he's (she's?) correct. Source: I marched EUPHONIUM in 2003. As you can see in the photo, it kicked my ###.

The Seattle Cascades will be hosting their first informational/immersive experience of the season on Saturday, November 15th. The Open House is located at Tyee Middle School, 13630 Southeast Allen Road, Bellevue, WA 98006. This is a great opportunity for performers in The Northwest to come out and meet the staff of the Seattle Cascades, get a shirt, have some lunch out of the food truck, have a rehearsal with clinicians, and get more information about the Marching Arts in The Great Northwest. The Open House fee is $25 at the door and the pre-registration starts at 9:30am. The clinic runs from 10am-6pm. Here's an easy online form if you are interested in attending: https://onedrive.live.com/survey?resid=1440A2249A7F7658!106&authkey=!ALBrKayIuXrs_EU If you are an educator in The Northwest, a flyer for the event is located below.

A BERP. Meant to provide resisted mouthpiece buzzing... while still being near the leadpipe so you can valve along with the music.

My age out season, 2005, I tore my Anterior Tibialis early in the season. This should have been a season ending injury. The injury itself prevents a foot flex, making marching almost impossible. I spent most of the last part of spring training in daily physical therapy, took steroidal treatments over the course of the season (learning to do the injections myself so I could do them over tour). I taped the foot into flexion and wore a different size shoe over that foot, so I could really double the tape up. This worked well on the forward marching, but I really had to "fake" the backwards march and the jazz run. The left foot is always in flexion (you can even spot me in the videos). I sat out most of the basics/fundamentals over the course of the summer and limited myself to one run thru a day on rehearsal days (we sometimes did 2 or 3). It was a very difficult season. Along with winning the "band aid" award at banquet (one of the most crushing things that has ever happened to me), I also ended up feeling like I held the group back the entire season. The staff was very, very accommodating up until the last swing of tour. The tour itself was weighing on them, and seeing me constantly sitting out didn't sit well with them. I forced myself back in for every rep and every set for the rest of the season at about ATL. Couldn't have done it without Kevin Rabon. Tough love, but a guy that means a million bucks to me. Surgery afterwards to remove scar tissue and reattach the muscle completely. Still walk with a limp if I haven't moved in a while, and haven't really been able to run on it since.

Last year for Phantom Regiment was 2002. Yes, we had 2 valve contras all the way until the last day. I don't know if I was the last person to march a 2 valve bugle in finals, but it wouldn't surprise me if I was.

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Letter "d." of the 2011 and 2012 "DCI Code of Conduct".

Size is not necessarily an impedance when marching tuba. Some of the best members I marched with were Japanese people 20+ pounds lighter than you and some less than 5'4. The static weight of the instrument at carry seems to be the first big hurdle you must cross. Take 2 1 gallon milk jugs and fill them full of water. Hold these jugs at the position similar to carry and hold them as long as you can. It is cheap, free, and you can challenge yourself. Kettle bells work really well for this as well. By far, the biggest issue you'll face when marching tuba is a MENTAL ONE. The instrument is physically taxing, but more than that, it is mentally taxing. There isn't really a good preparation for this, other than sheer belief that you can master movement with the instrument and a conviction and work ethic to maintain that belief. Also, don't forget, you are YOUNG. Even if your Phantom Regiment audition doesn't pan out, there are plenty of opportunities to receive an incredible marching education elsewhere. DCI instruction is at an all time high in competence and dedication, don't miss out on the opportunity to march if your first choice doesn't pan out.

Oh, how the times have changed when 72 horns isn't enough.....

2003. The last few years of G, the hornline was pieced together and was chunks of solder, barely held together with Pete Bond's ingenuity. I don't remember if we had baris those years or not. The horns were so large and had been adjusted so much, it really didn't matter. The corps had a 2 valve euphonium, that had parts and valves from a contra that turned it into a 3 valved instrument. It was called the "beast" or something similar. It was a hybrid tuba/euphonium. The euphos had a lot of respect for the person that garnered the horn. It was ridiculous. Pete bond was also cool enough to go thru the entire line and bend the bells to 10 degrees. That way in just about everyone's natural playing position the bells were up, but the heads were down like a concert setting. From the year 2002 thru now, you see a slow evolution from seeing zero eyes on the hornline members and the helmet almost to the nose, to where people now have their helmets very high.

Great post!