Howdy from the Spirit pit!
I would advise you to work on your 4 mallets as much as possible. Spirit uses standard techniques for each of the keyboard instruments; Stephens for woods and Burton for Vibes. 4 mallet technique is VITAL in making a division 1 drum corps pit. Also, as stated before, be able to maintain great quality while PLAYING YOUR ### OFF as fast as you can!! We had a nice little 216 bpm section in our show this past season that proved to be great fun! Anyways, read Methods of Movement....live it, learn it, love it!
Hope I've been of some help!
-Brandon Smith
(Spirit Front Ensemble '02 & '03)
