puntifex

The open class corps' scores will drop. They do every year. Spartans and Music City won't make it.

The rock music isn't the focus of the show, nor is it very much of the music.

I didn't say it was right or wrong. If I'm not mistaken, the judges in OC shows are often younger and less experienced than those in WC. I didn't call them inexperienced. I called them less experienced.

Also worth noting that Genesis' shows as of late have been more challenging than either of the feeder corps'. Makes it harder to score higher in a division where less experienced judges value cleanliness over difficulty.

Don't put your horn down at all. My experience thus far has been that you're going to be holding your horn a hell of a lot longer in arc than members do in shows. If you're serious about it then do 3 hours of horn holding a week. Start off with 6 minute segments. Work your way up. Buy ankle weights and add them as you get better (This makes your normal horn feel like holding a feather). Then show up to camp and look hella better than everyone else. My understanding is that how you look over the course of the weekend is huge, as others have said.