Triple Forte

Looks like an improvement to me

Good point But I doubt DCI would allow or implement woodwinds in a way where they could be marching on the field they would just be staged in the pit so you’re asking the parents to put out money to have you sit on the sideline and not march

I have always wanted to ask you this Mike and this seems the perfect time 🙂 Why is it you want more marching bands featuring any and all instrumentation ? Especially when there are are hundreds if not thousands of this type of unit already? I like brass and percussion only on the field...where else can I go for that if you change dci and dca to look and sound like mb with any instrumentation allowed? An Anything goes div ain’t happening so please refrain from that recommendation 🙂

Yeah but from a potential members standpoint it goes a little like this maybe hey Mom Dad how about giving me 4 -5 grand so I can March with a marching band over the summer. Parents respond- why would we let you do that when you can do that for free at your high school or college

First you have to up the amount of members a corps can field right? By opening up instrumentation to include ww just changes the mix of the members.

What would the financial gain be? Seems like it would be an added expense 😟

lol too funny Fran. Maybe if you toned down your lively shirts you would be harder to find 😁.

I can as well....we finished 2nd that night

It was bass synth supported if memory serves. Outdoors no supporting sound.. probably a much bigger response 😊

I wonder how many people are just like you on this one. I bet there is a shockingly high number of people barely hanging on. I know I am....

Exactly I support that idea ! One thing I definitely dislike a lot about electronics and drum Corps is they act like it’s some kind a major advancement evolution of some sort. there’s been electronic instruments of some sort involved with the marching activity since the 70s

Congratulations Fred well done !! I never got to meet or chat with the man but a few DCI finals ago I saw him talking with a few folks and he seemed like a really really nice person 😊

I am by no means a homer of any corps but I will tell you that 2015 crown is gold ! The fact that a handful of judges didn’t think so is meaningless in my opinion 😁

Two words...shows that are less cerebral 😊

Lots of next season discussions happen during the current season example several years back in Allentown I overheard Wayne Downey on his cell phone talking about audition dates and details for the next seasons corps