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  • Your Drum Corps Experience
    Washington Park Fife and Drum Corps, Targets, Springfield Marksmen, CT Alumni, East Coast Jazz, CT Hurricanes
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    Madison Scouts, Crossmen, Santa Clara Vanguard
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    Madison Scouts 1999
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    1999, 2001, 2005
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  1. Looks like since 2000, the top 3 scores are held by Magic of Orlando (99.05 in 2002), Mandarins (97.8 in 2001) and East Coast Jazz (97.475 in 2005). Looks like BDB could make a run ours and Mandarins' scores, but I doubt anyone will ever break Magic's score.
  2. Madison Scouts 2000 Madison Scouts 2003 Madison Scouts 2005 Carolina Crown 2005 Carolina Crown 2008 Bluecoats 2005 SCV 2000 SCV 2005 (I know, most people don't like it, but I loved it) SCV 2009 SCV 2006 PR 2003 PR 2004 Cadets 2004 Boston 2000 Boston 2009 Cascades 2001 Capital Regiment 2002 Magic 2002 Spartans 2004 Crossmen 2003 Alright, so there's 3/4 Div II shows on there, but honestly, Cascades and Cap Regiment were both out of this world in Div II, and you all know what Magic did in 2002. and if I didn't lose to Spartans by .025 for a championship in 2004, that would probably be one of my favorite shows period.
  3. Most memorable shows for me: Madison 99 - first show I saw live Madison 95, 97 Cavies 02, 04 BD 94, 04 SCV 99, 00 PR 06 Bluecoats 05 Most famous: Probably Star 93, Cadets 83, PR 96, PR 08....and so on....I don't like any of these shows, and I have a feeling if I keep listing them, I'll find more that I'd rather not even bother with.
  4. Depends on what you mean by hold up. Top 12? Top 6? I think many of the shows mentioned here would not hold up in competition today, thinking top 12 here. Not if they are done as they originally were. Especially the shows people are mentioning from the 80s. Now, while there are really great shows form the 80s and 90s, I think the advances the activity has made visually and especially in terms of sound quality in the brass lines would hold these shows back. Now, I love me some 89 SCV and Phantom.....but those hornlines did not sound good when talking about actual tone quality and overall balance/blend. There are some shows from the early to mid 90s that possibly could hold their own in competition today. I'm thinking BD 94, Cavies 95, Star 91 and 93....but that's about where it stops for me. After 95, there are a couple others. BD 99, most of the Cadets shows and SCV 99. Again, that's where it stops for me. I'm considering 2000-present to be the modern stuff, so I won't include those shows. The shows that I mentioned above are the shows when I watch them that show to me that brass playing and visual demands were changing. I believe that there are other shows that hold their own as far as entertainment is concerned however. I mean, I would kill to hear for instance: Madison 92-99, Crossmen 92, SCV 92 (just a few of my favorites). These were more of the balls to the wall drum corps shows that everyone was in to because they were loud and high energy. But as we know, entertainment doesn't necessarily factor into the overall outcome all that much, especially not anymore.
  5. This one is actually really tough for me because I rarely like either corps' shows. I'd probably have to say Cavaliers. As much as I love music, I love visual as well. And as much as I love straight leg technique, I must say that Cavies do what they do well. Now that I think of it, I much prefer Cavies hornline too. So maybe this wasn't that hard afterall.
  6. This one is easy for me. Vanguard, all the way. There are a total of maybe 3-4 Devils shows that I like whereas I enjoy almost every Vanguard show.
  7. Keep it up Bobby. Saw a video of last year's performance and I was pleasantly surprised at what I saw. I remember competing against Racine when i was with The Targets, and things have come a long way. Nice to see even more ECJ alums becoming involved. Good luck guys.
  8. I think for me it is easier to talk about corps I would march with rather than corps I wouldn't march with. There are only three World Class Corps I would ever think about marching with. 1) Madison Scouts - Even when the corps doesn't do as well as they are expected to by the drum corps community's standards, I love this corps. Style, tradition, the look, the music. It's pure drum corps (coming from a brass players standpoint). 2) Crossmen - see above. 3) Carolina Crown - this corps has in my mind the best overall sound that has ever been put on a field. I'm not talking what type of style I like or anything like that. I just believe this is as close to a pure brass ensemble sound as you can get on a football field. The teaching/technique that has helped transform this hornline is something I would kill to be a part of. with every other corps, while I am still often entertained, I have some sort of problem with the following: brass sound, technique to playing, marching technique, music selection, or the biggest no no for me, bad trumpet playing. It's some combination of those things.
  9. Alright, here we go. Most lead books won't really go above a high C all that often. If they do, it will only be for a short period of time. There are obviously exceptions to this, but most of the time when the lead part goes higher than this, it just happens to be solo/small group playing. As far as cheater mouthpieces are concerned.....they don't exist. If it was created, it isn't cheating. The goal is to produce the best sound possible with the least bit of effort at all times. That is just called efficient playing. The number of players who can play with a good sound on what you would call a "cheater" piece is higher than I think you might realize. Most staffs don't require matching sets of mouthpieces. They may encourage a matching set, yes. But the most important thing is sound and how everyone blends. A good horn player will be able to blend with what's around him/her. I mean, lets be serious here, it's drum corps, not a wind symphony. If I went to a camp and a staff member told me I had to play on x mouthpiece instead of my Monette, I'd walk right out without second thought. It is not smart teaching to force someone to play on a certain piece. If that were the case, we wouldn't have the dozens of different mouthpiece brands along with hundreds of varying sizes. Every person has what works for them, and what works for me probably doesn't work for you. To the OP, go to that camp with a great attitude and a willingness to learn from some knowledgeable instructors, and it's more than likely you'll be all set. That is what is important. If you play as well as you've mentioned, you'll really have nothing to worry about if you have an open mind. Every corps is looking for quality while a very few number look for quantity (ie range).
  10. Remember that DCI is still a youth activity focused on education, whether we like it or not as the butts in the seats. Field judges are helpful (most times) at pointing out individual differences in approach, sound, technique, etc....things you will not hear from the stands. There are a ton of things that go on during a performance on the field that most people in the audience will never catch on to. I mean, honestly, how many audience members have well trained ears? Probably less than an eighth. This is where field judges are necessary. Brian, I'm with you on Crown's hornline. Do I think they deserved a 20? Nah. Did they deserve to score higher? Possibly a tenth or 2 but nothing more. I'm with you when you talk about BD's visual program and demand of the show. However, I really don't think they should have even been in the 99 range in the first place. And this is mainly from an effect standpoint. Sure, BD always executes the #### out of their program. But in my eyes, the actual program musically, was bogus.
  11. One of my roommates from college started an indoor group at Auburn High School in Auburn, NY. Can't remember whether or not it had WW or not, but it seemed pretty cool. Kept everyone playing/marching after marching band was finished for the season. The best thing about it, was that the kids wanted to do it.
  12. I'd just like to say that just because equipment today is far superior to equipment used "back in the day" doesn't mean it's good. I mean someone could make the argument that Mussolini was better than Hitler, but it's still a dictatorship, correct? So yes, Dynasty instruments have gotten better even from the first year I played them. However, they (at least the high brass, because I know some tuba players actually prefer them) are still POS. King should be a significant upgrade.
  13. I think Bruckner 4 could be used for at least a portion of a show. His music is too good not to explored. Or maybe, it's so good that it shouldn't be explored in the marching arts?
  14. it's either 2002 or 2007 for me. Cavies in 2002 were awesome visually, but that's about it. After that, I think the only shows that i liked were Phantom and Crossmen....and even then, they're nowhere near my favorite shows for either corps. In 2007, I don't know if there's a single show that I liked in the top 12. Crown's hornline sounded pretty awesome, but I didn't like the show concept. I don't understand how 1995 could even come up in this thread.
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