Jeff Ream

exactly. so as i said above, the corps vote on it. the judges don't just go and decide how things are to be done by themselves

because in the end, as you state, the corps vote on it. so if they didn't like the system in place, they'd try to change it. too many on here continue to espouse the view the judges dictate what is judged, and thats simply not true. Sure they may recommend changes to the sheets, but in the end the corps control if it happens or not. the judging community doesn't act in a blind vacuum with no oversight. Even when Cesario began his push a decade ago, it still had to be voted on and approved by the corps. and by and large, whats being done today is a result of his push which IMO, has made the on field product more engaging to the fan base as well as the score sheets.

and who creates the sheets?

and drum judges aren't afraid to make a call. but with how the math is done, one caption's impacted on the overall is less likely to be a huge blow unless it's GE. Everyone loved to pile on Prosperie in 19 for calling the show in BD's favor, while totally ignoring the 3rd place (with a sub box in 4th) guard scores Bloo got.

everyone raves about 04, and they should. but without 03 there is no 04, and 03 was awesome also

yeah that it wasn't at an official corps function surprised me it made it this far. going after the individual fine. but how the corps can be looped in unless stuff happened at rehearsals, performances or on tour is surprising. Sure they could have fired the guy i guess is the angle they are going with.

Crown in 13's percussion was i believe 6th,it was a concern all summer it could cost them the show. as for winning drums and not making finals.....the section would have be so incredible to have a shot, and given the depth of top lines now, not seeing it. i'd hope the percussion for that corps would boost MA and GE too. and yes arranging has changed for inside. the trick is making it work for the overwhelming majority of outside shows all summer and still inside for the end.

apparently the D

here's where i can see DCI's stance. this supposedly happened at a corps party right? not an official corps function? So how was DCi responsible.

they aren't. anyone on amusic sheet has a music background, and effect is always a person with a visual background and a music background, and thats doubled for the major shows

even on old effect sheets, visual and audio blended together. its called audio visual coordination. there's old effect tapes online where music guys discuss visual on effect. yes over time, some changes were made that seemed to lessen the emphasis of brass and percussion. slowly that trend started to reverse itself when the skeleton of the current system now in place was first adapted and also added guard to be an actual sheet that counted. it boggles me that for 28 years, it wasn't part of the total score. and yes as i said, on the various music ensemble and MA sheets, there were definite issues based on the judges background. however with more and more emphsis on folks with music degrees on that sheet, and making the sheet more of an overall package sheet, it has gotten better. and yes visual has gained a lot more influence. IMO, scoring should always have been 50/50. my beef is less with the split and more on the commentary. on a music sheet, if you don't refence physical and environmental demands, you're crucified. however rarely if every do you hear musical demands mentioned on the visual side. that to me is the biggest flaw in the system. as for DCA sheets...no offense, it was basically the same sheet, just a idfferent header and that goofy ### "communication" sheet. that was just GE speak added on top of the other GE sheet. DCA's system had been flawed since that was added and field visual removed. as far as cost fr those corps.....at championships effect was doubled. you had the three music sheets and 2 visual sheet. only cost added is an extra visual person.that won't be a deal breaker, especially as you see the lineups at the shows....they'll bring in more fans.

still the best top to bottom drum corps, show and performance i have ever seen

effect continues to be scheduled with one judge with a music background and one with a visual background...a few people have both. at the major regionals and finals week, that assignment is doubled. so in essence i have yet to see an entire effect panel of just two people with a visual emphasis background. MA is far less tick focused as you discuss. it's more of an overall total musical package sheet. yes there can be challenges with the judge having a background in brass or percussion background, and not being knowledgeable in both, but DCI has been trying to address that with several new recruits and better assignment of who works that sheet.

having grown up 4/5 blocks away from where you are now, when we moved in the neighbor called the realtor to see "what they are" so he would know if he needed to build a privacy fence. so having many diverse friends in neighboring districts, i made sure to invite them over frequently. even more so when i joined the corps.

so then another lawsuit if they can't find a way back.

i'll have to consult people with enough legal knowledge to know what to ask for or wait for updates to go public

from what i remember seeing, that place has it's own issues with the city

i know of one MM last year now contracted to SCV.

the rumor was out there on many forms of social media.

any and all too big of an ask? LOL

yeah i reached out a while ago when I think the Spirit story broke and i got the impression now with USA Today she was on the topics they wanted covered. and she also referred to local media, but i asked if she had contacts in Atlanta and she said no. i'm surprised the Lehigh valley media hasn't done more with this, but maybe since they moved, they don't care.

high school....senior year i think.

anyone have more info?

oh yes, i know all of the details and was at the show inside. worst gym possible too...so small

and amazingly YEA didn't run it