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I wonder the same thing. Isn't it the 2nd time already this season? I think I counted about 15 brass holes in an early season show. Either that or it was really bad spacing on a closing set.

Can I say that I have never once actually cared or even really noticed the logo on the field during a show? I'm too busy focusing on the show.

People who write drill literally do it with a template that has the Lucas Oil Stadium turf on it for animation purposes.

Imagine traveling halfway around the world for a band contest and it is in Buckhannon, WV.

Same. I kind of heard it in the one lot video I saw but you have to really listen for it. I can't imagine it is really noticeable live but I'm curious to hear your thoughts on the live version.

Am I not getting the deal with the bass drums and the breathalizer tubes? I've watched the show twice and even seen a lot video and I just don't get it or what it adds.

Crossmen win the award for the hardest drum major names to ever pronounce.

I don't think the organization or activity matters but I find the far majority of alumni fall into 2 categories. Cranky and vocal or apathetic and uninvolved. Those that fall in between those 2 categories are the ones that matter and are doing the real work.

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Cavaliers seems to just have some bad luck. Last year they had to change closer and deal with Covid running through the corps. Tonight I think I counted 10 brass holes in the drill based on the last set plus a missing tenor player after pulling out of 1 show last week to start tour. The drumline is killing it but when will the corps catch a break?

I hope whoever is next doesn't only have 1.

I watched their preview show last week and I didn't notice the brass like I did tonight. I'll chalk it up to a bad run and maybe tired lips. I'll reserve more judgement until I see the show a 2nd time. I want to see them do well and make finals this year because I know a member of the drumline but I'm having a hard time putting the pieces together on the show.

But it should be something understandable to the viewer.

When I'm a drum guy and even I notice your inability to play in tune. There are some issues. I think their preview show was better. Not sure if they had tired lips or just overplayed or just flat out ran out of gas. Ending is certainly going to change at some point. Transitions between tunes needs some work. I'm not sure I understand the show and how it relates to the title.

So why does the National Anthem require its own 17 minute performance block? I'll never understand this.

From my experience in the band world, its all about managing your time. Not just the flow/pacing of the show but your rehearsal time as well. A long show with a lot of difficult content is probably a recipe for disaster but a short show with easy content could be a disservice to the member talent level. On the surface we see the results of cleanliness and content in the performance but there is always the backside of this we rarely see or think about when it comes to managing a rehearsal schedule with time allotted to produce the content we see at shows.

That's not necessarily a good thing. More show means more show to spend time cleaning.

My quick thoughts after being at the show regarding the scoring. From the stands, I felt Crown was the cleanest but their tuning is hidden by the brass quite a bit. There were time they were just pounding those drums I couldn't hear it over the hornline. Boston tunes higher with more clarity in comparison to the brass. I heard every note the snareline played including the dirty ones. Tenor and bass lines were phenomenal. Snares do have some clarity issues. it should get better but the stuff I heard ticks on were the easy stuff. They still won achievement tonight because their music is flat out harder to play. Bluecoats are similar to Crown. Battery tuning blends in with the horns quite a bit. I also felt like I heard a lot more dirt from the battery than Crown or Boston. First show jitters. In regards to the content scores. Bluecoats and Crown have more layers in their music. They have levels of sensitivity and touch to their playing. Mike Jackson's Broken City lines in WGI are masters of this concept better than anyone I've ever seen. Tom Rarick has a good bit of sensitivity in his battery writing as well. Boston has 1 on switch when it comes to their battery writing. it's that old east coast Thom Hannum sound quality where you dig into the drum even at low stick heights. Combine that with the amount of notes they play and even lower dynamic levels can sound like a bull in a china shop. There is just a lack of expression in their playing that can be expressed more musically. Don't take this as a criticism of Boston's playing as I would love for my own students to be able to produce that sound when called for but I've been around the block in high school band circles enough to know if my high school kids did drum like that I would get beaten down by musical comments by high school judges about our lack of dynamics and expression. The musical approaches Boston takes is a night and day difference from they way Crown and Bluecoats approach it.

If it is the same setup as finals from last year, the only difference is a double panel for both GE captions.

You are probably right. Of all groups I've seen so far, they have the content, it just isn't clean. I think most of it is cleanable. They improved a ton last year even after having to find a new closer at the last minute and Covid running through the corps. The percussion is fantastic and I hope they can clean up the claw from '95 so it can stay in the show. I think the top 4 is set IMO but 5-6 is wide open in my mind. I honestly think there is a top 3 is above everyone else that is different than the top 3 shown above. That could change but my initial impression hs been set. We'll find out tonight when 3 of the top 4 meet.

I liked it better than last year. It's a bit hard to judge from such a high view on the stream they had. I am a bit biased since their center snare assists me in the fall but I'd like to see them do well.

For everyone this week who decided to forget the Crossmen exist you can watch this tonight.

I love Mandarin's style and Ben Pyle's writing for them but I saw they scored a bit lower in drums than I would have expected. I can't tell if it is just Mapex drums or their snare tuning but I just didn't hear any clarity or blend well with the brass. Lots videos don't seem to have great clarity at lower stick heights.

Maybe this got covered somewhere but did Crown lose a bass drum? Some early videos I saw sounded like the bass splits to exercises were written for 6 with a part missing on top but everything I see from them has only been 5 bass drums.