Revo powering up that drumline

[Musical_Spinner]

I still don't get what the big fuss is about Revo having a "big d3 corps" or drumline......Everything is bigger in Texas, or did you guys just forget?

[Ranger Rick]

Our percussion head has been adamant that the size of your ensemble in Div III is much less important than your balance. We could have easily marched 8-4-5 but are marching 6-3-5 instead for the sake of a good balance with the hornline. I see a lot of Div III groups sacrificing a good balance for the sake of pumping up their member size 5 or 6 ticks. Everyone gets more drumline auditionees, in every division. Bluecoats had something like 400 people audition, and something like 100 of them were after snare spots. But a smaller corps with a balance that's easy to maintain ("just have the drumline play at mp" is easier said than done) can push farther faster than a bigger one with a battery that's drowning out the horns every step of the way.