mad_scotty Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 Well it goes without saying that Van Mathews is a God. Literally. i used to love standing in warm up arc while van built our sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatonekid Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 gonna have to go with Markus Auralius Waymire on this one. The caption head of life! Totally agree with this so far in my drum corps career. He was inspirational, and taught more than drum corps. I will never forget what he told us while working on the ballad section in 2006. Mark Waymire: "If you wanna keep her, you gotta think like her....Good Luck" I laugh at this everytime i read/think about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff DeMello Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 Wayne Downey ... 21 High Brass Titles ... Enough Said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninjaturtle Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 Todd Ryan; he is a stellar individual, probably the best teacher I've ever had in any subject. His ability to motivate and always say the right thing at exactly the right time makes even the worst days on tour bearable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
07-Socks Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 JD Shaw - I love how he instills passion in the music, and helps the members bring it to life through his arrangements and instruction. Never been under his tutelage, but he was wonderful during auditions. Also....does anyone else know Steve Vento? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smit90 Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 Walt Omecienski - He knows how to relate visual to people who have never even thought about visual beyond "left foot right foot"Todd Ryan - very relaxed about the fact that he and as a result those that he teaches turn out amazing. Great guy to talk to, and he always answers questions when I have them (and I never even marched with him) Ok, so I like visual people a lot. Visual is my gig, I love it! Noting much to add. Walt was excellent at putting everything in terms that just about anyone could understand. Ouooga there pretty much said it all, though :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvu80 Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 Wayne Downey ... 21 High Brass Titles ... Enough Said. Agree. What is the highest amount of titles in any category that any of the other people mentioned have? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
euponitone Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 Wayne Downey ... 21 High Brass Titles ... Enough Said. Curious - how much is wayne involved in the actual teaching process these days?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjdavistuba Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 Matt Harloff - Funny, and an amazing brass caption head who knows what he wants. Michael Klesch - The best of the best. The most intelligent person I have ever met. Demands perfection. Andy Ebert - The best visual caption head on the face of the planet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piper Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 This is more of a story than an opinion and I won't mention any names, but I'll throw it out there anyway. When I was younger I had an instructor who was one of the best snare drummers in the country at the time. Won all kinds of I&E's bla bla bla. For some reason he hated my guts. I don't know why because I never did anything to the guy - he just didn't like me. He would always chew me out in front of the line for not practicing hard enough and was always theatening to cut me, which really put me in a twist because I was working harder on my fundamentals than anyone. Eventually he tried to convince the guys in the line to come over to a rival corps that he was teaching (only one did). That I never forgave him for. We got a new instructor with a whole different approach and attitude, and the kids followed his lead. He probably wasn't a better drummer than "Mr. Superstar" but he was ten times the better instructor. Having knowlege and talent is one thing - teaching it to others is a different matter entirely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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