CrunchyTenor Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 (edited) Most of us have some idiosyncracies after marching in drum corps, band and color guard. We walk in step whenever we're in a group; we walk on the lead foot to music, corps or not; I even start stairs on the left foot. But I wonder how much of an adjustment Cadets members have to make when returning to their high school or college bands? Since Cadets are the only marching group I can think of with a right foot lead, it must take a certain amount of time to switch back to the left foot lead, especially after a summer full of marching rehearsals and shows. Comments? Garry in Vegas Edited March 29, 2009 by CrunchyTenor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VOReason Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 The good thing is, you only have 2 feet....so your odds are 50 percent.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaq9195 Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 There was not too much of an adjustment for me personally. I teach both (leading with the left and right) to this day because of so many programs using mixed meter music. It also helps isolate each foot so that there is no dominate foot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbc03 Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 It is a little awkward at first but it isn't really a huge deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMBob Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 I have a feeling that it sounds like it would be difficult due to the conditioning we receive for one method or the other, but that once one actually beginsmaking the change, the muscle memory is quickly re-trained. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liebot Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 I have a visual tech that marched Cadets. Occasionally when demonstrating technique or direction changes he'll go into a right-foot lead, which especially causes confusion when he's talking about placements into direction changes or stop and go's or similar stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrunchyTenor Posted March 29, 2009 Author Share Posted March 29, 2009 (edited) Cool, thanks for the insights, guys. I hadn't thought of the mixed meter concept. Garry in Vegas PS And you guys thought I couldn't start a Cadets thread that didn't involve...ummmmmmmm...all that controversial stuff! Edited March 29, 2009 by CrunchyTenor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoHmempho04 Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 Cool, thanks for the insights, guys. I hadn't thought of the mixed meter concept.Garry in Vegas PS And you guys thought I couldn't start a Cadets thread that didn't involve...ummmmmmmm...all that controversial stuff! I've marched corps where you march 5/4 and step on the 1 &of2 4, so you do right foot lead a lot during that show. (Appalachian Morning) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
84BDsop Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 I've marched corps where you march 5/4 and step on the 1 &of2 4, so you do right foot lead a lot during that show. (Appalachian Morning) "Latin Implosion" was in 5/4 for most of the chart...difficult to get into at first, but I kinda trained myself by listening to a brass run of the chart on my Walkman while walking to work at McD's...never had a problem after then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitedawn Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 it started for two reasons: 1. the easiest way to get kids to forget their old technique is to start on the opposite foot. 2. sully said so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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