CrownFan4ever Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 I know alot of drum corps take offense to be calling a band. Why do they? Would an alumni or current member of a drum corp or just a fan please enlighten me on why. Is it because drum corps practice alot harder than bands? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Other Mike Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 I know alot of drum corps take offense to be calling a band. Why do they? Would an alumni or current member of a drum corp or just a fan please enlighten me on why. Is it because drum corps practice alot harder than bands? I used to get upset but now that they ARE bands, there is no longer an argument except with the name. Thanks Harold Hill, you did a fine one on drum corps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estancia93 Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 All drum corps are marching bands but not all marching bands are drum corps. This has always been the case. A drum corps is just a very specific type of band. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Other Mike Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 All drum corps are marching bands but not all marching bands are drum corps. This has always been the case. A drum corps is just a very specific type of band. Oh so sorry, wrong answer. Once upon a time there was a difference. It has not " always" been this way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estancia93 Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 From Dictionary.com Band - A group of instrumentalists playing music of a specialized type Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
general_tsos_chicken2 Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 the line is getting thinner but basically instrumentation is different. an orchestra is not a band, but has some of the same instruments, and some different a drum corps is not a band, but has some of the same instruments....and.... some different ...well up until 01... still, I wouldn't call a brass choir or a woodwind quartet a band, so I'm not going to call a corps a band until they add woodwinds... which is hopefully never long story short, to me it's the instrumentation, not the rehearsal pace/intensity/schedule.... if they add woodwinds they will just be a band that rehearses harder than school bands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexL Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 I used to get upset but now that they ARE bands, there is no longer an argument except with the name.Thanks Harold Hill, you did a fine one on drum corps The difference between a marching band and a drum corps is far beyond what types of metal they hold in their hands all summer. And anyone who has marched should know this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geluf Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 Oh so sorry, wrong answer. Once upon a time there was a difference. It has not " always" been this way. Actually, that answer is technically correct. A "Marching Band", by definition, is a group of musicians who perform while marching. Drum Corps has always fit that definition. "Drum and Bugle Corps" is a subset of the broad "Marching Band" category for the purposes of classification. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 The only differences between DCI corps and school marching bands are the instrumentation, rehearsal hours, and oftentimes, performance level, though plenty of school marching bands perform at as high or a higher level than a lot of DCI corps. If it's people running around tooting on things, banging things, and spinning/tossing/danceing, then it's marching band. DCI corps are all marching bands. It's fricking marching band. That is all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estancia93 Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 The only differences between DCI corps and school marching bands are the instrumentation, rehearsal hours, and oftentimes, performance level, though plenty of school marching bands perform at as high or a higher level than a lot of DCI corps. If it's people running around tooting on things, banging things, and spinning/tossing/danceing, then it's marching band. DCI corps are all marching bands. It's fricking marching band. That is all. Exactly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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