DeafDrummer Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 Woodwinds in drum corps. There's one thing that boggles my mind, and it's in a question, or two... maybe three, that I can't really answer for myself for the drum corps community. Will Woodwinds kill the drum corps activity? Will drum corps fan still go to watch drum corps even if there are woodwinds? What kind controversy will be expected to spark if having woodwinds in drum corps did get passed by the BoD? Will anyone in drum corps ever respect the activity again? Please be mature about it. I may be 19 and will be a drum corps fan when i'm older obviously, but I hate the way the BoD are killing the activity and making modern DCI a big joke to today's old classic drum corps fans and current drum corps advocates and members. I hate to see such an honourable challenging sport go down the drain because of some stupid irrational decisions being made by the BoD. Someone got to step up to the plate and say change it back, I might as well do that when I age out and take a stand at DCI, but something's got to be done NOW before it's to late, and it starts with YOU, the drum corps fans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medeabrass Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 I'm kind of dodging your questions cuz I think (gasp hope) they're irrelevant. I just don't see how woodwinds could make it through the wear and tear of a tour...too many hours exposed to sweat, sun, and rain. Second, most likely it would require a very large increase in membership limits. I guess they could carve it out of other captions but that just doesn't sound feasible to me. Third, woodwinds are more expensive than horns...ie cost prohibitive. Fourth, would you have another caption to staff? I may be putting my head in the sand because I can't deal with the possibility, but I just don't think it will ever happen. If it's legalized, you may see Cadets and some other corps putz around with them the same way they did with over narration, and then reality will set in and they'll fade like many other fads in DC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hrothgar15 Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 In the next few years I don't see why woodwind soloists in the pit won't be allowed. Blue Stars gave us a little preview of that with their clarinet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medeabrass Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 In the next few years I don't see why woodwind soloists in the pit won't be allowed. Blue Stars gave us a little preview of that with their clarinet. gulp...now that seems feasible...crap...but atleast they would be limited to the pit. I can't stand how they "look" on the field...the way their instruments make their body carriage look so...well...not good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 No woodwinds. Check please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeafDrummer Posted August 18, 2009 Author Share Posted August 18, 2009 I'm kind of dodging your questions cuz I think (gasp hope) they're irrelevant.I just don't see how woodwinds could make it through the wear and tear of a tour...too many hours exposed to sweat, sun, and rain. Second, most likely it would require a very large increase in membership limits. I guess they could carve it out of other captions but that just doesn't sound feasible to me. Third, woodwinds are more expensive than horns...ie cost prohibitive. Fourth, would you have another caption to staff? I may be putting my head in the sand because I can't deal with the possibility, but I just don't think it will ever happen. If it's legalized, you may see Cadets and some other corps putz around with them the same way they did with over narration, and then reality will set in and they'll fade like many other fads in DC. Wow, go to Open Class and read Teal Sounds thread. It's what they are talking about there. It's apparently a big thing this year and I want to know if it was :P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dckid80 Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 I would not want to see it but there are jazz charts that could benefit from the voices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShortAndFast Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 In the next few years I don't see why woodwind soloists in the pit won't be allowed. Blue Stars gave us a little preview of that with their clarinet. I agree that this is pretty likely. If you can play a sax-sounding solo on a keyboard, why can't you just play it on a saxophone? I can't imagine any corps trying to field a woodwind section though, regardless of the rules. Nobody who wants to be competitive is going to drop a bunch of brass & guard spots to make room for a barely-audible clarinet line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Ream Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 it's coming. i'll be going Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taters Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 I hope they add woodwinds and do it soon personally as well as increase the membership levels to 200 to accommodate the extra players. It will be the best thing that ever happened to DCA! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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