Michael Boo Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 Drum corps is all about imitation. No one corps will have claim to any one style of anything anymore. Roll with the punches. "We don't invent a new architecture every Monday morning." —Mies van der Rohe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skewerz Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 Even better idea:Drum corps. Please put your cymbal lines in the pit where they belong. Just because you can march a pit instrument, doesn't mean you should anymore. Do you see marching bells and timpani still on the field because of "tradition?" Heck, let's just have the hornline pull up a chair and sit thr........uh....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Ream Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 Heck, let's just have the hornline pull up a chair and sit thr........uh....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liebot Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 (edited) Heck, let's just have the hornline pull up a chair and sit thr........uh....... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KD48Qla82Vc...related#t=0m14s Edited October 21, 2009 by TSRTS13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rifuarian Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 (edited) Even better idea:Drum corps. Please put your cymbal lines in the pit where they belong. Just because you can march a pit instrument, doesn't mean you should anymore. Do you see marching bells and timpani still on the field because of "tradition?" Are snare lines and tenor lines any more logical than cymbal lines? Is it logical to hammer a garbage can into the shape of an instrument, call the end result a "mellophone", and put it on the field, when we could have 8 beautiful sounding horns in the pit? No, but we do it anyways, because its drum corps. Logic and reason can only go so far in an activity where you have 150 or so kids doing a funny walk on a football field in ridiculous looking uniforms while playing bizarre instruments. Edited October 21, 2009 by Rifuarian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dccollins Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KD48Qla82Vc...related#t=0m14s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57FUphSl2vA...ndex=28#t=1m17s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Ream Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 Are snare lines and tenor lines any more logical than cymbal lines? Is it logical to hammer a garbage can into the shape of an instrument, call the end result a "mellophone", and put it on the field, when we could have 8 beautiful sounding horns in the pit? No, but we do it anyways, because its drum corps. Logic and reason can only go so far in an activity where you have 150 or so kids doing a funny walk on a football field in ridiculous looking uniforms while playing bizarre instruments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexL Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 Even better idea:Drum corps. Please put your cymbal lines in the pit where they belong. Just because you can march a pit instrument, doesn't mean you should anymore. Do you see marching bells and timpani still on the field because of "tradition?" agreed. they can be heard better in the pit as well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slow Adam Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 Cymbals add more visual effect than sabres, and we keep those! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTarka Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 Cymbal lines add a certain presence to drumlines and drum corps that cannot be filled by cymbals used in pits. Visually and musically cymbal lines have so much to offer to drumlines and drum corps. I am sure many of you will agree, that watching a cymbal line perform is something incomparable to anything else. The intricate rhythms, the blend of unique sounds, the intensity, the precision in movement and sound quality, the visual presentation... everything that makes a cymbal line a cymbal line, is undeniably exceptional and brilliant. If you have ever truly watched a cymbal line perform, you know this is an accurate account. I feel too many people make harsh judgement on marching cymbal lines before they actually experience what cymbal lines do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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