Jeff Ream Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 ... who would be second just after the snare drum line he was talking talent, not inflated ego Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Ream Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 Phantom did that too? Troop did it in 92. They were still the pit, even on the field on stages. Phantom had the pit on the field in 93. And anymore, anything grounded percussion wise is considered the pit/front ensemble/people who load 80 times a day/whatever else they get called Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supersonic Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 (edited) Well I'm no drummer but the term I've heard is "Percussionists In Training" Um, what? Edited November 3, 2009 by Supersonic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scsudrummer Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 (edited) Well I'm no drummer but the term I've heard is "Percussionists In Training" I marched in the pit this last summer and I am currently the center snare of my college drumline. Give us some credit, we worked just as hard as every other section in the corps. Edited November 3, 2009 by scsudrummer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickhaltsforlife Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 ha people, take a joke.... imagine if we were talking about trombone players... you pit people have it easy, trust me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scsudrummer Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 ha people, take a joke.... imagine if we were talking about trombone players... you pit people have it easy, trust me. Haha, its all good. My buddy who plays baritone always gave me grief. Every section brings something to the table. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abbevillekid26 Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 I marched in the pit this last summer and I am currently the center snare of my college drumline. Give us some credit, we worked just as hard as every other section in the corps. wut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerriTroop Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 I was in the snare line of my high school for senior year - center and section leader. But that's no claim to fame because we were pretty awful. We didn't have ourselves any hotshot techs back in those days. We had an assistant band director who was a concert percussionist and he did what he could during the marching season to just have us look and sound passable. And our band director was new that year and he changed us from corps style (Latin jazz, usually) to military style (literally). He even changed us from snare harnesses back to straps. It was not a fun year. Being in the pit at Troop, I lost 20-30 lbs every summer and worked tons harder than I did in marching band. I enjoyed being in the pit quite a bit, but it used to be that there were fewer of us (8), and we had "pit drill". All of us were playing lots of different instruments throughout the show. We weren't specialists in just timpani or vibes or the pit monster. That's something I miss seeing in today's pit writing, which seems to basically keep everyone at a "station" or close location due to all the clutter up there. I really loved playing a fantastic lick with four mallets on the marimba then hauling ### to the timps, then on my way back to the keyboards I might have to pause and toss in a couple of notes on crotales or a cymbal roll. Anyway... Yeah, pitsters are made fun of for being lazy or not good enough for the battery or whatever. We're used to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piper Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 ...... And our band director was new that year and he changed us from corps style (Latin jazz, usually) to military style (literally). He even changed us from snare harnesses back to straps. It was not a fun year..... Wow Terri that must have really sucked. Even the Marines use harnesses now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerickson Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 Anyway... Yeah, pitsters are made fun of for being lazy or not good enough for the battery or whatever. Really... I thought the batterie was where all the non-musicians went!!! As a batterie member, I was always awed by the talent of the front ensemble at SCV and sought to achieve that level of performance in my own keyboard playing when I was an undergraduate. Heck, I even married an SCV pitster!!! Much love for the pit!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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