flugelswerebugels Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 Maybe we did something completely different, but "space chord' = play a random/your favorite note, right? I've never heard the comment "TUNE THAT SPACE CHORD". When Jack Meehan taught it to us it was each person play one-half step above the person to your right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FTNK Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 I'm going to echo the "Clearly you've either never marched in a hornline, or you just weren't paying attention. At all." comment. There are many drum corps where performing the show is all about musicality. It's unfortunate you didn't march in one. Talking about musicality in the context of drum corps is pretty silly, generally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamarag Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 Talking about musicality in the context of drum corps is pretty silly, generally. Not really. It just depends on the particular drum corps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesjones0611 Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 Not really. It just depends on the particular drum corps. Exactly. I'll use an example. BITD, the Cadets (I'm talking 82-93 era) were extremely musical. Back then judges truly judged musicality and musicianship. However, I'd say the modern day Cadets are probably the furthest thing FROM being musical. Yeah, they're precise. But its still not musical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakef Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 Why would you need to edit out the word "Mastication"? D'oh! I guess you're right! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paralda Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 Exactly.I'll use an example. BITD, the Cadets (I'm talking 82-93 era) were extremely musical. Back then judges truly judged musicality and musicianship. However, I'd say the modern day Cadets are probably the furthest thing FROM being musical. Yeah, they're precise. But its still not musical. Troll. Because apparently good tuning is not a part of musicality to this person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesjones0611 Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 Troll.Because apparently good tuning is not a part of musicality to this person. Good tuning really has nothing to do with musicality. Just because a tuner can play pitches perfectly tuned doesn't mean that the sound itself is musical. It takes ebb and flow, rise and fall, precise phrasing that doesn't disrupt the melody, proper display of melodic content, and a huge number of other factors to be musical. I'm not trolling. I'm giving my opinion that the modern day Cadets aren't musical. Two former Cadets members of the modern era have already come on here and stated in this thread that there is no room for musicality in drum corps. I rest my case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesjones0611 Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 (edited) *Double post* Edited January 20, 2010 by jamesjones0611 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schickmeister Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 When Jack Meehan taught it to us it was each person play one-half step above the person to your right. is that why the trumpets always play so high at BD? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schickmeister Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 Exactly.I'll use an example. BITD, the Cadets (I'm talking 82-93 era) were extremely musical. Back then judges truly judged musicality and musicianship. However, I'd say the modern day Cadets are probably the furthest thing FROM being musical. Yeah, they're precise. But its still not musical. Well then...here's to being not musical! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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