Paralda Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 The any instrument thing was already legal. You sure? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeN Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 Ok, I can see as an instructor where this could be both a good thing and a bad thing. Here's how it's good...For any corps playing anything outside the envelope, or outside established corps-played idioms. Most of our music judges are band directors. They know classical, jazz and wind band music. But very few are really familiar with other styles of music...like pop and modern rock. Allowing them to see your "set list" ahead of time allows them to hear the original source material and research it accordingly. If the corps isn't doing a literal interpretation, they can note that on the synopses. Of course, the bad side is that it can go too far in the wrong direction if the show requires a libretto... Fair enough. I guess if you think about the commentary tracks from San Antonio - as a fan, those were completely enlightening for understanding shows. I guess sometimes we assume that judges just automatically "get it" - those kinds of explanations are good for them as well. I would love to see a DCI.org online section - kind of like their print program - that has each corps program and a little bit of explanation of what you're going to see and hear. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Ream Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 Fair enough. I guess if you think about the commentary tracks from San Antonio - as a fan, those were completely enlightening for understanding shows. I guess sometimes we assume that judges just automatically "get it" - those kinds of explanations are good for them as well.I would love to see a DCI.org online section - kind of like their print program - that has each corps program and a little bit of explanation of what you're going to see and hear. Mike actually, as a fan, i found a few of them made me either woozy or even more confused and heading for the fridge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schickmeister Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 Generally happy with what has transpired here. Regarding submitting an explanation of the show...I'm guessing this was a Hopkins thing as he did this last summer...or at least said he was going to. I think it is a good idea. Regarding the pre-show instead of post-show meetings...also think it is a good idea. They can point out parts of a show they should look for. This should allow for better judging across the board, especially on the effect sheets in my opinion. How many times have you been to a critique when the staff says, "but didn't you see what we did at this part? etc." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenteaisgood Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 "Post-show critiques, when corps staff members used to discuss their productions with the judging community on a periodic basis, have been replaced by more informal pre-show discussion opportunities with the judges" This is full of win, corps can now bribe the judges, its going to be an awesome year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamarag Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 You sure? Positive. The difference is that before it wasn't codified, it just wasn't prohibited. A corps could have rolled out a sax feature in their pre-show and it would have been completely legal (as it continues to be now). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jocko the Wonder Llama Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 "corps are now encouraged to send in synopses of their productions prior to the season. They will be shared with adjudicators so they can research the show concepts and listen to source music, allowing them to become familiar with the shows prior to the competitive season" Too bad they didn't have this back in the day. I can see '75 Madison's approach: "Our approach this year will be to suck all the air out of the stadium, and then use it to peel your faces off for the next 13 minutes." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesjones0611 Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 Too bad they didn't have this back in the day. I can see '75 Madison's approach: "Our approach this year will be to suck all the air out of the stadium, and then use it to peel your faces off for the next 13 minutes." "And make sure to listen for our bad tone quality!!!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 Someday everybody will be as good as Crown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerseyboy Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 I can see Madison's approach: "Our approach this year will be to suck sorry could not help myself. humor...lol...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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