DCISuperfan Posted November 20, 2010 Share Posted November 20, 2010 With 3 full weeks of pre tour, and several weekend long camps I would think that corps would be pretty clean... I look at the marching band I marched with, we would be relatively clean about a month into rehearsals, and we would only practice 4 times a week for 3 hours. Are corps just pretty dirty because their programs are so intense, or what? I just think that if my band was given 3 full weeks of rehearsal we would be ridiculously clean to the point of almost perfection. I know our programs arent as difficult, but we had harder programs than anyone else in my state did, so what do you think??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanAndreasen Posted November 20, 2010 Share Posted November 20, 2010 IMHO I think part of the answer is that we have such high expectations of corps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrillmanSop06 Posted November 20, 2010 Share Posted November 20, 2010 With 3 full weeks of pre tour, and several weekend long camps I would think that corps would be pretty clean... I look at the marching band I marched with, we would be relatively clean about a month into rehearsals, and we would only practice 4 times a week for 3 hours. Are corps just pretty dirty because their programs are so intense, or what? I just think that if my band was given 3 full weeks of rehearsal we would be ridiculously clean to the point of almost perfection. I know our programs arent as difficult, but we had harder programs than anyone else in my state did, so what do you think??? ...Drum corps are making it look easy. If your band could clean a full show in 12 rehearsals, your show is easy. Fact. And I try SO hard to defend marching band... But yeah, the shows are harder than the hardest shows in your state. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liebot Posted November 20, 2010 Share Posted November 20, 2010 This sh** ain't easy, brah. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCISuperfan Posted November 20, 2010 Author Share Posted November 20, 2010 ...Drum corps are making it look easy. If your band could clean a full show in 12 rehearsals, your show is easy. Fact. And I try SO hard to defend marching band...But yeah, the shows are harder than the hardest shows in your state. Ok... when I say clean, I mean breaking 85's. I meant a month of during school rehersals. We would have about a week full of drum corpesque rehersals during the summer. So it was more like 30 during school rehersals which IMO is enough to clean a marching band show well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corps8294 Posted November 20, 2010 Share Posted November 20, 2010 Q: "Why are corps so dirty the first few weeks of tour?" A: After three weeks of everydays, I'm quite sure they all need a good washing! Ha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soccerguy315 Posted November 20, 2010 Share Posted November 20, 2010 (edited) With 3 full weeks of pre tour, and several weekend long camps I would think that corps would be pretty clean... I look at the marching band I marched with, we would be relatively clean about a month into rehearsals, and we would only practice 4 times a week for 3 hours. Are corps just pretty dirty because their programs are so intense, or what? I just think that if my band was given 3 full weeks of rehearsal we would be ridiculously clean to the point of almost perfection. I know our programs arent as difficult, but we had harder programs than anyone else in my state did, so what do you think??? the band I work with would never be close to clean after 3 weeks (fairly good band, but not nearly at BOA level)... if your band is clean after 3 weeks, they need a harder show. DCI shows are designed to be clean in August, not late June. Edited November 20, 2010 by soccerguy315 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrillmanSop06 Posted November 20, 2010 Share Posted November 20, 2010 (edited) Ok... when I say clean, I mean breaking 85's. I meant a month of during school rehersals. We would have about a week full of drum corpesque rehersals during the summer. So it was more like 30 during school rehersals which IMO is enough to clean a marching band show well. ...The number has nothing to do with how clean they are, you realize that, right? If you start doling out high numbers too soon, you have no where to grow. ...Your band doesn't have "corpsesque" rehearsals. ...If you can clean your show top to bottom in "30 during school rehearsals," you need a harder show. ...Go march drum corps. Seriously. You'll love it. And then when you come back here, you'll understand first hand! ...PS: When your favorite bando corps cuts you, keep auditioning. There are other corps besides Cavaliers, Carolina Crown, and Phantom Regiment. Crazy, I know. Edited November 20, 2010 by DrillmanSop06 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C4T Posted November 20, 2010 Share Posted November 20, 2010 (edited) Ok... when I say clean, I mean breaking 85's. I meant a month of during school rehersals. We would have about a week full of drum corpesque rehersals during the summer. So it was more like 30 during school rehersals which IMO is enough to clean a marching band show well. So... are you comparing DCI World Class 85's to state marching band competition 85's? Is this all you're basing 'cleanliness' off of? (also what DrillmanSop06 said) Edited November 20, 2010 by C4T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gatoradeftw Posted November 20, 2010 Share Posted November 20, 2010 With 3 full weeks of pre tour, and several weekend long camps I would think that corps would be pretty clean... I look at the marching band I marched with, we would be relatively clean about a month into rehearsals, and we would only practice 4 times a week for 3 hours. Are corps just pretty dirty because their programs are so intense, or what? I just think that if my band was given 3 full weeks of rehearsal we would be ridiculously clean to the point of almost perfection. I know our programs arent as difficult, but we had harder programs than anyone else in my state did, so what do you think??? Hey I have an idea...let's compare a skateboard with a Ferrari. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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