Bakersequindrummer Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 Wow you remember a lot. I marched snare in the sequinettes drum and bell corps from Norwalk CA. I think we were the group that traveled the most. We won JR corps champions in 1977. We just couldn't beat the Mustages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Matczak Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 Wow you remember a lot. I marched snare in the sequinettes drum and bell corps from Norwalk CA. I think we were the group that traveled the most. We won JR corps champions in 1977. We just couldn't beat the Mustages. oh yeah,...........completely forgot about the Mustangs,........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stradivarius Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 Wow. Being 15, I didn't know there was such a thing as Drum and Baton Corps! From what I've read in this thread, it sounds as if it is rather similar to WGI. Does WGI have routs Drum and Baton Corps?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pearlsnaredrummer77 Posted February 15, 2012 Author Share Posted February 15, 2012 Wow. Being 15, I didn't know there was such a thing as Drum and Baton Corps! From what I've read in this thread, it sounds as if it is rather similar to WGI. Does WGI have routs Drum and Baton Corps?? It was a little like WGI, but mainly oriented at parade routines. Competition was fierce and many of these groups had DCI staff as instructors. In those days, you could use marching bells (played flat like concert bells), marimbas, xylos, and even vibes. The membership was typically a little younger than DCI lines, although in those lines, typical DCI lines were MUCH younger than today. I knew of some drum and baton corps where the members of the drum line actually got paid! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Matczak Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 It was a little like WGI, but mainly oriented at parade routines. Competition was fierce and many of these groups had DCI staff as instructors. In those days, you could use marching bells (played flat like concert bells), marimbas, xylos, and even vibes. The membership was typically a little younger than DCI lines, although in those lines, typical DCI lines were MUCH younger than today. I knew of some drum and baton corps where the members of the drum line actually got paid! The funny thing is these groups were using pit type instruments (in a mobile fashion) before Junior and Senior field corps were using planted pit instruments,........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majorette 60 Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 I started out in one as well in Hamilton Ontario back in the early 60's,later took over teaching the drumline and guard in the 70's. It was attached to the Canadian Football League team here in town Hamilton Tiger-Cats hence the name Hamilton Tigerettes Baton and Drum Corps.The drumline would also augment the Marching Band for the team as well. BDC were big in Ontario HAMILTON FLASHETTES,SCARBOROUGH LIONS, BRAMALEA LIONAIRES,WELLAND ROSETTES,GRIMSBY SPINADETTES,SOUTH CENTER RANGERETTES,DALEWOOD DIABALOS, to mention a few. The drumlines were usually taught by guys in the local Sr.Drum and Bugle Corps. We had snare tenor bass cymbals and glocks. Met my wife of 38 years because of the Corps she was a twirler me a drummer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Matczak Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 just last week I came across a bunch of photos I took at Notre Dame in the late 70's,.........IIRC we would go there for the entire week, man was that fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Matczak Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 I fell in love both with a girl and with playing snare while marching for a drum and baton corps, the Linda's Lassies out of Amherst, Ohio. It was the early '70s, and I was 12 or 13. my brother met his eventual wife at age 12 in our corps,.......that was 37 years ago,......from then till now, they have never seperated,...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flammaster Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 In 1971 We had this new thing called drum and bugle corps attached to our already multiple championship drum and bell corps which provided music for our majorettes. (baton twirlers) That corps was called The Concord Blue Devils. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAvery Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 In 1971 We had this new thing called drum and bugle corps attached to our already multiple championship drum and bell corps which provided music for our majorettes. (baton twirlers) That corps was called The Concord Blue Devils. We competed against the bd baton corps in 1974 in SF. Wedid beat them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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