garfield's_kid Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 OH GOD NO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HockeyDad Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 The online petition has over 2,4000 signatures already (not that it'll do any good). 3,200. Didn't know there were that many dinosaurs left :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.E. Brigand Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 Just because the ruling passes does not necessarily mean that every corps will put it into effect. ... This ruling isn't taking anything away from DCI. It's not like it is saying instead of ____ We are putting in ____. But that is what many of you are acting like. It is simply an addition to the instrumentation for future use. That's it. Please point me to a World Class corps that's not using amplification, or not using synthesizers, or still using G bugles. "Optional" rule changes are never really optional. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penn State Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 Why don't all of you dinosaurs just get over yourselves? The people who are actually PARTICIPATING in the activity rather than just posting on DCP want this. The change will correct and adjust itself for utilization. Most baritone players are trombonists by nature. Oh, how awful it would be to have a section of them show us what they could REALLY do! Same with French Horn players who switch to mellophone. Oh no! We might actually hear what these talented individuals can give us on their NATURAL instruments? Puh-lease! We are a niche activity with niche fan base that changes very little over time. And if you claim that THIS will keep you away, you are not fans in the first place. Be a fan of the kids. It is not about the instruments, the rules, the judging system, the electronics, or anything else. It has always been and always will be about the kids! From a pure safety perspective, visual programs will have to change with trombones on the field. I would not be surprised if an organization implements a trombone line, they end up with a bunch of busted slides and embouchure :( 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimF-LowBari Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 Please point me to a World Class corps that's not using amplification, or not using synthesizers, or still using G bugles. "Optional" rule changes are never really optional. And the pit was optional when it started too 30+ years ago...... Then again so was the Contra bass and people griped "too much like band" when it came out. Any "optional" thing ever come out that did not stick around? Only thing I can think of is the changing instruments in mid-voice horns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimF-LowBari Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 3,200. Didn't know there were that many dinosaurs left :) And not all dinos signed.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camel lips Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 Q: How do you make a trombone sound like a french horn?A: Stick your hand in the bell and play lots of wrong notes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camel lips Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 Q: How do you make a french horn sound like a trombone? A: Take your hand out of the bell and lose all sense of taste. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.E. Brigand Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 But things change over time, for good or for worse, that is just the way things are. The only way to ensure that it changes are made for the better is for alumni and fans and members to embrace and shape these new things into something great. Things (created by humans) don't change on their own. People change them. Which means that change is not inevitable, but a choice. Which means that some changes are the result of bad choices, and that the correct response may be not to "embrace" a wrong choice but to reject it and push to change things back. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camel lips Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 (edited) Q: What is another term for trombone? A: A wind driven, manually operated, pitch approximator. Q: Why do people play trombone?A: Because they can't move their fingers and read music at the same time. Two Trombonist walk past a bar. Who am I kidding. It never happened. SNORT#$%^$# Edited February 9, 2014 by camel lips Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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