Northern Thunder Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 Back in 1978 the General Putnam's Men (OH) used a hammer dulcimer, and the judges didn't know exactly what to do about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StuStu Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 After watching Cavaliers pull the euphonium out of the coffin for a solo, then kill the soloist, I found myself wishing DCI would also allow banjos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quietcity Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 After watching Cavaliers pull the euphonium out of the coffin for a solo, then kill the soloist, I found myself wishing DCI would also allow banjos. Shhh, don't give SCV any ideas. I can just see them opening their show next year with a 40 banjo wall of sound as they launch into the Pete Seeger songbook. Actually, a Pete Seeger show would be pretty cool....come at me, banjos! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rancidrolla Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 Shhh, don't give SCV any ideas. I can just see them opening their show next year with a 40 banjo wall of sound as they launch into the Pete Seeger songbook. Actually, a Pete Seeger show would be pretty cool....come at me, banjos! Or better yet, fiddles..? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HockeyDad Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Would a piano not qualify as an acoustic string instrument? I believe a piano would be considered a percussion instrument, and therefore would be legal today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRASSO Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Shhh, don't give SCV any ideas. I can just see them opening their show next year with a 40 banjo wall of sound as they launch into the Pete Seeger songbook. Actually, a Pete Seeger show would be pretty cool....come at me, banjos! I could sense the Angry Dude and Dudette T Shirts already ... :. " No Bandos with Banjos !! " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Boo Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 The corps sought a ruling on the instrument from the DCI Judge Administrator prior to the season and it was determined it was indeed a valid percussion instrument because the strings were struck, just as most percussion instruments are struck in some fashion. In their 2008 Samurai show, Cavaliers used a hammered dulcimer in the pit. It appears to be fully acoustic. I am not sure why this made it past the rules committee, but I am glad it did, as it adds a great sound to the show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Boo Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 I believe a piano would be considered a percussion instrument, and therefore would be legal today. You are correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Boo Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Keyboard percussion were not permitted prior to 1974 in DCI and even then they only allowed two keyboards. Around 1978 they allowed 4 keyboards. And the only keyboards allowed were orchestra bells and xylophones. Marimbas and vibes weren't allowed until 1977. Santa Clara Vanguard had a unique sound in 1974 when Gail Royer found a set of Deagan alto bells in a band room storage area. They were mistaken for vibes by some, but they were legal because they were bells, albeit bells with larger bars than normal. In 1977, Spirit of Atlanta's percussion arranger Dan Spaulding created a marching marimba that flipped over to a vibe keyboard on the other side. I picked it up and could hardly lift it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Boo Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 A few years back, Jersey Surf unveiled a EWI, Electronic Wind Controller. If it weren't for the fact that it was specifically made to be plugged in and wouldn't make a sound without power, people may well have decided it was a wind instrument. Besides, we've had woodwinds for years...they've just taken the form of patches in the synthesizers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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