cjf20 Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 (edited) I feel like DCI and drum corps is growing as an activity and each year it is harder to make it in, straight to the point here will DCI ever allow more then 150 members? Edited September 3, 2014 by cjf20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crownisking Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 Won't happen. Too many corps struggling to pay the bills as it is. More members would exacerbate the problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crownisking Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 And I think most people are happy with 150. Enough people on the field to do some cool visuals and blow your face off with sound, but not so many that it's impossible to clean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimF-LowBari Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 If the buses add more seats maybe. That's why it went up number of years ago. Idea was how many members and staff could fit in 3 coaches. Of course the number of staff seems ridiculously low compared to today (forget the numbers). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Everyfan Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 The move to 150 was based primarily on the fact that newer busses could hold more kids. Three busses can now hold 150 kids. If they find a way to get more kids on three busses, I could see an increase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.E. Brigand Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 I feel like DCI and drum corps is growing as an activity and each year it is harder to make it in, straight to the point here will DCI ever allow more then 150 members? It's only "harder to make it in" if you refuse to march anywhere but in the very best corps--in which case, get better and earn a slot. But there is plenty of opportunity: lots of Open Class corps and a handful of World Class corps marched fewer than 150 members in 2014. Not to mention DCA corps: if Cadets2 had a full complement of 128 members all season long, they'd have had an excellent shot of medaling this year. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjeffeory Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 I feel like DCI and drum corps is growing as an activity and each year it is harder to make it in, straight to the point here will DCI ever allow more then 150 members? What you're proposing would be the ultimate definition of slippery slope. 128 used to be the limit; then it was expanded to 135, and now to 150. Maybe more members could go to other corps too? I mean you get to the point with all the members and props that you can't do as much drill on the field... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUARDLING Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 What you're proposing would be the ultimate definition of slippery slope. 128 used to be the limit; then it was expanded to 135, and now to 150. Maybe more members could go to other corps too? I mean you get to the point with all the members and props that you can't do as much drill on the field... 150 is still small in comparison to many bands and many still do quite a bit , props and all. Now I did a band with about 500 musicians and I think at it's highest 125 in the guard, that was nuts..lol..Ive done about 325 on the field and at timeslots of props and this Band was running at high speeds most of the show. It can be done well I think, not that I think the # needs to be raised. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burgerbob Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 Not necessary. Corps don't look small on the field and all the sections are large enough as it is. Plus, it would just be another difference between the top corps and the middle of World Class, since corps at the bottom/out of finals have a hard time getting 150 members as it is. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjeffeory Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 150 is still small in comparison to many bands and many still do quite a bit , props and all. Now I did a band with about 500 musicians and I think at it's highest 125 in the guard, that was nuts..lol..Ive done about 325 on the field and at timeslots of props and this Band was running at high speeds most of the show. It can be done well I think, not that I think the # needs to be raised. Yup, I've seen very large high school marching bands on the field. Not very effective. I thought Duncanville High School was large at around 400 members: Allen High School has around 850 members. Yikes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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