Lincoln Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 But a drum corps has 150 characters, believe me. And DCP evidently just as many. Now back to the OP's question. Brilliant! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HornTeacher Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Over my head like so much else on here. I don't understand and therefore I don't think I'm worthy. I'll just sit in my corner and hope that I see two paragraphs. Paragraph Paragraph Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brassboy62 Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 I would find it very distracting to be cut while I'm trying out. I don't think I would want to march for such an abusive corps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lincoln Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Paragraph Paragraph Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwillis35 Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 As for cuts, I could go either way on this. This is competition after all, and you are taking an audition. If you were guaranteed a spot then why audition? I believe in any competitive arena, the better audition should win out. Now, having said that, if you're a drum corps that struggles to keep students around and are trying to grow and build the organization, then it might be best to apply some conditions to your audition rules to reward loyal vets. If your mission is to promote education in the local area or in the region then you will want to give first dibs to those kids. Most modern World Class drum corps have walked away from the later. They've been able to. The top 12 or so have lots of marchers coming from all over, so it pays for them to take the best suited for the show. That's just simple capitalism in a competitive framework. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tone Quality Matters Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 I would submit that if a multi-year vet comes to auditions and rehearsals unprepared, then they are not being very "loyal" to their corps to begin with 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xandandl Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 In this video just out from the Bluecoats' staff, "coachability" is given as the primary quality the staff looks toward in audition.https://www.youtube....h?v=9ORD-rl4sSw If a vet comes in as a know-it-all (and thus, uncoachable) I can see the vet being let go. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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