xandandl Posted April 18, 2015 Author Share Posted April 18, 2015 (edited) Lee Beddis was added to Cadets percussion staff as was Marc Sylvester to the visual team, I like the Beddis add. The other one, technically on the Design team and NOT dealing with the MMs, stepped in for CWP when Bobby Jones stepped out. Presumably he will be busy enough in DBQ getting the Colts back into WC Finals. http://yea.org/programs/cadets/cadets/staff Furthering this discussion would be more appropriate on Cadets' '15 thread and not specifically on the Dayton thread I think you will agree. Edited April 18, 2015 by xandandl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xandandl Posted April 19, 2015 Author Share Posted April 19, 2015 Both Carmel H.S. of Indiana and SCV World put decisive point difference between themselves and other medalists. However, World Class indies didn't see a clean sweep across the captions. Aimachi took some and evidently the hearts of many. http://recaps.competitionsuite.com/9532ad93-c52a-4b51-8e8c-341a71590bdc.htm While guard members hurry home to change suitcases, sponsor sheets and head off to corps auditions, I wonder how much of 2015 summer field shows will mimic what was seen in different aspects of the indoor season. Many good shows to steal from... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Ream Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 From afar, I understand there is a multi-faceted back story to Cadets Winter Guard, something the corps has not had since the mid 1970's. The current edition was meant to be a positive training experience to nurture both the experience and talent of the performers and the experience and talent of the instructors, a full stable with which the Cadets have been richly blessed. But most of the C1 CG (sometimes called CBCCG) instructors for awhile have not been local folk. USSBA/USBands had been given the criticism by some that the YEA organization was running an indoor CG circuit without ever actually having any experience of running a winter color guard. (The CEO of YEA was a snare drummer, the head of USBands marched Cadets as a contrabass/tuba, etc.) Along comes from the C1 guard a very talented age-out who continues as a C1 instructor who also wrote some of the flag features that were well received from last summer's season. She, the forementioned 2 individuals and the former head of C2 see guard as a weakness for the previous C2 outings and recognize that a training guard under the Cadet umbrella would match several of the needs mentioned here and provide a positive platform for local Cadet CG talent for both guards for the future. There is more to the story beyond what I have been told and am aware. But the first outing has been an education not just for the performers who marched their best show of the season at Dayton. The mission statement is not yet to take the WGI throne from any other guard. It is not just the same mission statement as the corps proper or CWP (which was aided by many locals on both instructional and member staffs. Plus the CEO has a rich percussion history.) Others will have to fill in more of the story. I doubt that there will be much change immediately, although CWP was successful competitively their first season out in'14 and included this season quite a few C1 and Carolina Crown members this season somewhat due to an interchanging faculty especially Travis Peterman. Yes, Cadets are involved throughout the nation and at their educational institutions where almost all of them earn amazing grade point averages plus work like anything to amass those funds for tour fees. Workaholics they are. P..S. Did anyone note the return of Lee Beddis to the Cadets' (corps) percussion staff as a consultant? He marched there in his day as a snare and began his early teaching career there as well. He's now listed on the staff page of the corps once WGI is over for this winter.. CWP was basically an off shoot of an existing PIA group that Travis was involved with, who just the year before made finals at WGI in their first trip. From there CWP took off. One of the obstacles CWG ran into is while CWP took off, there isn't much competition in the region for independent percussion groups. On the guard side good lord......dozens of independent guard groups of varying levels. Plus add in hundreds of scholastic groups, and in every circuit around, independent groups for the most part try not to poach kids from scholastic groups. (though were there more grumblings about that issue this year than in many years). so the competition for bodies was tough. Probably should have started in A class. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xandandl Posted April 20, 2015 Author Share Posted April 20, 2015 (edited) No mention here of Pioneer Percussion or Cadets training guard. http://www.dci.org/news/view.cfm?news_id=5dc9406a-a08f-4bc3-8959-928bdde532bf Edited April 20, 2015 by xandandl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tobias Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 No mention here of Pioneer Percussion or Cadets training guard. http://www.dci.org/news/view.cfm?news_id=5dc9406a-a08f-4bc3-8959-928bdde532bf Were they that bad? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrumManTx Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 (edited) Were they that bad? Pioneer's group was 2nd in Independent Open. Watched their show, it was very solid and enjoyable. Definitely worth a mention......scored a 95 + in class. Edited April 20, 2015 by DrumManTx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tobias Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Pioneer's group was 2nd in Independent Open. Watched their show, it was very solid and enjoyable. Definitely worth a mention......scored a 95 + in class. I meant CWP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrumManTx Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 (edited) I meant CWP They mention Cadets Percussion towards the bottom, xandandl was mentioning their new guard. Edited April 21, 2015 by DrumManTx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xandandl Posted April 21, 2015 Author Share Posted April 21, 2015 (edited) Were they that bad? Jeff Ream cited that the Cadets Winter Guard, a training unit, was not entered in the appropriate class by his experience. He wanted them as an A unit, not Open where they scored a 77 and change. It was, however, their best performance of the season by all accounts. So many of the members were just above novice level when they started. http://recaps.competitionsuite.com/545134f3-659b-4f30-9647-6bf365b2293f.htm The percussion unit who won their division last year in their first season under Cadets' banner placed higher each performance at Dayton ending in 6th for World Class. Not bad at all. http://recaps.competitionsuite.com/3b797ec2-8c0a-4ed1-91a0-93a842414143.html Special note from the CEO...http://yea.org/programs/cadets/cadets/news/773-from-the-desk-of-george-hopkins Edited April 21, 2015 by xandandl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Ream Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Jeff Ream cited that the Cadets Winter Guard, a training unit, was not entered in the appropriate class by his experience. He wanted them as an A unit, not Open where they scored a 77 and change. It was, however, their best performance of the season by all accounts. So many of the members were just above novice level when they started. http://recaps.competitionsuite.com/545134f3-659b-4f30-9647-6bf365b2293f.htm The percussion unit who won their division last year in their first season under Cadets' banner placed higher each performance at Dayton ending in 6th for World Class. Not bad at all. http://recaps.competitionsuite.com/3b797ec2-8c0a-4ed1-91a0-93a842414143.html Special note from the CEO...http://yea.org/programs/cadets/cadets/news/773-from-the-desk-of-george-hopkins not my experience. just what many experienced guard people said all year seeing them perform around the region. I couldn't tell you what defines class appropriate on the guard side. hell, the lines are very blurred in drum world these days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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