drumcorpsfever Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 A close 2nd behind Cadet french sound is the Cavies use of the bones! Holy batman! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwillis35 Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 The problem with BD (imo) is that their trumpets stick out wayyy too much. I've never heard them live though. I just love how Bluecoats have the low brass power to match their high brass. The balance you're describing is the basic pyramid system, bottom up approach. It's fairly rudimentary and we teach it to middle school and high school bands. In college we move further along with varied balances that change with the lead line, balances that shift due to instrumentation, style, orchestration, and phrase shaping. What BD's line does is THE most professional sounding balance on the field for the Jazz style. They don't use a one size fits all approach. Their balances are much more like the professional big bands, like Basie or Ellington, or at other times like Kenton or Ferguson. Playing your whole show with a bottom up approach can be sterile and lacks the finesse and musical awareness that kids should be learning. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Dixon Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 1. Cadets 2. Hopefully crown 3. Bluecoats 4. SCV 5. academy 6. Troopers 7. Colts 8. SOA 9. Oregon 10. Jersey 11. Cascades Move everybody from 5th down. Forgot cavies I'd guess Cadets Bluecoats SCV Crown Cavaliers etc just a little tweak from yours... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2000Cadet Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 I hope for the sake of everyone that the closer Bluecoats put out tonight is Closer 1.5 and not Closer 2.0... Very underwhelmed. I found the older closer to actually be more effective. I was thinking the same thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Porter-Szucs Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 I've been watching tonight's shows on a poor connection, and combined with the high camera (particularly in Denton) all I can see are blurry figures. Making lemonade out of this lemon, I've been focusing just on the drill, and it's interesting how that has changed my feelings about some of these shows. SCV has risen in my estimation: their marching is so tight, and their formations are impossibly intricate. Bluecoats, whose show I have absolutely loved when I've seen it live and relatively close to the field, felt a bit less coherent from far above. Has anyone else had the experience of having one favorite show for seeing close up, and another when relegated to the nosebleed seats? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2000Cadet Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 I've been watching tonight's shows on a poor connection, and combined with the high camera (particularly in Denton) all I can see are blurry figures. Making lemonade out of this lemon, I've been focusing just on the drill, and it's interesting how that has changed my feelings about some of these shows. SCV has risen in my estimation: their marching is so tight, and their formations are impossibly intricate. Bluecoats, whose show I have absolutely loved when I've seen it live and relatively close to the field, felt a bit less coherent from far above. Has anyone else had the experience of having one favorite show for seeing close up, and another when relegated to the nosebleed seats? My feed is actually pretty good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickCogley Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 Very interesting. I'm ignorant about brass subtleties, but that's the first thing I said on hearing BD brass this year: they sound like a group of pros. The balance you're describing is the basic pyramid system, bottom up approach. It's fairly rudimentary and we teach it to middle school and high school bands. In college we move further along with varied balances that change with the lead line, balances that shift due to instrumentation, style, orchestration, and phrase shaping. What BD's line does is THE most professional sounding balance on the field for the Jazz style. They don't use a one size fits all approach. Their balances are much more like the professional big bands, like Basie or Ellington, or at other times like Kenton or Ferguson.Playing your whole show with a bottom up approach can be sterile and lacks the finesse and musical awareness that kids should be learning. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.E. Brigand Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 The Cavs' trombone features has yet to sound loud enough to me, either on video or when I saw them live. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Dixon Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 Playing your whole show with a bottom up approach can be sterile and lacks the finesse and musical awareness that kids should be learning. did someone say "bottoms up"?? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldbandguy Posted July 17, 2015 Author Share Posted July 17, 2015 Tonight's judges: GE Wemhoff and Carbone VP Moss VA Madden CG Turner BR McGahey MA Fugett P Ausdemore mix of vets and less experienced folks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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