cassandrastarborn Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 I'm auditioning on trumpet next year and I was wondering what tour is like. Specifically, are boys and girls separated the whole time? What are buses like (who do you sit with and where do you sleep etc)? Is it one of those things where it's brutal while you're doing it but good memories afterward, or is it a really great experience while you're there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeD Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 I'm auditioning on trumpet next year and I was wondering what tour is like. Specifically, are boys and girls separated the whole time? What are buses like (who do you sit with and where do you sleep etc)? Is it one of those things where it's brutal while you're doing it but good memories afterward, or is it a really great experience while you're there? Here is one of the busses from an unnamed WC corps on tour this past summer... And here is a sampling of the food you will receive on tour... Have a GREAT summer! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfrontz Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 1. Doubt it. 2. You sit with your seat partner. 3. Sleep on bus and on gym floors. 4. Yes and yes. Good luck with the audition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garfield Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 "Plenty of room to sleep on the bus!", they said. "You'll get plenty of sleep!", they said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garfield Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 "Your days will be sunny and warm!", they said. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xandandl Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 (edited) Cadets have posted a parents Q&A on their website which answers many of your questions. It is also posted on the DCP Cadets 2016 thread, page 41, post 405. Each corps is different. The days of the Pembroke Imperials travelling with sex-separated busses is no longer the usual norm, but housing situations do vary. Madison and Cavies don't worry about this question. Edited November 17, 2015 by xandandl 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xandandl Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 Here is one of the busses from an unnamed WC corps on tour this past summer... And here is a sampling of the food you will receive on tour... Have a GREAT summer! Is that Mandarin's menu or BD International??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garfield Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 My understanding is that the drum corps malady goes like this: The day after your last performance: "I will NEVER do that again!" About 30 days later: "I can't WAIT for camps! Last year was SO much fun!" 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soccerguy315 Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 not separate you will choose a seat partner for the bus you will sleep in your bus seat, on the bus floor, or on the gym floor parts of tour (and spring training / move-ins) are indeed brutal. Day 9 in a row of 12 hour rehearsal days is not fun. 2 hours into a rehearsal block where it is 100 degrees and 100% humidity is not fun. But stepping on the field and seeing all those people in the stands that came to see you... is very rewarding. Watching your fellow members give their best day in and day out, even when the conditions are less than ideal, is inspiring and will teach you about what can be accomplished when everyone is "all in"... and you can apply this lesson, and many others, to many aspects of your life. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeD Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 Is that Mandarin's menu or BD International??? Those are pics my daughter took in Beijing at an open air food market when she was teaching in China. She lived there two years.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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