Rufus67 Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 Have corps submit both drill/visual design and music book prior to the season to have it graded by panel for degree of difficulty. Then during the season have the judges evaluate performances based off the established degree (i.e., they'd have the design and book prior to the show, know what's coming, and evaluate execution of it). Updates during the season would be submitted, degree of difficulty re-established and communicated to judges, then incorporated into the sheets. Judges would also send their comments on execution forward to next judging slate so they could determine if noted problems get fixed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xandandl Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 2 minutes ago, Rufus67 said: Have corps submit both drill/visual design and music book prior to the season to have it graded by panel for degree of difficulty. Then during the season have the judges evaluate performances based off the established degree (i.e., they'd have the design and book prior to the show, know what's coming, and evaluate execution of it). Updates during the season would be submitted, degree of difficulty re-established and communicated to judges, then incorporated into the sheets. Judges would also send their comments on execution forward to next judging slate so they could determine if noted problems get fixed. isn't this what figure skating does today? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rufus67 Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 1 minute ago, xandandl said: isn't this what figure skating does today? Don't know but maybe? In any case, at least corps would know going into the season where they stand via other corps in terms of show design and musical book. Then it would be a true test of executing a lower degree show or shooting for the moon and executing. Bringing it back to musical arts, all-state tryouts do this kind of thing all the time. Each musician is given the same piece of music (degree of difficulty established) and then evaluated anonymously against how well they perform against the standard (at least in our state where the judges are behind screens so the performers don't even see them). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cixelsyd Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 33 minutes ago, Jeff Ream said: I prohibit them from my home and that’s not changing Which, the woodwinds or the battling drumlines?  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Ream Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 51 minutes ago, cixelsyd said: Which, the woodwinds or the battling drumlines?  Woodwinds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluzes Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 1 hour ago, cixelsyd said: Which, the woodwinds or the battling drumlines? Flute Line Battle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkrepps Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 (edited) 16 hours ago, Tim K said: life as I know it may come to an end if I see a Sousaphone in a drum corps performance Does anything prevent Sousaphone from spreading? Why isn't that just as contagious as French horn and Trombone since 2014? Edited August 20, 2018 by kkrepps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xandandl Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 52 minutes ago, kkrepps said: Does anything prevent Sousaphone from spreading? Why isn't that just as contagious as French horn and Trombone since 2014? no room on the equipment truck and drum bussees refuse to give up more seats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeN Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 1 hour ago, kkrepps said: Does anything prevent Sousaphone from spreading? Why isn't that just as contagious as French horn and Trombone since 2014? Didn't Music City use them their first year? I know some Open corps had to for the one season. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 5 hours ago, Cappybara said: Personally enjoy the timbre of trombones much more than baritones.  5 hours ago, Ghost said: Some corps have used them well to enhance the music.  5 hours ago, xandandl said: We'll have to let these comments slide. Our two opinions trump your single opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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