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1 hour ago, Jeff Ream said:

"Drum Major ( i forget her name) is your corps ready?"

 

Drops black leather jacket to reveal skin tight black leather costume.

 

"oooooookay...Renegades you may take the field in competition!"

2004... I remember it well!!!

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" Regardless you should always tune your mellos a couple cents sharp. "

Early mellophones (the ones in Kenton's band, and the mid-'60s drum corps iterations which they inspired) were the "Rosemary's Baby" of the brass section. In many instances (particularly in marching bands) they remain so.

It takes great skill and mindfulness to tame one of these beasts. Few actually have.

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46 minutes ago, Fran Haring said:

2004... I remember it well!!!

I think there is video

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10 minutes ago, BigW said:

Mistress Kelly?

No, she was in the pit. Rachel maybe? I was most impressed in Niner Two when each hand conducted the different meters

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3 hours ago, Jeff Ream said:

No, she was in the pit. Rachel maybe? I was most impressed in Niner Two when each hand conducted the different meters

In 1986 I remember the Cavaliers drum major conducting 3 over 2 (3 in his hands over 2 in his feet marking time) in 'Variations on a Korean Folk Song'.

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11 hours ago, Jeff Ream said:

"Drum Major ( i forget her name) is your corps ready?"

 

Drops black leather jacket to reveal skin tight black leather costume.

 

"oooooookay...Renegades you may take the field in competition!"

I am having a significant Renegades flashback here.......

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Somehow this thread got from Verdi's tuning preferences to Rachel's wardrobe choices. I suppose there is some connection that can be established, however.

At Fran's announcement, when she did her "reveal", many in the audience emitted a sound that approximated a howling chorus of coyotes, not unlike most mellophone sections in the early days as they struggled to find common pitch with the rest of the brass world.

Verdi's reactions to either event remain unknown.

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