chadwick Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 I’m not one to typically follow the percussion section as close as others when watching performances but I’m always drawn to cymbal lines. Curious which corps have one and those that don’t, what year was their last? Was SCV the only Finalist corps in 2019 with one? I wonder why corps choose not to have cymbal lines. To me, a slightly smaller front ensemble is worth having more active members as part of the drill on the field - more GE opportunities with how to interact the cymbal line in the drill and within the rest of the battery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weaklefthand4ever Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 1 minute ago, chadwick said: I’m not one to typically follow the percussion section as close as others when watching performances but I’m always drawn to cymbal lines. Curious which corps have one and those that don’t, what year was their last? Was SCV the only Finalist corps in 2019 with one? I wonder why corps choose not to have cymbal lines. To me, a slightly smaller front ensemble is worth having more active members as part of the drill on the field - more GE opportunities with how to interact the cymbal line in the drill and within the rest of the battery. I think that's correct. Spirit would have been the 2nd had they made it in. Cymbal lines started dying out quite a while ago. It runs in cycles if you think about it. We went from 10 snares to 7 and then back to 9. Tenors run in groups of 5 or 4. It really depends on the complexity of the front ensembles book. Now that we are layering electronics in with traditional mallet instruments and aux percussion, the front ensembles are growing. It's happening in both DCI and DCA. But if you love cymbal lines, look no further than WGI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KVG_DC Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 7th Regiment's cymbal line was working it well in Open Class 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weaklefthand4ever Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 4 minutes ago, KVG_DC said: 7th Regiment's cymbal line was working it well in Open Class I haven't looked at a lot of Open class yet this year. I usually watch all the World class stuff first and chew on it for a month and then go to Open class. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KVG_DC Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 You’re missing some great shows 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weaklefthand4ever Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 4 minutes ago, KVG_DC said: You’re missing some great shows I will DEFINITELY check them out. DCA show today which will determine seeding at Championships. SO I'll have a week to take a look see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IllianaLancerContra Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 I have said before that DCI needs a rule that number of trombones cannot exceed number of cymbals 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmurrey74 Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 No disrespect to cymbal players and I love cymbal lines in WGI. I just don’t see a purpose in DCI. When you’re a visual designer trying to make sure your every detail is covered, having 5 individuals taking someone’s eye or focus in random parts of the field because of cymbal visuals just doesn’t make sense. It would be the same as if 5 euphonium players waved around their instruments 40% of the show. They make sense in WGI in a more intimidate setting although they don’t get much musical credit typically. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KVG_DC Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 You wait until the sousaphone lines start using glitter covers on the bells and waving them in high step! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denmum Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Being a brass guy the only corps that ever had cymbals on the field that I took notice to was Velvet Knights back in the day. Go back and take a look at what those cymbal players were wearing-they could have gone straight to Hooters and worked a shift after walking off the field. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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