Jurassic Lancer Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 2 hours ago, Ghost said: If fielding more than allowed normally, which section has the extra mm? Brass sections in DCI are around 72 these days, so maybe 8 went to brass, but isn't Boston marching over 160? Bluecoats marched 80 from about 2014-2018. I believe they went down to 76 for 2019 to expand the guard. When they marched 80 brass, the breakdown was 24 trumpets, 16 mellos, 24 bari/euphs, 16 C-Basses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 56 minutes ago, Jurassic Lancer said: Bluecoats marched 80 from about 2014-2018. I believe they went down to 76 for 2019 to expand the guard. When they marched 80 brass, the breakdown was 24 trumpets, 16 mellos, 24 bari/euphs, 16 C-Basses Guards have grown with brass losing some. The synth usage has assisted the contras and other sections (?) for several years to make up for losing some contra spots. Not sure if the penalty for too many mm is a certain number or if it's a number per each extra mm. Time for Boston to revisit 85, when they did their electronics segment and take a hit for marching as many as they want. Maybe they could earn back the penalty with improvement in other captions. (It's been a slow day.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Lancer Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 17 minutes ago, Ghost said: Guards have grown with brass losing some. The synth usage has assisted the contras and other sections (?) for several years to make up for losing some contra spots. Not sure if the penalty for too many mm is a certain number or if it's a number per each extra mm. Time for Boston to revisit 85, when they did their electronics segment and take a hit for marching as many as they want. Maybe they could earn back the penalty with improvement in other captions. (It's been a slow day.) Yup. Contras took the hit for 2019 Bluecoats. I think the contra cut may have been a factor (maybe a small factor) for Matt Stratton moving on to Cadets as their brass caption head. He was co-caption head at Bluecoats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barneveld Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 2 hours ago, Ghost said: Guards have grown with brass losing some. The synth usage has assisted the contras and other sections (?) for several years to make up for losing some contra spots. Not sure if the penalty for too many mm is a certain number or if it's a number per each extra mm. Time for Boston to revisit 85, when they did their electronics segment and take a hit for marching as many as they want. Maybe they could earn back the penalty with improvement in other captions. (It's been a slow day.) It's an exhibition season.....what/why penalties? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 1 hour ago, Barneveld said: It's an exhibition season.....what/why penalties? Was thinking about this happening starting next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craiga Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 There are no penalties for this season. Yesterday, I counted 80 brass, 19 battery, 18 front ensemble, 4 drum major/conductors, and 58 guard, for a total or 179, but I do not know if they plan to field this many. There didn't seem to be anyone without their own spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 1 hour ago, craiga said: Yesterday, I counted 80 brass, 19 battery, 18 front ensemble, 4 drum major/conductors, and 58 guard, for a total or 179, but I do not know if they plan to field this many. Now, what would be the penalty for marching with that many mm in a judged season? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barneveld Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 1 hour ago, craiga said: There are no penalties for this season. Yesterday, I counted 80 brass, 19 battery, 18 front ensemble, 4 drum major/conductors, and 58 guard, for a total or 179, but I do not know if they plan to field this many. There didn't seem to be anyone without their own spot. I thought I heard, during the "Giving Day" video(s), that there would be 80 brass and 52 in the guard. I did not hear the other numbers in the sections you mentioned. But the DM and Battery numbers seem "normal". Possibly heard 6 tenors? The front ensemble number seems to be high, to me. I wonder if some of these are alternates? Thanks for the update, craiga!! Can't wait to see the corps when they get back to the Boston area! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craiga Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 29 minutes ago, Ghost said: Now, what would be the penalty for marching with that many mm in a judged season? I don't remember. But it is pretty irrelevant since all drum corps these days bend over backward to ensure they aren't over the limit in a regular season, which this is not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 23 minutes ago, Barneveld said: The front ensemble number seems to be high, to me. I wonder if some of these are alternates? A few corps have close to that number, but most are closer to 13. You're probably right that alternatives might be used in this years shows. And a AGT yes from me also for Craiga's up close an personal updates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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