Orwellian Wiress Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 Hear me out. I know most of you don't like synth and narration in DCI. And I respect that opinion. I'm not shaming anyone who has that opinion. But I want you to hear me out. I played synth in a high school band, and I can say from experience that it is harder than it looks. It's not just "press a button, make a sound". It's not just chords. We have to learn music equally as complicated as a marimba or vibraphone. We have to remember by heart exactly when to change the sound. We have to press the keys with a precise amount of force to achieve a desired velocity. We have to push that cart up and down to the football field, remember how each little piece of the larger system works, and set up all the equipment ourselves. And if we make mistakes, it shows. We have to work ever so carefully to make sure we never set off a sound until the exact moment it's called for. If one little button isn't switched on, it can ruin the whole show. So please, the next time you say that synth players aren't really part of a corps, keep this in mind. We are under just as much pressure as any other member of the band. 2 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brassboy Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 (edited) I think there’s just a very vocal get-off-my-lawn minority here who are completely against synth and narration (and other additions of the past decades). I’d wager that most people are pretty much fine with these things in general but find certain implementations to be problematic for other reasons. Edited July 25, 2022 by brassboy 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post kdaddy Posted July 25, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted July 25, 2022 Presenting their 2023 program Torches and Pitchforks, DCI is proud to present... The Blue Devils 2 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkrepps Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 I like synth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfirwin3 Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 18 minutes ago, kdaddy said: Presenting their 2023 program Torches and Pitchforks, DCI is proud to present... The Blue Devils First of a 2 part series to be followed with 2024 "Get Off Our Lawn" 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mello Dude Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 Well I myself push buttons as well. My wife hates that... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gak27 Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 4 minutes ago, cfirwin3 said: First of a 2 part series to be followed with 2024 "Get Off Our Lawn" Narration by Clint Eastwood 😎 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brassboy Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 First corps to do a show filled with Samuel L Jackson narration gets all my donations. 1 1 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfirwin3 Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 Just to clarify, nobody thinks that playing the clarinet is easy. The root of the concern is with preserving the brass and percussion ensemble idiom... like preserving string chamber orchestra, brass quintet or barbershop as strictly defined orchestrations. I'm not in that camp so much... but I appreciate the concern that those folks have and recognize that it's not without merit. Every type of ensemble and genre has its snobbery, and there's nothing wrong with that. 5 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scheherazadesghost Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 11 minutes ago, cfirwin3 said: First of a 2 part series to be followed with 2024 "Get Off Our BLUE Lawn" FTFY 😘 My dear friends across the bay rely on putting blue in their titles a bit too much. Love ya, Devs! Still, I'd be first in line to see that show! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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