Triple Forte Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 Hey everyone, something real random here, but finally I have to find out the scoop of this particular term … on and off I sat through more drum corps rehearsals than anyone probably should have as a fan lol and it seems to be with the Gino Cipriani brass lines. during rehearsal. He will tell them to go on and off.. as a Brass player myself I can only assume this mean some players are playing and some are not. the question I have is, how do they determine who plays or doesn’t play? Is it simply even or odd? Can you tell it’s off-season with this type of question? Lol. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabMaster Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 23 minutes ago, Triple Forte said: Hey everyone, something real random here, but finally I have to find out the scoop of this particular term … on and off I sat through more drum corps rehearsals than anyone probably should have as a fan lol and it seems to be with the Gino Cipriani brass lines. during rehearsal. He will tell them to go on and off.. as a Brass player myself I can only assume this mean some players are playing and some are not. the question I have is, how do they determine who plays or doesn’t play? Is it simply even or odd? Can you tell it’s off-season with this type of question? Lol. Was the met on or not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craiga Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 "On and Off" is the instruction given to whomever is operating the met during ensemble rehearsal. It just means that Gino wants to have the met on as the drum major is kicking off the segment but to have it turned off once the hornline comes in. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fighterkit Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 1 hour ago, Triple Forte said: Hey everyone, something real random here, but finally I have to find out the scoop of this particular term … on and off I sat through more drum corps rehearsals than anyone probably should have as a fan lol and it seems to be with the Gino Cipriani brass lines. during rehearsal. He will tell them to go on and off.. as a Brass player myself I can only assume this mean some players are playing and some are not. the question I have is, how do they determine who plays or doesn’t play? Is it simply even or odd? Can you tell it’s off-season with this type of question? Lol. Craig and co got it. As Gino's DM, on and off really just means 8 counts from the met and then no more during the actual rep. We have done some people play and some dont. "Upper brass in, low brass is out" 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triple Forte Posted November 21, 2023 Author Share Posted November 21, 2023 11 hours ago, craiga said: "On and Off" is the instruction given to whomever is operating the met during ensemble rehearsal. It just means that Gino wants to have the met on as the drum major is kicking off the segment but to have it turned off once the hornline comes in. Great, thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triple Forte Posted November 21, 2023 Author Share Posted November 21, 2023 11 hours ago, fighterkit said: Craig and co got it. As Gino's DM, on and off really just means 8 counts from the met and then no more during the actual rep. We have done some people play and some dont. "Upper brass in, low brass is out" Mystery solved lol thank you so much 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOC Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 OK JohnZ, time to do your thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGCpimpOtimp Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 "8 and out" is the more common phrase in the activity. 8 beats from the met (count in) and then turn it off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fighterkit Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 16 hours ago, MGCpimpOtimp said: "8 and out" is the more common phrase in the activity. 8 beats from the met (count in) and then turn it off. Yea. The reason we didnt do that is because for visual and brass it was 8 counts from the met and then in, vs anything percussion related was 12 and in. Don't ask me why. It was the way things were when I got to BAC and thats how percussion liked it and who am I to argue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denverjohn Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 Pre-met: "Four for nuthin'" or "Four for free" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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