Blue Devil Legend Posted February 29, 2004 Share Posted February 29, 2004 Tenors FOR SURE.........nothing like the excitement of multiple drums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Milano Posted February 29, 2004 Share Posted February 29, 2004 I voted "snare" since that's what I've played virtually my entire drum corps career. If I was going to march in junior corps TODAY, however, I'd definitely march tenors. Waaay more notes, cooler parts, almost as many chicks would be attracted! b**bs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yogi Posted February 29, 2004 Share Posted February 29, 2004 Paul, Paul, Paul, Paul, PAUL....thou must not say such things!! Everybody knows the snare drummers get the chicks...period. -Yogi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cache_Money Posted February 29, 2004 Share Posted February 29, 2004 Snare, because: (1) The instrument is super-articulate (the most articulate in the entire corps, by far), which makes (2) Playing clean as a line the most demanding task in the battery and (3) Requires the best chops, timing and listening skills in the battery. :ducking thrown objects: Plus, I just love the sound of a snare drum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmfootworks Posted February 29, 2004 Share Posted February 29, 2004 (edited) Snare, because:(1) The instrument is super-articulate (the most articulate in the entire corps, by far), which makes (2) Playing clean as a line the most demanding task in the battery and (3) Requires the best chops, timing and listening skills in the battery. Haha, all the reasons I'd rather play tenors! You're obviously more talented and disciplined than am I. But I also like playing multiple drums. Sticking to one sort of requires discipline, too. Shakos and Aussies off to ya! Edited February 29, 2004 by dmfootworks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeW Posted March 1, 2004 Share Posted March 1, 2004 i would love to be the bottom bass.......especially during SCV 2001.....if only i had a back made of steel....... by the way....moving to percussion forum for organizational reasons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cache_Money Posted March 2, 2004 Share Posted March 2, 2004 i would love to be the bottom bass.......especially during SCV 2001.....if only i had a back made of steel.......by the way....moving to percussion forum for organizational reasons Thanks for killing the thread by relegating it to the perc ghetto, Joe. <_< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Evan Posted March 2, 2004 Share Posted March 2, 2004 (edited) Snare because (2) Playing clean as a line the most demanding task in the battery and (3) Requires the best chops, timing and listening skills in the battery. Not necessarily. All sections have their difficulties, bass has to blend anywhere up to 6 or so people just to make one musical tonal phrase. if one of those people is missing from thier part, it just dont sound good. Tenors have drum to drum patterns and sometimes just as many notes as snares, plus having to feel through 5 or 6 different head tensions trying to play them all equally to create an equal sound. And everyone should have good chops becuase a line is as they say "only as good as its weakest player." I know that isnt always true, but it does make a HUGE difference. $.02 Equality of players = good line Edited March 2, 2004 by Evan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gbassman5 Posted March 2, 2004 Share Posted March 2, 2004 (edited) BASS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Edited March 2, 2004 by Gbassman5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT76 Posted March 7, 2004 Share Posted March 7, 2004 Snare because (2) Playing clean as a line the most demanding task in the battery and (3) Requires the best chops, timing and listening skills in the battery. Not necessarily. All sections have their difficulties, bass has to blend anywhere up to 6 or so people just to make one musical tonal phrase. if one of those people is missing from thier part, it just dont sound good. Tenors have drum to drum patterns and sometimes just as many notes as snares, plus having to feel through 5 or 6 different head tensions trying to play them all equally to create an equal sound. And everyone should have good chops becuase a line is as they say "only as good as its weakest player." I know that isnt always true, but it does make a HUGE difference. $.02 Equality of players = good line Well said! It is has to say which section is the most difficult and requires the best chops. I think they all have their thoughness. Basses = Timing, Tenors = Sticking, Snares = Cleanliness, Pit = togetherness. Don't get me wrong those are just a few right off hand. And not the main one for each. I know when I when I started playing drums, there was a lot of "territorialness" about the different sections. Even trying to out do each other, which at times affected the line as a whole. I have seen that in teaching a little bit as well. Anyway, I know some bass players that have better chops than snare players and play just as many notes on their bass as the snares do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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