TomPeashey Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 and for all you neophytes there is another interesting point here... despite what many in DCI would like to believe (especially the younger generations) those staff bloodlines beyond the last 10 years or so, almost invariably go back to senior corps... Yes, senior corps created junior corps to replenish their ranks mainly and also, just because we COULD create them - and it was fun to teach them... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnZ Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 oh and on my list, I forgot Joe Buncie... how could I forget Joe? Ditto. Great man and teacher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HornPlayerChris Posted December 3, 2004 Share Posted December 3, 2004 Yes, senior corps created junior corps to replenish their ranks mainly and also, just because we COULD create them - and it was fun to teach them... Just wondering if you have a link to information about this? Not that I don't believe you, I just like reading about the history of Drum Corps. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarContra4-85 Posted December 3, 2004 Share Posted December 3, 2004 Chris, You should read "History of Drum Corps" vol 1, it's available from Drun Corps World Publications and tells the story of the evolution of modern junior corps... good winter reading-put it on your Christmas list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HornPlayerChris Posted December 6, 2004 Share Posted December 6, 2004 good winter reading-put it on your Christmas list. I think I will get that, they were handing out fliers for it at the camp I went to this weekend. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eljefe Posted December 6, 2004 Share Posted December 6, 2004 Frank T. Williams is still going strong these days, and still talks about you guys constantly. "Why, back at Suncoast, all the members of my hornline would do..."He's the brass teacher I'll miss the most (and the bizarre stories only he could tell). <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I'll have to add my vote for Frank Williams too - learned more about quality brass playing in two summers from Frank T that in the rest of my brass history. Jeff Miller 87-88 Suncoast Sound 2004-05 Jackson Generals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnric Posted December 6, 2004 Share Posted December 6, 2004 Exactly...often it's like reading family trees... and just like so many go back to the Sasso Family, can you imagine how many go back to Hy Dreitzer? or Gus Wilke? and we've only talked about brass men... I would love to see a tree of everyone who ever taught percussion who has ties back to Bobby Thompson... oh and on my list, I forgot Joe Buncie... how could I forget Joe? He just passed in August. I'm sure there's many others I've missed. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> hmmm,, Gus Wilkie, and Boby Thompson...hhhmmm... now where have I heard those names.. :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idontwan2know Posted December 6, 2004 Share Posted December 6, 2004 Have to add a plug for Don Taylor here. Although I never got to play in one of his lines (much to my chagrin), I've spent many hours watching him rehearse a line and discussing technique with him and he's just a fabulous instructor. Great brass instructors just have something that makes you want to be great when you're in their line, and Don has that in spades. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffernbus3 Posted December 7, 2004 Share Posted December 7, 2004 (edited) "...The past is prologue...." I liked that line! And when you look at our family tree the roots run pretty deep and you can follow them all the way out to the newest and youngest leaves. I was taught originally by guys from the Culver City, CA, Imperials senior corps and I think some of those guys roots were Hawthorne Cabs and Skyliners. On the other hand, I was also taught by the then "Young Turks" like Pete Emmons, Fred Sanford and Rocco Oliverio at 67 Kingsmen and, before I dropped out of serious drum corps, was around to hang with a younger than I Wayne Downey, and just a little bit with another then-new guy, Jim Ott....and just a little older Gayle Royer when I moved to Santa Clara in 1972 to arrange for a couple B corps and learn from the masters. When I look at where guys like the above mentioned got to in their drum corps (and music in general) careers, I couldn't feel richer for the experience(s) I got to have with them. Oh, and props to my friend and fellow instructor, the late Stan Knaub, another who contributed greatly to look of modern drum corps. RON HOUSLEY Edited December 7, 2004 by ffernbus3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Huge Nerd Posted December 28, 2004 Share Posted December 28, 2004 Donnie Van Doren Jim Prime Jr. They changed the game... forever, and many DCI horn lines will always be better because of their vision. The people who were fortunate enough to learn from them, are teaching the players of today, and tomorrow. I thank them for the legacy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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