JimF-LowBari Posted June 2, 2006 Share Posted June 2, 2006 1) All of us recognize their important contribution to marching band activities but they do not, have not, and never will belong in the drum and bugle corps activity.2) Logistically, they are not designed for the rigors of daily use and abuse in the drum and bugle corps activity 3) They would provide no serious volume, a key component to our activity 4) Kids who march woodwind instruments during the marching band season, enjoy crossing over to drum corps to provide additional growth and challenges as a musician IMNSHO... :P #1) Sounds like the A-word to me, except I don't like amps in MB either. #2) REALLY sounds like amps, Oooops... *crash* :sshh: #3) Waiting for proposal to use amps to balance sound of entire corps. (NOT being sarcastic) #4) REAL Cool.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiamiSun76 Posted June 3, 2006 Share Posted June 3, 2006 I've told you to never call me Lucy in public. :sshh: :P b**bs I think he's got some 'splainin to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Ream Posted June 3, 2006 Share Posted June 3, 2006 i'll never tell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no_itsnotadash Posted June 3, 2006 Share Posted June 3, 2006 i think everyone on here can agree, woodwinds are pretty cool. They are amazing instruments. But whats wrong with an ensemble of brass and percussion? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Ream Posted June 4, 2006 Share Posted June 4, 2006 ask Hopkins and Gibbs and Mike D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drumlinetchr Posted June 4, 2006 Share Posted June 4, 2006 Other than MikeD, is there anyone else that has stepped up that voted "pro WW"? There were 11 votes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audiodb Posted June 4, 2006 Share Posted June 4, 2006 IMO drum corps has been moving this way for half a century, and I see no reason to stop now. In what possibel way has drum corps ever been moving in the direction of woodwinds, Mike? I could make a stronger case for drum corps moving in the direction of motorcycles.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audiodb Posted June 4, 2006 Share Posted June 4, 2006 That is not what I mean...drum corps has, over that time, gone from a limited set of straight bugles and a few types of drums to the multi-key brass we have today....trumpets, tubas, F mellos, baris...and just about any "legit' percussion equipment you can think of. They have taken brass and percussion to match what bands use, over time...WW and electronics are just a natural progression IMO. Let's not rewrite history here, Mike. The changes of the past seven years were not a "natural progression" - they were driven by commercial influences outside of the drum corps activity. For awhile, drum corps did make changes that could be characterized as a "natural progression". Design, technique and equipment were all developed over the years in keeping with the same practicality that defined the activity's identity - the same practicality that led the military to use drums and bugles for so many years. What do all those things have in common? They're relatively simple, durable devices, acoustic and human-powered, portable, suitable for all weather conditions, reliable, and particularly effective outdoors. So much so, in fact, that in a 60-year parallel of drum corps and summer marching band activities, drum corps has so dramatically outdrawn comparable marching band activities for both members and fans, that all but one of those summer marching band circuits in question have faded into inactivity. Changes like any-key brass and amps, however, were not part of this "natural progression". They were, however, very desirable to the instrument manufacturers, opening up new markets for their products, and new marketing vehicles. In retrospect, perhaps even pit percussion falls into this category. Not only did the manufacturers discover a whole activity of corps ready to become customers, they also found the touring groups to be valuable endorsers. Having the Blue Devils using your equipment was as clear a marketing ploy 30 years ago as it is today. Mike, if you believe that the "natural progression" is for the drum corps activity to allow the manufacturers to steer the course of change, then you should see motorcycles in DCI's future. After all, Yamaha makes motorcycles. And unlike woodwinds, motorcycles have already been used in a drum corps field program (Chieftains). Apparently, the activity has demonstrated greater interest in motorcycles than woodwinds, so that should be the "natural progression". B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarVoyager Posted June 4, 2006 Share Posted June 4, 2006 They should NEVER EVER be allowed. <**> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiamiSun76 Posted June 4, 2006 Share Posted June 4, 2006 In what possibel way has drum corps ever been moving in the direction of woodwinds, Mike? I could make a stronger case for drum corps moving in the direction of motorcycles.... Actually, motorcycles were used on the field a few years ago by the Chieftans in DCA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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