Real-ity Posted December 12, 2002 Share Posted December 12, 2002 I was just looking at that post from George with the audition photo from PR, when I thought i'd ask this question that I have been pondering for a while. At what point did corps start calling them Trumpet and Tubas? It seemed like an overnight change, that maybe came with the Bbs. I marched in 99... wasn't that long ago, and everything was sopranos, mellos, baris, and contras. Now I feel like the only corps that continues to use those names are II/IIIs and Seniors. What changed? Again, I don't mean to start a naming or instrument key argument... just curious... cuz I missed the memo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucas97 Posted December 12, 2002 Share Posted December 12, 2002 It totally was the multi-key rule allowance in 2000. Simply calling them what they are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvbailey12 Posted December 12, 2002 Share Posted December 12, 2002 Since PR and a slew of other corps are now, <shudder> using Bb instruments, they are no longer called bugles. They are band instruments. When was the last time you heard a local high school band leader say "And on Contra Chris Wellner and on Soprano Jay D'Auria." ? Call a spade a spade! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warriorpop Posted December 12, 2002 Share Posted December 12, 2002 ^^ pay no heed to the nostalgic ones, the allowance of any-key horns the best decision in dci history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamoline Posted December 12, 2002 Share Posted December 12, 2002 (edited) I dunno man. I've marched since there was no question that drum and bugle corps marched bugles, and continued to march corps like that up until this year. I went to an audition and I was the only one who had "soprano" written on her name tag. I felt like a dinosaur or something. I remember I used to do pushups for calling a sop a trumpet back in 99. Nowadays people call them whatever they want, intermittently. Some of the vis staff still call the tubas contras; the contras themselves call themselves tubas. It's soooo weird. I still get shocked whenever I ask someone what they march and they reply, as if nothing was wrong, "Trumpet." :( But maybe I'm just behind the times or something. Oh well. I still have a few years left till my age out to catch up.. Edited December 12, 2002 by jamoline Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheezedogg 23 Posted December 12, 2002 Share Posted December 12, 2002 ok, the key change doesn't bother me, and niether does having them called trumpets and tubas.. but why? The key doesn't make a name for the horn. You can have trumpets in any key practically. They are still a trumpet, what makes these newer horns trumpets/tubas now? I still call them sopranos and contras, regaurdless of Key. Its what they are, its what a corps uses. ahh well. it doesn't matter, people understand no matter you call them.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Real-ity Posted December 12, 2002 Author Share Posted December 12, 2002 (edited) lol That's exactly how I see it. It's random and even by corps I don't think it's standardized. I thought even with the key change though, they'd keep the names of bugles. Sure they are Bb, but they make them as Bb bugles. I was against Bb pretty heavy, but now i'm accepting it (i guess). But please still call them bugles :-D Good to know that someone else sees the randomness of it as I do :) I guess this mean less people will be doing pushups for naming instruments wrong this season, anyway! Edited December 12, 2002 by Real-ity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apuljushgurl Posted December 12, 2002 Share Posted December 12, 2002 ....ive always called them sopranos adn contras, cause my first year in 1998 everything was still in G. so i was mad when they changed it to all key. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelcityrabbit Posted December 12, 2002 Share Posted December 12, 2002 (edited) Does this mean it is now "Drum and Band Instruments Corps."? :( Kind of reminds me of 1976 when they brought in 2 valve sops. I remember all the old timers saying it was the beginning of the end for the activity. Edited December 13, 2002 by steelcityrabbit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted December 13, 2002 Share Posted December 13, 2002 They didn't magically change into different instruments when different keys were allowed. If you compare DEG and Kanstul G and Bb horns, you will find that the differences between them are very minor, and the ones that really impact projection are virtually the same, if not exactly the same. I would probably still call it a contra out of habit; some people without that habit would probably say tuba. Whatever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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