gdisney Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 May be a little OT but........why do they call the flag/banner bearers and dancers...GUARD?What are they guarding? Doesn't that go back to military roots, as in the person who guarded the flag of the unit on the field of battle? But anyway, I say mello for singular, mellos for plural. But in reality, who cares what you call it as long as they blow hard! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EMStar85 Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 (edited) And as long as they're scored in the alto range and not the lower soprano range like so many DCI corps. ^0^ edit: GD "Fast Reply" and trying to remember smiley codes! Edited November 21, 2006 by EMStar85 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdisney Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 And as long as they're scored in the alto range and not the lower soprano range like so many DCI corps. Curious - what do you consider the "alto range" to be? When I write, I usually focus on the area between first-space F and the G on top of the staff. I'd be interested to know what others consider to be 'the' range to write for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EMStar85 Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 (edited) LOL...well to be honest, Glenn, I'm a drummer that hasn't seen the inside of a music theory classroom in, oh, 21 years (and I didn't see it much then, right Sara?!)...and have no idea where on the staff they'd fall. I CAN, however, HEAR when the mello line is written too high...that is, I fail to hear that distinctive mellO voice. (there, now we're back on topic. :) Edited November 21, 2006 by EMStar85 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaraNYC Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 LOL...well to be honest, Glenn, I'm a drummer that hasn't seen the inside of a music theory classroom in, oh, 21 years (and I didn't see it much then, right Sara?!)...and have no idea where on the staff they'd fall. I CAN, however, HEAR when the mello line is written too high...that is, I fail to hear that distinctive mellO voice. (there, now we're back on topic. :) No you did not Mr. Morgan. However, we did have that all night study session at the Awful Waffle to try to salvage your academic career. And to stay completely off topic, because frankly, who cares about the mellophone except people that blow on one - coming soon on 30 Days The Blog - a visit to San Antonio, a reunion with Evan Morgan, 30 Days link below. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Gibbens Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 It's Mellee's not Melli's! I believe the lingo stems from the time we had a guy named Mel playing a Mellophone. Slip of the tounge and it stuck. By the way, It really grates on me whenever I hear Soprano's referred to as "Trumpets"! Yuk! :sshh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeD Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 But more to this subject, I DO subscribe to the pluralization argument. I DO call an individual a mello...and I DO write "melli" next to the line on all my scores. I have seen the term "celli" on orchestral scores as well...so it does make sense... One is a cello...many are the celli (though I usually call them the "cellos".) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Bill Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 We could get rid of this argument by getting rid of the current names and just numbering the instruments from the top down... That would mean mellophones are #2..oh dear, did I just make another mellophone joke? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USNA90_Mello Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 That would mean mellophones are #2..oh dear, did I just make another mellophone joke? What's the difference between a mello player and a terrorist? Terrorists have sympathizers. :-) To use a fairly infamous quote....."Can't we all just get along?" If not, I propose a new type of DCA corps. All-Mello, All The Time. no battery, no pit, no guard, no nothing, just a wall of Counter Melody goodness. I can see it now. Well, at least while I am still on my meds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Matczak Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 May be a little OT but........why do they call the flag/banner bearers and dancers...GUARD?What are they guarding? Just sayin....... B) why do they call it a shipment when it goes by car,...........and cargo when it goes by ship? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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